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Chanukah

Air traffic control lets super-bright menorah beams light up sky over Trafalgar Square

JLC gets permission from Civil Aviation Authority for rays reaching hundreds of metres up to celebrate Channukah

By Ben Conway

1 min read

Benjamin Netanyahu

German Chancellor pledges to keep memory of Holocaust victims alive on visit to Yad Vashem

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

Maccabi Tel Aviv

West Midlands Police roll back on suggestion Jewish community backed Maccabi ban

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Frank Gehry in 2021 (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Architecture

Architect Frank Gehry dies aged 96

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

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Latest UK News

Man charged with helping Manchester synagogue attacker scout defence site

Mohammad Asim Bashir, 31, accused of driving Jihad al-Shamie to the UK Defence Academy for a hostile reconnaissance mission

By Mark Wood

1 min read

Vigil at Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue on October 09, 2025 in Manchester (Image: Getty)

Antisemitism

Charedi councillor accuses Met of ‘two-tier’ policing after third antisemitic incident in three months

Mark Grosskopf, a councillor for South Tottenham, says repeated street abuse has left him anxious and questioning his safety

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Tottenham Town Hall (Credit: Google Earth)

BBC

BBC boss orders staff to undergo discrimination training with CST and Antisemitism Policy Trust

Email to employees from director general Tim Davie follows a wave of bias scandals

By Mark Wood

3 min read

The entrance of BBC Broadcasting House (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Ofcom

Ofcom urged to close YouTube loophole for channels pushing hate

Regulator says it cannot act over extremism on the channels because they stream online

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

A Hamas spokesperson quoted by Al-Hiwar and pictured in CST's report on the channel (CST)

Latest US News

Billionaire Jewish couple’s generosity pushes them off Forbes Rich List

Laura and John Arnold are thought to have donated nearly half their fortune to charitable causes

By Siam Goorwich

2 min read

Jewish billionairess Laura and John Arnold have been commended for their philanthropic work (Picture: Getty)

Film

Scarlett Johansson reveals shock after being asked to drop Holocaust storyline from Eleanor the Great

The request from a financial backer came in just one month before production was scheduled to begin

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Scarlett Johansson has become the highest grossing actor in cinema history (Image: Getty)

Israeli Politics

Trump could sanction Israeli officials if Netanyahu pardon denied, claims minister

Opposition figures have called for the prime minister to admit his alleged guilt and resign before any decision is made

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman attends an Interior committee meeting at the Knesset on June 3, 2025 (Flash90)

Hungary

Progressive Jews raise alarm over new US ambassador to Hungary’s links to Israeli far-right

Ben Landa is awaiting Senate confirmation but some Jewish groups are concerned that he may not provide space for disagreement over Israel

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

The US embassy in Budapest (Getty Images)

Latest Israel news

Iran accused of blackmailing Thailand to order farm workers home in exchange for hostages

The country is said to have put Thailand under intense pressure to withdraw tends of thousands of workers in an effort to cause a food production crisis in Israel

By Mark Wood

1 min read

Hostages

The last hostage in Gaza: Israel pushes for return of Ran Gvili

Ran Gvili, who is believed to be dead, is credited with rescuing some 100 people on October 7 before he was abducted

By Nathan Jeffay

1 min read

The family of Ran Gvili, who was captured on October 7, are desperate for his return (Photo: Courtesy of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

IDF

History is made as Israeli batteries are deployed to protect Germany from Russian missiles

Germany has received Israel’s Arrow system in the first tranche of a $4bn defence deal

By Ben Conway

2 min read

The flags of Israel and Germany fly in front of the Arrow 3 shield system at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde / Holzdorf, eastern Germany (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP via Getty Images)

Sir Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry and Miriam Margolyes among 200 public figures to call for Marwan Barghouti’s release

Barghouti was convicted by an Israeli court of involvement in deadly terror attacks but has been held up by many as a prospective unity candidate to lead a future Palestinian state

By Ben Conway

2 min read

Marwan Barghouti is led to a police vehicle on 29 September 2003 (Getty Images)

World News

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Refugee camp in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, where conflict-related sexual violence is rife (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Israel

Survivors of sexual assault in war given voice safely by Israeli tech

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Turkish Jewish community welcomes new chief rabbi, David Sevi

Sevi has worked for decades to preserve the traditional customs of Turkey’s Jewish community

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Israel will sing at Eurovision 2026 after expulsion attempt fails

Ireland, Spain and Netherlands announce they are boycotting the song contest in Vienna next May in response to decision at meeting of European Broadcasting Union

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Stranger Things defies the boycotters to become the biggest-ever Netflix season launch

The fifth season has attracted 59.6 million views in the first five days of its release

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Politics

All Politics

Green Party

Green Party leader rebuked for claiming Chief Rabbi doesn’t represent UK Jews on Israel

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

West Midlands Police’s justification of banning Maccabi fans ‘blown apart’, claims senior Tory MP

Nick Timothy accused the force of being influenced by pro-Gaza independent MP Ayoub Khan

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

I was hunted down and attacked in Amsterdam – will I ever leave Israel again?

Raz Magnezi was attacked in the Dutch capital last November

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

Farage should apologise to classmates for alleged antisemitism, Attorney General says

Lord Hermer, who is Jewish, said the Reform UK leader must ‘address the concerns of the Jewish community’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Showbiz

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Film

Marty Supreme reviews round-up: Timothée Chalamet tipped for Oscars glory with comparsions made to De Niro and Pacino

By Elisa Bray

2 min read

Bowie music executive condemns campaign to block Israelis from streaming music

Veteran music executive who has worked with Bowie and Rolling Stones condemns geo-blocking campaign

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

John Cleese apologises for anti-Israel tweets and pledges to ‘perform free’ there ‘when it’s safe’

The Monty Python alumna shared a series of comments on X that were critical of the Jewish state, including the claim that it ‘controls global finance’

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Disgraced actress Allison Mack weds reformed neo-Nazi turned Jewish convert under the chupah

The Smallville star, who was jailed over her actions as part of the NXIVM sex cult, admitted that she was worried former Swastika-tattooed Frank Meeink would judge her for her past

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read