Court and Crime

Convicted Palestine Action activists apply to have judge thrown off case before sentencing

Campaign group Defend Our Juries, which has supported the group’s legal campaigns, accused Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson of ‘manifest bias and discrimination’

By Jacob Jaffa

4 min read

Protesters hold placards outside Woolwich Crown Court in support of six Palestine Action activists, four of whom were subsequently convicted of criminal damage, on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Images in the document depict Saadi with Soleimani, reportedly shared on Snapchat (US Department of Justice)

Hatzola ambulance attack

Terror mastermind linked to Golders Green attacks met Khamenei days before war

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

Southwark Crown Court in London (Photo: Alamy)

Court and Crime

Hackney man who told synagogue manager ‘Jew, I’m going to kill you’ to be sentenced

By Sam Hall

2 min read

Exterior view of the former building of East London Central Synagogue (Google)

Court and Crime

Second man charged over arson at former synagogue

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Pro-Palestine protestors outside Woolwich Crown Court on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Palestine Action

Convicted Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Palestine Action

Palestine Action lawyer avoids contempt of court charge

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

The former East London Central Synagogue (Google)

Synagogues

Man charged after firebombing at former synagogue

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

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Pair who verbally abused Jewish man for TikTok video admit antisemitic hate crime

Adam Bedoui and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub travelled to the Stamford Hill area to ‘film antisemitic content for social media’, police said

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 10, 2026 09:33

(L-R) Abdelkader Amir Bousloub and Adam Bedoui (Met Police)

Man who firebombed Boulder pro-hostage march sentenced to life without parole

Mohamed Sabry Soliman was handed a 2,128-year prison term after pleading guilty to 100 charges, including first-degree murder

By Jonathan D Salant

3 min read

May 8, 2026 16:08

Mugshot of Mohamed Sabry Soliman (Boulder Police Department)

Man who threatened to cut Jews’ throats pleads guilty to hate crimes

Wayne Kelly shouted abuse at a group of synagogue goers in Salford while walking his dog, before saying he would go home to retrieve knives to murder them

1 min read

May 8, 2026 14:53

Manchester Magistrates Court (Getty Images)

LA Jewish groups criticise ‘woefully inadequate’ plea deal for man who killed pro-Israel protester

Loay Abdel Fattah Alnaji pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in relation to his fatal altercation with 69-year-old Paul Kessler in 2023

By Aaron Bandler

2 min read

May 7, 2026 09:54

Elena Colombo creates a Star of David at a makeshift memorial at the site of an altercation between Paul Kessler and Loay Alnaji on November 7, 2023, in Thousand Oaks, California (Getty Images)

Belgium indicts three mohalim in ‘illegal circumcision’ case

Prosecutors claim the men performed the procedure without proper medical oversight, but the decision has been condemned by both Israel and the US

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 6, 2026 10:57

(Illustrative) A boy holds his father's hand during circumcision (Getty Images)

Barrister who acted for Palestine Action defendant accused of misleading jury in first trial

Rajiv Menon KC allegedly defied the orders of Mr Justice Johnson by suggesting that the jury could acquit the defendants ‘according to their conscience’

By Tristan Kirk

3 min read

May 6, 2026 08:18