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The archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, speaking at the Synod debate on Kairos II (Church of England/Sam Atkin)

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Sacha Baron Cohen

Ali G ‘iz BACK’: Sacha Baron Cohen revives beloved character with surprise Wimbledon appearance ahead of ‘new film’

By Daniel Ben-David

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Sir Keir Starmer

‘Words have consequences,’ warns Starmer days after Burnham Gaza video

The outgoing prime minister spoke to the JC at a reception for the Jewish community in Downing Street

By Lorin Bell-Cross

6 min read

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosts a reception at number 10 Downing Street for the Jewish community.(Image: Suzanne Plunkett/PA Wire)

IRGC

IRGC to be proscribed as national security threat

By Lorin Bell-Cross

4 min read

US Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol on April 27, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Iran

Regime figures claim Iran murdered Lindsey Graham – and threaten to kill Trump

By Ali Hamedani

4 min read

Guy Sasson (L) and Niels Vink (R) with their trophies following victory over Sam Schröder and Jin Woodman in the Quad Wheelchair Doubles Final on day thirteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11, 2026 (Getty Images)

Wimbledon

Israeli paralympian retains Wimbledon quad doubles crown

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Editor’s picks

Opinion: We waited for Shabbat to end – then roared for England’s victory as one nation

Opinion: The Church of England delegates should hang their heads in shame over the ‘Israel genocide’ motion

Golden oldie: 93-year-old swimmer reveals how he stays fit after Maccabiah Games triple victory

Thug who threatened to ‘break jaw’ of Orthodox Jew for ‘killing babies in Palestine’ is jailed

US congressman claims he was ‘detained by settlers’ on ‘my trip to Palestine’

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Orthodox IDF veteran signs historic pro baseball contract

Zev Moore becomes only the second practising Orthodox Jew to play in the majors

By Josh Hasten

3 min read

Zev Moore of Israel hits an RBI out in the first inning during the Israel v Germany game in the Baseball European Championship at Neptunus Familiestadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on September 26, 2025 (Getty Images)

New York Times

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

Joe Kahn, who has special responsibility for reporting, said the article ‘wasn’t edited by the newsroom’

By JC Reporter

2 min read

The New York Times building (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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)

World news

The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, where pro-Palestine stickers were reportedly placed an elderly Jewish patient in the hours before he died (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Australia

Jewish patients report nurses deliberately botching needle insertions in Australian hospitals

By JC Reporter

4 min read

Israel

Hearing loss hope after breakthrough by Israeli scientists

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Police officers by bronze statue of Dreyfus at Court of Cassation, a few hours before today's official unveiling (Gauthier Bedrignans / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty)

France

Dreyfus statue given permanent new home outside court which cleared him of all charges

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

US Senator Lindsey Graham in Tel Aviv last year (Amir Levy/Getty)

America

Israel ally Senator Lindsey Graham dies aged 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Memorials to murder victims at Nova music festival site (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

October 7

Nova survivors trolled by torrent of online abuse linked to Iran, new report reveals

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Ship sailing off through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday (AFP via Getty)

Iran

Iran launches missiles and drones at Gulf states after US responds to attacks on shipping in Strait of Hormuz

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Gaza

US President Trump (C), flanked by Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R), joins leaders for a group photo during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026 (Getty Images)

Gaza peacekeeping force delayed as international support falters

Regional instability and logistical setbacks mean the planned international deployment may not be in place for months

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

US should no longer give Israel ‘unconditional support’ says Rahm Emanuel in fiercely critical speech Kneecap suing indigenous Canadian leader over objection to gig on ancestral lands

UK News

Durham

John Cleese ridicules ‘Monty Python-like’ pro-Palestine group at trade union march

This Sunday’s Durham Miners’ Gala featured a folk dance performance from the County Durham Palestine Solidarity Campaign

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

A delegation from the County Durham Palestinian Solidarity Campaign at the Durham Miners’ Gala, July 11, 2026 (Credit: X)

Church of England

Church of England leaders support ‘engagement’ with Israel ‘genocide’ document despite Chief Rabbi’s warning

Sir Ephraim Mirvis said the document, which alleges a ‘Zionist project to seize all of Palestine’, could ‘only harm the cause of peace’

By Simon Rocker

3 min read

Dame Sarah Mullally, the archbishop of Canterbury, addresses the Church of England General Synod at The Church House on February 10, 2026 (Getty Images)

Antisemitism

‘A serious commitment’: A day with the new police patrols taking to the streets of Golders Green and Stamford Hill

Met reveals that three-quarters of hate crimes reported in North-West London in June were directed at Jewish people

By Simon Rocker

2 min read

Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Matt Jukes meets Jewish community representatives in Golders Green (Met Police)

Security

Jewish community security gets £250m funding boost from government

Extra cash will add to police and patrols outside synagogues and schools and provide specialist officers

By JC Reporter

3 min read

Police on patrol in Stamford Hill, north London (Carl Court/Getty)

Opinion

The far-right crocodile that will eat you last is still going to eat you

Some of my fellow Jews, terrified by what is being levelled at us from the left, fall into the ‘my enemy's enemy trap’. Aligning oneself with such people is not just immoral, it is also a grievous strategic error

By David Bennun

3 min read

Saltwater crocodile (Image: Getty Images)

By The JC Leader

The NEU must end its association with opponents of the Bell antisemitism review

The UK’s largest education union cannot credibly claim to be anti-racist while tolerating within its own structures activists who campaign against measures designed to protect Jewish children and staff

2 min read

By Moumen al-Natour

Gaza’s dissidents: crushed by Hamas at home, dismissed by activists abroad

Western campaigners who say they support Palestine quickly turn away when they encounter Palestinians who want to be free from the terrorists running their lives

5 min read

By Stephen Pollard

Burnham’s pandering to antizionists will unleash a torrent of antisemitism

The prime minister-in-waiting has apologised for Labour’s stance on Gaza. But when you give a bigot what he wants you don’t sate his hunger; you create an even bigger appetite for bigotry

3 min read

By Lorin Bell-Cross

Burnham has upped the anti-Israel rhetoric – but will his government act differently from Starmer’s?

Britain’s next prime minister still refused to label Israel’s actions a ‘genocide’

4 min read

By Adam Louis-Klein

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

The casual rhetoric of blaming the Jewish state for the hatred directed against it reflects a deeper problem: the systematic concealment of antizionism as a cause not only of antisemitic violence, but of the Middle East’s turmoil

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By Fiyaz Mughal

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

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By Gina Benjamin

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By Sharon Lurie

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The rise of super prime north London

By Mark Sumray

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Life

Why are troubled young Israelis so desperate to attend this school? What’s its secret?

By John Jeffay

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poetry

Jacob Bronowski: the polymath poet behind The Ascent of Man

This book is a fine tribute to one of the great Jewish immigrants of the 20th century

By David Herman

1 min read

Jewish poetry

Paul Celan: the great but deeply flawed poet

This biography is an important contribution to the large corpus of work on the Romanian poet who wrote all his verse in German

By Mark Glanville

2 min read

I want truth: Paul Celan, and Anna Arno's new biography

Television

Rob Reiner, The Pitt’s Noah Wyle and Lisa Kudrow among nominees vying for Emmys glory

Mel Brooks documentary also scores six Emmy nominations as Rob Reiner is posthumously honoured for The Bear - plus Noah Wyle and Lisa Kudrow among the 2026 contenders.

By JC Reporter

1 min read

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 25: (EDITORS NOTE: The jacket in this image has been retouched) Rob Reiner attends the screening of "Misery" during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for TCM)

Wimbledon

The Jewish coach behind Wimbledon’s breakout star Arthur Fery

Paul Goldstein helped take Fery from a part-timer to the number one player in the US and a semi-final at the home of tennis

By Jacob Jaffa

3 min read

Arthur Fery celebrates a point against Flavio Cobolli during their Gentlemen's Singles quarterfinal match on day ten of The Championships Wimbledon 2026 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 08, 2026 (Getty Images)

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

Chief Rabbi condemns ‘shameful’ Church of England Israel motion

Ali G ‘iz BACK’: Sacha Baron Cohen revives beloved character with surprise Wimbledon appearance ahead of ‘new film’

‘Words have consequences,’ warns Starmer days after Burnham Gaza video

IRGC to be proscribed as national security threat

Regime figures claim Iran murdered Lindsey Graham – and threaten to kill Trump

Israeli paralympian retains Wimbledon quad doubles crown

Editor’s picks

Opinion: We waited for Shabbat to end – then roared for England’s victory as one nation

Opinion: The Church of England delegates should hang their heads in shame over the ‘Israel genocide’ motion

Golden oldie: 93-year-old swimmer reveals how he stays fit after Maccabiah Games triple victory

Thug who threatened to ‘break jaw’ of Orthodox Jew for ‘killing babies in Palestine’ is jailed

US congressman claims he was ‘detained by settlers’ on ‘my trip to Palestine’

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Orthodox IDF veteran signs historic pro baseball contract

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

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

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

World news

Jewish patients report nurses deliberately botching needle insertions in Australian hospitals

Hearing loss hope after breakthrough by Israeli scientists

Dreyfus statue given permanent new home outside court which cleared him of all charges

Israel ally Senator Lindsey Graham dies aged 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’

Nova survivors trolled by torrent of online abuse linked to Iran, new report reveals

Iran launches missiles and drones at Gulf states after US responds to attacks on shipping in Strait of Hormuz

Gaza peacekeeping force delayed as international support falters

UK News

John Cleese ridicules ‘Monty Python-like’ pro-Palestine group at trade union march

Church of England leaders support ‘engagement’ with Israel ‘genocide’ document despite Chief Rabbi’s warning

‘A serious commitment’: A day with the new police patrols taking to the streets of Golders Green and Stamford Hill

Jewish community security gets £250m funding boost from government

Opinion

The far-right crocodile that will eat you last is still going to eat you

The NEU must end its association with opponents of the Bell antisemitism review

Gaza’s dissidents: crushed by Hamas at home, dismissed by activists abroad

Burnham’s pandering to antizionists will unleash a torrent of antisemitism

Burnham has upped the anti-Israel rhetoric – but will his government act differently from Starmer’s?

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

The National Association of Muslim Police has outlived its purpose

Sponsored

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

Designs on your summer décor

Bringing out the barbecue? Try Sharon Lurie’s best braai

The rise of super prime north London

Life

Why are troubled young Israelis so desperate to attend this school? What’s its secret?

Jacob Bronowski: the polymath poet behind The Ascent of Man

Paul Celan: the great but deeply flawed poet

Rob Reiner, The Pitt’s Noah Wyle and Lisa Kudrow among nominees vying for Emmys glory

The Jewish coach behind Wimbledon’s breakout star Arthur Fery

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