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Meet the Iranians who long for peace with Israel

Left to right: Vahid Beheshti, Dr Namdar Baghaei-Yazdi, Afshin Payravi

The Trump administration is reviewing around $9billion in funding to Harvard over alleged antisemitic incidents on campus (Image: Getty)

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Trump administration launches review of $9 billion in Harvard funding over antisemitism allegations

By Ellie Grant

2 min read

A New York car wash has been accused of discriminating against Jewish customers by overcharging for Passover services (Image: Getty)

Antisemitism

New York car wash charged extra for Passover service because ‘their cars are so dirty’

By Vita Fellig

2 min read

Israeli toddler Ziv Nitzman found this 3,800-year-old scarab amulet while on a family holiday in Tel Azekah (Image: IAA)

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Israeli toddler finds 3,800-year-old amulet on family trip

By JC Reporter

2 min read

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The Jewish parents propping up the bank of mum and dad

By Eliana Jordan

9 min read

By Michael Coren

All of Christianity must wake up to Luther’s legacy of hate

Luther was far from unique in his Christian antisemitism, but the violence and obscenity of his words are extraordinary

3 min read

By Nick Cohen

Inviting a denier of genocide to an antisemitism conference brings shame on Israel

The Chief Rabbi pulled out of the conference over concerns about other guests

3 min read

By Maureen Lipman

There was a time when we didn’t always talk about antisemitism

We once felt safe enough to discuss other matters – until the Oldest Hatred reared its ugly head again

4 min read

By Melissa Langsam Braunstein

American Jews buck the US trend and turn away from religion

But will antisemitism on dating sites change the picture in the future?

3 min read

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Trump claims US will bomb Iran if nuclear deal rejected

The American president also confirmed that talks were ongoing, though Tehran denied any direct negotiations

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Donald Trump has claimed that the US will bomb Iran if a new nuclear deal is not agreed within the coming months

Hamas

Hamas divided over latest US ceasefire proposals

The terror group’s leadership in Gaza is said to be at odds with its political wing in Qatar

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Hamas is reportedly reckoning with an internal split over new proposals for a Gaza ceasefire (Image: Getty)

Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot’s security enhanced after death threats

The Israeli actress received death threats after her Snow White co-star Rachel Zegler shared a pro-Palestinian message on social media.

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Gal Gadot attends her Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony in Hollywood, California (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney)

Columbia university

Columbia student protestors knew about October 7 attacks in advance, lawsuit claims

A new claim from victims’ relatives alleges that Students for Justice in Palestine ‘aided and abetted’ the terror group

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

A lawsuit has accused pro-Palestine activists at Columbia University of coordinating with and providing support for Hamas (Image: Getty)

World news

Eli Sharvit has had his nomination to lead the Shin Bet withdrawn (Image: Flash90)

Israel

Netanyahu U-turns on appointment of new Shin Bet director

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Francesca Albanese

Labour MP: No place for Albanese’s ‘abhorrent’ comments on the world stage

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Israel

Israeli and US strikes have ‘wiped out most of Houthis’ missiles’

By Joshua Marks

1 min read

On Monday a French court sentenced on far-right leader Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for President in 2027. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)

France

Marine Le Pen banned from running for office after embezzlement conviction

By Eliana Jordan

1 min read

Rescue teams search for 81 workers trapped under a collapsed building in Bangkok after Friday's earthquake. (Photo: Getty Images)

Israel

Israeli rescue team heads to Thailand after powerful quake

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Qatar

Qatari Defence Minister reportedly tweeted about ‘Israel’s control of the US’ and said ‘We are all Hamas’

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Technology

Genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, has filed for bankruptcy, and its data - including that of many in the Jewish community - is up for sale (Photo: Getty Images)

Fear for Jewish genetic data as 23andMe goes up for sale

Sensitive genetic information – including that of many Ashkenazi Jews – will hit the market as the once thriving firm files for bankruptcy

By Jane Prinsley

5 min read

Snow White producer’s son says Rachel Zegler’s pro-Palestinian comments ‘hurt the film’ at the box office A quarter of US Jews no longer practise Judaism as adults, new survey finds

UK News

Pro-Palestine protests

Gaza activists planning to ‘shut down’ London this April in mass civil disobedience campaign

Six people were arrested last week during a Youth Demand meeting to organise the protests

By Imogen Garfinkel

3 min read

Activists from Youth Demand, a pro-Palestinian offshoot organisation from Just Stop Oil, will be 'taking to the streets en masse' in April. (Getty)

BBC

Lord Mann: BBC turned down my offers of antisemitism training

The corporation says it is dealing with training in-house, according to the Telegraph

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Lord John Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism, outside the Houses of Parliament

looted art

Rare 17th century painting stolen by the Nazis to be returned to Jewish collector’s descendants

Nazis stole more than 60 artworks from Antwerp-based Jewish art collector Samuel Hartveld in 1940

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Burning Troy by Henry Gibbs (Credit: Gov.uk)

VAT on independent schools

Jewish families involved in legal challenge to VAT on private schools

The High Court is to hear a claim that the government’s policy is a breach of human rights

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

Lord Pannick QC, who will be presenting case against the government at the High Court (Photo: Getty Images)

Opinion

The silence of the so-called pro-Palestinian crowd

To many activists marching every weekend in London, it appears the deaths of Gazans killed by Hamas are an irrelevance

By Stephen Pollard

3 min read

Protesters gather for a "Stop The War Coalition" demonstration against Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon on October 5, 2024 in London, United Kingdom.

By Maureen Lipman

OK, so here’s my chicken soup secret

I’ve been teaching new friends to cook the Jewish way

4 min read

By Jake Wallis Simons

The rot runs deep at the BBC, but some training would be a start

It’s no surprise that corporation bosses turned down offers of education against antisemitism

3 min read

By The JC Leader

With a genocidal enemy, diplomacy is not an option

Western leaders think Israel must be dragged back from the brink of victory and condemned to the purgatory of endless talks and conflict.

3 min read

By Andrew Roberts

Our October 7 report confronts the instant atrocity denial that erupted

More UK citizens were killed during Hamas’ massacre than in any global terror attack since 9/11

5 min read

By Yaakov Katz

Israel’s internal fractures are a gift to its enemies

If we allow internal politics to once again fracture the country, then we risk losing not just the war, but the very soul of the state

3 min read

By Liel Leibovitz

Don’t look to Chuck Schumer for lessons on fighting hate

The Democrat senator is scared of his own party

3 min read

Life

Apex Predator review: ‘this supernatural psychodrama just about works’

By John Nathan

1 min read

Viola Levy with her son Lenny Photo: Omer Barr

Family

Only one kid: the rise of the single child family

Families with just one child are increasingly common, even within the Jewish community. So what’s it like, raising a child without siblings?

By Gaby Koppel

9 min read

Film

The film of Seven Jewish Children is as foul as the stage version

The original play allowed no space for the reality of Israel or Gaza today – and the film follows suit

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

The film of Seven Jewish Children is as foul as the stage version

Pesach

Want to know which wines to pair with your Pesach meals? These winemakers share their tips

Three professionals share their food pairing favourites and what they’ll be drinking for their four cups this year

By Victoria Prever

6 min read

Holocaust

The musicians who literally played for their lives in Auschwitz

When Anne Sebba began researching a book on Auschwitz’s women’s orchestra, she soon learnt their spirit of sisterhood – rather than musical talent – sustained them, she tells Elisa Bray

By Elisa Bray

7 min read

The musicians who literally played for their lives in Auschwitz

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Leek, pea and potato soup with buttery cornbread

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Rich chocolate and orange babka

By Anne Shooter

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Cookie dough bars

By Jane Dunn

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Salmon recipe

Simple salmon tikka skewers

By Maunika Gowardhan

Cook time: 10 - 12 minutes

Meet the Iranians who long for peace with Israel

Trump administration launches review of $9 billion in Harvard funding over antisemitism allegations

New York car wash charged extra for Passover service because ‘their cars are so dirty’

Israeli toddler finds 3,800-year-old amulet on family trip

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From this week's paper

The Jewish parents propping up the bank of mum and dad

All of Christianity must wake up to Luther’s legacy of hate

Inviting a denier of genocide to an antisemitism conference brings shame on Israel

There was a time when we didn’t always talk about antisemitism

American Jews buck the US trend and turn away from religion

This Week's E-paper

Latest US News

Trump claims US will bomb Iran if nuclear deal rejected

Hamas divided over latest US ceasefire proposals

Gal Gadot’s security enhanced after death threats

Columbia student protestors knew about October 7 attacks in advance, lawsuit claims

World news

Netanyahu U-turns on appointment of new Shin Bet director

Labour MP: No place for Albanese’s ‘abhorrent’ comments on the world stage

Israeli and US strikes have ‘wiped out most of Houthis’ missiles’

Marine Le Pen banned from running for office after embezzlement conviction

Israeli rescue team heads to Thailand after powerful quake

Qatari Defence Minister reportedly tweeted about ‘Israel’s control of the US’ and said ‘We are all Hamas’

Fear for Jewish genetic data as 23andMe goes up for sale

UK News

Gaza activists planning to ‘shut down’ London this April in mass civil disobedience campaign

Lord Mann: BBC turned down my offers of antisemitism training

Rare 17th century painting stolen by the Nazis to be returned to Jewish collector’s descendants

Jewish families involved in legal challenge to VAT on private schools

Opinion

The silence of the so-called pro-Palestinian crowd

OK, so here’s my chicken soup secret

The rot runs deep at the BBC, but some training would be a start

With a genocidal enemy, diplomacy is not an option

Our October 7 report confronts the instant atrocity denial that erupted

Israel’s internal fractures are a gift to its enemies

Don’t look to Chuck Schumer for lessons on fighting hate

Life

Apex Predator review: ‘this supernatural psychodrama just about works’

Only one kid: the rise of the single child family

The film of Seven Jewish Children is as foul as the stage version

Want to know which wines to pair with your Pesach meals? These winemakers share their tips

The musicians who literally played for their lives in Auschwitz

Support the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper

Recipes

Leek, pea and potato soup with buttery cornbread

Rich chocolate and orange babka

Cookie dough bars

Simple salmon tikka skewers