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Miles Routledge in one of his YouTube videos (YouTube/LordMiles)

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Jodie Evans of Code Pink speaks during the Woman's Moral Monday March on Washington on July 19, 2021 in Washington, DC (Getty Images)

Pro-Palestine protests

Pro-Palestine march organiser under investigation over alleged links to Chinese regime

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Elliott Franks (Image: JavidClicksLondon)

Stop the Hate

‘The true definition of a mensch’ – award winning photographer and community figure Elliott Franks dies

Franks, who has died aged 62, was the photographer for Jewish campaign group Stop The Hate

By Jamie Shapiro

4 min read

Jared Kushner speaks as a 'Gaza Timeline' is displayed on a giant screen at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. (AFP via Getty Images)

Israel

Trump’s envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after discussing peace plan with Hamas

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Central Synagogue, Lexington Avenue NYC (By Kenneth C. Zirkel / Wikimedia)

Synagogues

Arrest after man ‘storms bimah’ in attack during Shabbat service at Manhattan synagogue

By JC Reporter

4 min read

Catholic

Catholic Biblical Association elects first Jewish president

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Opinion

Israel responds to Hezbollah suicide drone attack by killing senior commander

Stephen Daisley

UN study debunks Gaza malnutrition claim, but Labour presses on

Dominic Green

Rupert Lowe is riding a tide of extremism as fascists and cranks have gatecrashed the party

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Basketball

Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger buy LA Lakers for £8bn

Kushner was previously reported to be in talks to lead Fifa President Gianni Infantino’s ill-fated plan to sell of stakes in football’s premier tournaments

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

USA

Nearly a fifth of 2026 Seattle hate crimes targeted Jews, who make up one per cent of the population

An even more significant proportion of hate crimes in New York were recorded against Jews, according to recently released data

By Menachem Wecker

1 min read

A police vehicle near Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, on April 12, 2021 (Getty Images)

Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s SpaceX considering a multi-billion-dollar buyout of Israeli AI startup

The new firm was originally believed to be in talks with tech giant Nvidia, before another major international player reportedly swept in

By Lianne Kolirin

1 min read

Elon Musk during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 (Getty Images)

Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani accused of excluding prominent rabbis from Jewish community roundtable

One rabbi called the New York mayor’s decision not to invite the New York Board of Rabbis ‘classic Mamdani’

By Rikki Zagelbaum

1 min read

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on Universal Child Care at Bedrock Preschool in the Bronx on August 4, 2026 (Getty Images)

World news

Iran

Iran may use radioactive ‘dirty bomb’ against Israel if regime survival in doubt, warn Tehran sources

By Ali Hamedani & Mardo Soghom

4 min read

Anan Khalaili pictured in action during a match between Union Saint-Gilloise and RSC Anderlecht, Sunday 24 May 2026 in Brussels. (AFP via Getty Images)

Premier League

Anan Khalaili becomes Israel’s most expensive player by joining Crystal Palace in £21m deal

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Argentina

Missing Israeli mother and daughter found in Argentina after AI search history traced

By Ben Conway

1 min read

Athletes compete in the Men's 400 Metres Hurdles Semi-Finals at the 27th European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Sports

Spanish national broadcaster apologises for skipping Israeli athlete in race introductions

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

(Illustrative) Hapoel Tel Aviv fans hold up a banner during the last derby match of the season against Maccabi Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on May 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

Football

Polish club could face Uefa sanctions after supporters ‘aimed Nazi salutes’ at Israeli fans

By Mark Wood

1 min read

Letter from Jerusalem

Mizrahim were marginalised for so long – but could they now be about to take power in Israel?

By Natalie Lisbona

5 min read

Righteous Among the Nations

Ephraim Kochba with Jacqueline Mintz (X/ Stand With Us/Yad Vashem)

I owe my life to her: Israeli man, 82, pays tribute to Christian woman who saved him from Holocaust

Jacqueline Mintz is honoured by Yad Vashem after ‘adopting’ Ephraim Kochba when he was a baby

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Trump smuggled off Air Force One in catering truck after Israeli tip-off of Iran threat to blow jet up – report Social media posts blamed Jews for Ceuta crisis, new research finds

UK News

Athletics

Israeli team clinches marathon gold at European Athletics Championships

Men’s team won with a combined time that was 26 seconds faster than second-placed Germany

By Ben Conway

1 min read

Gashau Ayale and Maru Teferi of Team Israel compete in the Men's Marathon Final during day seven of the 27th European Athletics Championships on August 16, 2026 in Birmingham (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Court and Crime

Man called caretaker a ‘Jewish terrorist’ and stabbed him in back in ‘terrifying attack’

The assailant, who also tried to bite a police officer, was jailed for six years

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Red London public buses at roundabout in Croydon aerial view. Modern architecture with tall skyscrapers in town center. Quiet roads in business district on a sunny day with blue sky.

Books

London bookshop ‘minutes from West London Synagogue’ selling Arabic copies of Mein Kampf

Local councillor Elliot Keck said he was ‘disgusted’ upon discovering the books on sale

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Arabic-language copies of Mein Kampf on sale at Aafaq Bookstore in central London (X/Elliot Keck)

Shechita

Food Standards Agency says ‘no clear evidence’ non-stun slaughter is worse for animal welfare

Shechita campaigners urge government to reconsider its current ‘preference’ for stunning

By Mark Wood

2 min read

Food Standards Agency says ‘no clear evidence’ non-stun slaughter is worse for animal welfare

Opinion

Shechita was never the animal-welfare problem – the new Food Standards Agency report shows why

The latest FSA findings, alongside scientific evidence published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research, make the case that kosher slaughter should be treated as a mainstream method

By Shimon Cohen

2 min read

Cattle and sheep graze on a farm in Sussex. (Image: Getty Images)

By Josh Rose

When queer activists put anti-Israel ideology before their own interests

From the vigil for the Berlin pride parade attack to the gay cruise ship Turkey and Egypt turned away, the ‘right’ political narrative trumps acknowledging the threats LGBT people face – and where they live freely

4 min read

By Michelle Wolodarsky

God save New York – a love letter to the capital of world Jewry (sorry, Tel Aviv, your day will come)

Even amid rising antisemitism also in this great city, the decay need not turn to rot. America still has free speech, robust democracy, economic dynamism and a constitution steeped in admiration for us – freedoms and attitudes Europe is losing, or never truly had

7 min read

By Matt Godwin

Labour’s historic IRGC ban is a crucial step against Iran’s threat in the UK – but we must go much further

The government needs to expose Tehran’s links to charities and NGOs, sanction regime media, elites and proxies, expel the supreme leader’s representative and introduce tougher laws against extremist groups and hate preachers

2 min read

By Liel Leibovitz

Blaming everything on the Jews – the Democrats’ descent into utter madness

The party has traded bread-and-butter politics for an obsession with Israel, elevating candidates like El-Sayed because of, not despite, their extreme outlook and caring more about ‘Palestine’ than the average American pay cheque

3 min read

By Naomi Mestrum

The level of online antisemitism normalised in the Netherlands is pathological

From conspiracy theories about alleged Jewish power and control to Holocaust denial and trivialisation, a new study underscores the urgent need for government against rising digital hate

3 min read

By The JC Leader

Britain must confront the Islamic Republic’s hidden war on our streets

Our revelations about Tehran blackmailing UK-based Iranian dissidents into attending anti-Israel protests, alongside claims that a Cambridge thesis “whitewashed” the regime, expose less visible ways Iran seeks to exploit and divide our country

2 min read

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Global antisemitism continues to transform online Jewish dating

By JWed

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Nick Knowles fronts new campaign helping drivers understand their car finance complaint options

By Rhys Hughes

2 min read

Sponsored

As Hearing Care Changes, Independent Expert Advice Matters More Than Ever

By Pindrop Hearing Clinics

3 min read

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Designs on your summer décor

By Gina Benjamin

4 min read

Life

The bruising tale of British Jews and boxing

By David Cohen

9 min read

Sarah Kane's violent play is not for the faint of heart (Photo: Marc Brenner)

Theatre

Cleansed review: a gruesome horror that doesn’t need to be seen

No stars for this controversial play – although it does hold some powerful lessons, especially for Jews

By John Nathan

1 min read

Jewish Comedy

‘If I can make people see Israelis as humans rather than headlines, that’s really meaningful’

Comedian Shahar Cohen is a viral sensation, with nearly 400,000 social media followers. He tells Melanie Swan how his comedy builds bridges, why women are funnier, and how he stays grounded

By Melanie Swan

5 min read

Shahar Cohen and his comedy alter ego Nofar (Photo: Shahar Cohen)

Temple Fortune

How Temple Fortune became a stylish shopper’s paradise

Long derided as ‘pensioner land’, Temple Fortune is subtly turning into north London’s answer to Bond Street, says Zoe Strimpel

By Zoe Strimpel

3 min read

Temple Fortune is on the up (Photo: Getty)

Lifestyle

Meet the ‘Jewish Martha Stewart’ spreading Jewish joy – one whimsical project at a time

Rebekah Lowin is known for her creative take on tradition. She tells Siam Goorwich why her new book is all about ‘building a creative, joyful Jewish home’

By Siam Goorwich

5 min read

Rebekah Lowin has earned the moniker 'the Jewish Martha Stewart' (Photo: Theresa Balderas)

JC recipes

Light and fresh, this salad pairs particularly well with fish (Photo: Columbus Leth)

Recipes

Kartoffelsalat – Danish potato salad

By Trine Hahnemann

Cook time: 30 mins

Shavuot recipe

Raspberry goat’s cheese bars

By Jake Cohen

Cook time: 60 minutes

Vegan

Herby lemon bean salad with asparagus and pumpkin seeds

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 20 minutes

Bil’eifi: The Taste of My Iraqi Home is on sale now (Photo: Giora Hirsch)

Jewish food

Bil’eifi cookbook: a love letter to Iraqi-Jewish food

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

The Jewish Chronicle

Restore Britain donor said the world needs ‘another Hitler’

Pro-Palestine march organiser under investigation over alleged links to Chinese regime

‘The true definition of a mensch’ – award winning photographer and community figure Elliott Franks dies

Trump’s envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after discussing peace plan with Hamas

Arrest after man ‘storms bimah’ in attack during Shabbat service at Manhattan synagogue

Catholic Biblical Association elects first Jewish president

Opinion

Israel responds to Hezbollah suicide drone attack by killing senior commander

UN study debunks Gaza malnutrition claim, but Labour presses on

Rupert Lowe is riding a tide of extremism as fascists and cranks have gatecrashed the party

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Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger buy LA Lakers for £8bn

Nearly a fifth of 2026 Seattle hate crimes targeted Jews, who make up one per cent of the population

Elon Musk’s SpaceX considering a multi-billion-dollar buyout of Israeli AI startup

Mamdani accused of excluding prominent rabbis from Jewish community roundtable

World news

Iran may use radioactive ‘dirty bomb’ against Israel if regime survival in doubt, warn Tehran sources

Anan Khalaili becomes Israel’s most expensive player by joining Crystal Palace in £21m deal

Missing Israeli mother and daughter found in Argentina after AI search history traced

Spanish national broadcaster apologises for skipping Israeli athlete in race introductions

Polish club could face Uefa sanctions after supporters ‘aimed Nazi salutes’ at Israeli fans

Mizrahim were marginalised for so long – but could they now be about to take power in Israel?

I owe my life to her: Israeli man, 82, pays tribute to Christian woman who saved him from Holocaust

UK News

Israeli team clinches marathon gold at European Athletics Championships

Man called caretaker a ‘Jewish terrorist’ and stabbed him in back in ‘terrifying attack’

London bookshop ‘minutes from West London Synagogue’ selling Arabic copies of Mein Kampf

Food Standards Agency says ‘no clear evidence’ non-stun slaughter is worse for animal welfare

Opinion

Shechita was never the animal-welfare problem – the new Food Standards Agency report shows why

When queer activists put anti-Israel ideology before their own interests

God save New York – a love letter to the capital of world Jewry (sorry, Tel Aviv, your day will come)

Labour’s historic IRGC ban is a crucial step against Iran’s threat in the UK – but we must go much further

Blaming everything on the Jews – the Democrats’ descent into utter madness

The level of online antisemitism normalised in the Netherlands is pathological

Britain must confront the Islamic Republic’s hidden war on our streets

Sponsored

Global antisemitism continues to transform online Jewish dating

Nick Knowles fronts new campaign helping drivers understand their car finance complaint options

As Hearing Care Changes, Independent Expert Advice Matters More Than Ever

Designs on your summer décor

Life

The bruising tale of British Jews and boxing

Cleansed review: a gruesome horror that doesn’t need to be seen

‘If I can make people see Israelis as humans rather than headlines, that’s really meaningful’

How Temple Fortune became a stylish shopper’s paradise

Meet the ‘Jewish Martha Stewart’ spreading Jewish joy – one whimsical project at a time

JC recipes

Kartoffelsalat – Danish potato salad

Raspberry goat’s cheese bars

Herby lemon bean salad with asparagus and pumpkin seeds

Bil’eifi cookbook: a love letter to Iraqi-Jewish food