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Lebanon backs US plan for Hezbollah disarmament

The government voted in favour of the ‘objectives’ of the scheme, but did not approve a deadline or any specific details

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawas Salam has confirmed his cabinet backed 'the objectives' of a US proposal to disarm Hezbollah (Image: Getty)

A photo shows a flag of the pro-Palestine organization 'Samidoun' during a "in solidarity with Gaza" demonstration in Duisburg, western Germany, on October 9, 2023. After pro-Palestinian jubilant scenes in Germany because of the large-scale attack on Israel, there is discussion about banning certain clubs. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Belgium

Palestinian activist loses right to asylum in Belgium

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Spain

Fourth-century Spanish ‘ church’ revealed to be one of Iberian Peninsula’s oldest synagogues

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Pauline and John Gandel, whose family foundation partially funds the National Gallery of Victoria (Image: Gandel Foundation)

Pro-Palestine protests

Billionaire Jewish family to continue funding Australian gallery despite pro-Palestine pressure

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

El Al

El Al office in Paris vandalised with ‘genocide’ graffiti

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Lithuania

Anger over plan to build conference centre over ancient Jewish graveyard

By Anthea Gerrie

3 min read

Iran

Belgian MP Darya Safai who escaped Iran ‘torture’ prison reveals IRGC abduction plot

By Jamie Shapiro

5 min read

Pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil says there is ‘manufactured hysteria’ about antisemitism at Columbia

Mahmoud Khalil spoke about his views on the conflict to Ezra Klein (Image: YouTube/The Ezra Klein Show)

Russian suicide drone hits historic synagogue in Odessa

The Old Peresip Synagogue on fire, August 4, 2025 (Credit: courtesy)

Canadian pride event bans country’s largest Jewish LGBT+ group from attending

The pride event is set to be held this weekend in Montreal (Image: Fierte Montreal)

Jewish passenger receives kosher meal with ‘free Palestine’ graffiti on Spanish flight

A kosher meal on an Iberia flight came with 'Free Palestine' written on the packaging (Image: X/DAIA)

Israeli tourist robbed and murdered in Las Vegas

The man was murdered in Las Vegas, authorities have said (Image: Getty)

Yoseph Haddad speaking at Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue (Photo: E Jacobs Photography)

Arab Israelis

Arab-Israeli influencer Yoseph Haddad has house arrest extended after allegedly firing gun in road rage clash

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

At least 40 protesters were arrested outside the trump international hotel in New York City (Image: X/IfNotNow)

Pro-Palestine

Activists arrested at Jewish group’s pro-Palestine protest at President Trump’s New York hotel

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

The man was caught on CCTV dressed all in black with the mask on (Image: Victoria Police)

Australia

Australian police seeking man in ‘Scream’ mask over repeated targeting of Melbourne synagogue

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Protesters in Sydney reportedly chanted "long live the intifada", while others allegedly waved Hamas and Islamic State flags (Image: Getty)

Australia

Sydney protesters chant ‘long live the intifada’ at anti-Israel march

By JC Reporter

2 min read

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Texas Democrat apologises for comparing electoral district change to the Holocaust

A bitter row in the state legislature over partisan changes to the electoral map has seen arrest warrants issued for some representatives

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Texas Democrat Jolanda Jones has apologised after comparing a row over plans to redraw the state's electoral boundaries to the Holocaust (Image: Alamy)

Crime

US prosecutors seeking death penalty for suspected Washington DC shooter

Elias Rodriguez is accused of murdering two Israeli embassy staffers outside the city’s Jewish Museum in May

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Elias Rodriguez is detained at the scene following the shooting of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington DC (Image: X/@MrAndyNgo)

IDF

American former IDF soldier targeted by ‘horrific antisemitic attack’ in St Louis

The incident has been referred to the FBI by the chair of the federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism

By Menachem Wecker

2 min read

An American former IDF soldier was targeted by anti-Israel graffiti in St Louis (Image: KMOV 4 News/YouTube)

Iran

Iran holding 70-year-old Jewish-American jeweller captive following wartime crackdown

The man was visiting family in the country when he was reportedly abducted by security forces

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Iranians wave the flags of Iran and Palestine as they march during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and in condemnation of Israel and the US in July (Image: Getty)

World news

Haggadah

Museum announces profits from book on medieval Haggadah will go to Palestine

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

A nurse in the Netherlands is under investigation after posts on her social media account suggested she would like to kill 'Zionist' patients (Image: stock via Getty)

Healthcare

Dutch nurse investigated over posts saying she would kill ‘Zionist’ patients

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Three were killed and several were injured when stray ammunition struck Gaza's Holy Family Church (Image: Getty)

AJC

AJC to donate £19,000 to help rebuild Gaza church damaged by IDF shrapnel

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Evyatar David was visibly malnourished in the latest Hamas hostage video

Holocaust survivors

‘They are in the same state I was in’: Holocaust survivors ‘hurt and angered’ by latest hostage videos

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

France

France halts Gaza refugee programme after admitting Palestinian who said ‘kill all the Jews’

By Yossi Lempkowicz

1 min read

Poland

Auschwitz Museum ban Israeli flags from IDF delegation

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Hostages

Rom Braslavski said he was 'on the brink of death' in a six-minute video released by Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Islamic Jihad airs video of hostage Rom Braslavski ‘on the brink of death’

Appearing weak with a strained voice, Braslavski said he spends 24 hours a day on a mattress and often tied up

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Jess Glynne feels ‘sick’ that the White House used her song for Jet2holidays deportation meme Kiwi musical college sparks confusion with ‘we love NZSM’ tweet

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Palestine Action

Three charged with supporting Palestine Action following terror proscription

The ban makes being a member of the group and inviting or ‘recklessly expressing’ support for the group a criminal offence, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Three people have been charged with 'showing support' for Palestine Action after it was proscribed as a terrorist group (Image: Getty)

Manchester

Manchester Police arrest two men and seize water gun after viral video targeting Orthodox Jews

The men, aged 26 and 36, remain in custody

By Eliana Silver

1 min read

Manchester Police arrest two men and seize water gun after viral video targeting Orthodox Jews

UKLFI

North London fruit stall forced to take down pro-Palestine stickers after council deems them ‘litter’ following UKLFI complaint

The stall bore slogans including ‘free Palestine’ and ‘end the apartheid’

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

The stall (right) outside Archway Station was forced to take down pro-Palestine stickers after the council deemed them 'litter'

Palestine Action

Palestine Action are banned because they targeted Jewish businesses, Starmer tells Labour NEC

The prime minister was challenged at a meeting of Labour’s governing body about the move to ban the group under the Terrorism Act

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

Protesters show a banner reading 'We are all Palestine Action' during a Palestine Action demonstration at Trafalgar Square on June 23, 2025 in London, England. (Getty Images)

Opinion

Israel is the only nation in history accused of starving those it feeds

A lie amplified by Western media and feckless politicians – who have abandoned the hostages and increasingly abandon Israel itself – is fueling a new wave of unashamed antisemitism

By Philipp Peyman Engel

4 min read

Thousands of pallets of humanitarian aid already inside Gaza were waiting to be picked up and distributed from the crossings by UN agencies and international organizations. (Image: COGAT)

By Rob Rinder

Jewish optimism and joy beat doom and gloom

Even Tishah b’Av, the most solemn day of the Jewish calendar ends with a note of hope

3 min read

By Mark Gardner

We’re strengthening our community in time of need

The work of the CST has multiplied after two years of war

1 min read

By Maureen Lipman

In Paris I walked my feet to platters of pain, now I’m back – my back!

What to do when your back is killing you?

4 min read

By Jonathan Arkush

It is Hamas that starves Gaza – but Israel should flood the Strip with food

The humanitarian crisis is the result of the terrorists’ cruelty and looting. But the Jewish state must still act decisively to prevent starvation. Jews around the world may have a part to play

5 min read

By The JC Leader

Starved Israeli hostages don’t fit the script – so they didn’t make the front page

Why would Hamas feel confident enough to release such unambiguous evidence of its own depravity? The answer is as simple as it is damning: because they’ve learned they can get away with it

3 min read

By Benny Morris

The Irish and Gaza

How Ireland became Europe’s most anti-Israel island

10 min read

Life

Comedian David Rose grapples with the discovery of a famous Jewish ancestor – and his controversial legacy – in Fringe debut

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

Yiddishkeit: in June the Yiddish Theatre Troupe had their first open workshop

Showbiz

You say bagel, I say beigel. Who’s right?

A new Yiddish theatre troupe has the true answer to one of the biggest rows in our community...

By Nicole Lampert

2 min read

Books

Lost Boys review: ‘a useful guide to masculinity’

In his latest book, James Bloodworth immerses himself in the so-called manosphere and finds a world that closely resembles, and frequently crosses over with, the far right. Not least in its attitudes to Jews

By David Bennun

2 min read

Lost Boys review: ‘a useful guide to masculinity’

English Heritage

King of the castles: this holiday home is the real Deal

A weekend break in an English Heritage property makes for a delightful change from a hotel or more conventional holiday rental

By Gaby Wine

7 min read

The majestic Walmer Castle (Photo: Jim Holden/English Heritage)

Football

How a Spurs game 20 years ago was a pivotal moment in father-son bonding

Mark Solomons took his son Harry to a match at the ‘Jewish club’ in 2005 and it’s been a part of their heritage ever since

By Mark Solomons

4 min read

Mark and Harry Solomons at a Spurs game in 2024

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JC recipes

Cookbook

The Jewish Museum wants YOUR Friday night dinner recipes

By Victoria Prever

4 min read

Tel Aviv food

Eight must-try restaurants to look out for in Tel Aviv in 2025

By Victoria Prever

4 min read

Vegetarian recipe

Cauliflower steaks with romesco sauce and chickpeas

By Niki Webster

Cook time: 25 minutes

Kosher

Pom Bears, Skittles citrus flavour and designer doughnuts among new foods on kosher lists

By Victoria Prever

2 min read

Lebanon backs US plan for Hezbollah disarmament

Palestinian activist loses right to asylum in Belgium

Fourth-century Spanish ‘ church’ revealed to be one of Iberian Peninsula’s oldest synagogues

Billionaire Jewish family to continue funding Australian gallery despite pro-Palestine pressure

El Al office in Paris vandalised with ‘genocide’ graffiti

Anger over plan to build conference centre over ancient Jewish graveyard

Belgian MP Darya Safai who escaped Iran ‘torture’ prison reveals IRGC abduction plot

Editor's Picks

Pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil says there is ‘manufactured hysteria’ about antisemitism at Columbia

Russian suicide drone hits historic synagogue in Odessa

Canadian pride event bans country’s largest Jewish LGBT+ group from attending

Jewish passenger receives kosher meal with ‘free Palestine’ graffiti on Spanish flight

Israeli tourist robbed and murdered in Las Vegas

Arab-Israeli influencer Yoseph Haddad has house arrest extended after allegedly firing gun in road rage clash

Activists arrested at Jewish group’s pro-Palestine protest at President Trump’s New York hotel

Australian police seeking man in ‘Scream’ mask over repeated targeting of Melbourne synagogue

Sydney protesters chant ‘long live the intifada’ at anti-Israel march

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Texas Democrat apologises for comparing electoral district change to the Holocaust

US prosecutors seeking death penalty for suspected Washington DC shooter

American former IDF soldier targeted by ‘horrific antisemitic attack’ in St Louis

Iran holding 70-year-old Jewish-American jeweller captive following wartime crackdown

World news

Museum announces profits from book on medieval Haggadah will go to Palestine

Dutch nurse investigated over posts saying she would kill ‘Zionist’ patients

AJC to donate £19,000 to help rebuild Gaza church damaged by IDF shrapnel

‘They are in the same state I was in’: Holocaust survivors ‘hurt and angered’ by latest hostage videos

France halts Gaza refugee programme after admitting Palestinian who said ‘kill all the Jews’

Auschwitz Museum ban Israeli flags from IDF delegation

Islamic Jihad airs video of hostage Rom Braslavski ‘on the brink of death’

UK News

Three charged with supporting Palestine Action following terror proscription

Manchester Police arrest two men and seize water gun after viral video targeting Orthodox Jews

North London fruit stall forced to take down pro-Palestine stickers after council deems them ‘litter’ following UKLFI complaint

Palestine Action are banned because they targeted Jewish businesses, Starmer tells Labour NEC

Opinion

Israel is the only nation in history accused of starving those it feeds

Jewish optimism and joy beat doom and gloom

We’re strengthening our community in time of need

In Paris I walked my feet to platters of pain, now I’m back – my back!

It is Hamas that starves Gaza – but Israel should flood the Strip with food

Starved Israeli hostages don’t fit the script – so they didn’t make the front page

The Irish and Gaza

Life

Comedian David Rose grapples with the discovery of a famous Jewish ancestor – and his controversial legacy – in Fringe debut

You say bagel, I say beigel. Who’s right?

Lost Boys review: ‘a useful guide to masculinity’

King of the castles: this holiday home is the real Deal

How a Spurs game 20 years ago was a pivotal moment in father-son bonding

Support the world’s oldest Jewish newspaper

JC recipes

The Jewish Museum wants YOUR Friday night dinner recipes

Eight must-try restaurants to look out for in Tel Aviv in 2025

Cauliflower steaks with romesco sauce and chickpeas

Pom Bears, Skittles citrus flavour and designer doughnuts among new foods on kosher lists