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Rahm Emanuel speaking at Tel Aviv University (Image: Tel Aiv University/YouTube)

By Adam Louis-Klein

Opinion: Rahm Emanuel’s shocking speech to fracture the bond between Israel and the diaspora

3 min read

Wales

The writer revealing the untold stories of the Jews in Wales

By Gaby Koppel

5 min read

Andy Burnham delivers a speech at The People's Museum on June 29, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Image: Getty Images)

Government

Andy Burnham warns he may ban Israeli settlement goods

Prime minister-in-waiting said ‘we’ve got to put more pressure’ on Netanyahu government

By JC Reporter

1 min read

World Cup 2026

Wiki page of World Cup ref edited to make him Jewish as Egyptian fans blame Zionism for Argentina loss

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Israel

US should no longer give Israel ‘unconditional support’ says Rahm Emanuel in fiercely critical speech

By Jenni Frazer

5 min read

New York Times

New York Times news chief says he ‘probably wouldn’t have’ published Israel ‘dog rape’ article

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Editor’s picks

CST, Shomrim and Hatzola to receive prestigious Barnet honour

Opinion: Tehran’s military escalation may prove another strategic miscalculation

Why everything you think you know about dating is wrong, according to Netflix’s queen of matchmaking

‘This is a misstep’: Board criticises Prince Harry over appearance with controversial Misan Harriman

Taiwan opens first Jewish cemetery to honour dying man’s wish

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Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s office accused of excluding Jewish areas from map of NYC immigrant neighbourhoods

The map included ‘Little Palestine’ and ‘Little Egypt’, but not its Jewish, Irish and Italian enclaves

By Rebecca Szlechter

2 min read

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lights the Empire State Building in celebration of America 250 on July 04, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iran

Trump labels Iran ‘scum’ and declares ceasefire ‘over’ after Gulf strikes

US forces hit Iranian coastal positions after Tehran attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, before aiming retaliatory strikes at Washington’s Gulf allies

By JC Reporter

3 min read

US President Trump attends the Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey on July 08, 2026 (Getty Images)

Adam Sandler

Mazel tov! Adam Sandler officiates at Taylor Swift’s wedding

Jewish funnyman tops bill at the showbiz nuptials of the year

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

Travis Kelce kisses Taylor Swift during Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Iran

US intelligence suggested Iran’s missiles could reach London in future, claims prominent Senator

Louisiana Republican John Kennedy suggested that the threat of attacks on Europe was a motivating factor in President Trump’s decision to go to war

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) on the This Past Weekend podcast with Theo Von (YouTube/TheoVon)

World news

Kneecap

Kneecap suing indigenous Canadian leader over objection to gig on ancestral lands

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Egypt's head coach, Hossam Hassan, celebrates after winning the 2026 World Cup Round of 32 football match between Australia and Egypt at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington on July 3, 2026 (Getty Images)

World Cup 2026

Egyptian FA official blames World Cup exit on coach's Gaza activism

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Art

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s a floating synagogue above a Venice lagoon

By Jenni Frazer

3 min read

Gaza

Thousands of cigarettes found hidden inside Gaza pineapple shipment

By Pesach Benson

1 min read

Letter from Jerusalem

Whatever happened to the plan for Hamas to disarm – and does Israel face inevitable resumption of war in Gaza?

By Natalie Lisbona

5 min read

Running the Vienna half marathon (Photo: Yair Lifshitz)

Israel

‘Hamas shot me and left me for dead…now I’m running half marathons’

By Melanie Swan

4 min read

Argentina

Lionel Messi celebrates after the 3-2 victory over Egypt during the FIFA World Cup 2026, July 07, 2026 (Credit: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

The Jewish superfan who created Argentina's famous football crest 50 years ago

‘It's a beautiful way to remember him,’ says ‘Toto’ Rud’s son Oliver

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

BBC deal with regime over Supreme Leader’s funeral coverage is ‘disgusting’, say ex-pat Iranian staff Azerbaijan’s chief rabbi criticises Israel’s recognition of Armenian Genocide

UK News

Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan visits Nova Exhibition in London

The London Mayor drew parallels between the music festival massacre and 2017’s Manchester Arena Bombing

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan at the Nova Exhibition on July 9, 2026 (Nova Exhibition)

Israel

Israeli estate agency in UK will help Brits make aliyah

The business will be providing advice for potential buyers as aliyah hits a 40 year high

By John Jeffay

2 min read

More British Jews are considering aliyah, and may need advice on their property search (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images)

Counter-terrorism

Leading charities ‘scrambled’ by Gaza warns anti-terror tsar Jonathan Hall

Government’s independent reviewer says major NGOs have abandoned civil liberty issues in favour of activism

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

Pro-Palestine supporters wave flags and hold placards as they demonstrate at Piccadilly Circus in London on October 9, 2023. (Getty Images)

Counter-terrorism

‘Support for terrorism going unpunished’ shadow justice secretary warns as radical preacher escapes charges

Extremist who mourned Hezbollah ‘does not meet threshold for offences’ says security minister

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

Makke and (above him) his admiring post about Hassan Nasrallah. Other images show scenes from his combat camp (Images: Instagram / YouTube screenshots)

Opinion

The National Association of Muslim Police has outlived its purpose

When a body representing officers becomes associated with divisive political positions that undermine confidence across communities – such as the claim that Zionism constitutes a form of anti-Muslim hatred – it has lost sight of its core mission

By Fiyaz Mughal

4 min read

A group of Metropolitan Police officers in Central London (Image: Getty Images)

By Dominic Green

In the Democratic Party, the socialist, antizionist tail is wagging an old dog

After the November midterms, a new generation raised on digitally-enhanced propaganda against America, Israel and the Jewish people will enter America’s halls of power

3 min read

By Karen Senitt and Emma Senitt

How Alan Senitt’s legacy still inspires us all, 20 years on

He was destined for great things, his cheesy grin disarming even the most seasoned politicians. By the time he was murdered defending a friend, he had already left his mark on our politics – from BBYO and UJS to BICOM and the Co-Existence Trust

2 min read

By The JC

Letters to the Editor, July 10 2026

Who owns the history of Cable Street?

5 min read

By Stephen Pollard

Terrorists, tyrants, loons – and the BBC – descend on Khamenei’s funeral

It’s like a mash up of Smersh, Spectre and all the baddies from Team America: World Police – a spectacle choreographed by the IRGC and covered with cloying reverence by much of the media

4 min read

By Yaakov Katz

Netanyahu’s Torah study law is really about keeping the Charedi close

With opposition leaders hinting that they would be willing to work with the strictly Orthodox, the prime minister is rushing to keep his coalition partners inside the right-wing bloc after the elections

4 min read

By Alex Gandler

When Gaza’s ‘dead journalists’ turn out to be terrorists, the media go quiet

The press has every right to investigate Israel’s conduct. It also has a duty to investigate how Palestinian terror groups manipulate the news – and for too long, the press vest was uncritically treated as proof of innocence

4 min read