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BBC Arabic

BBC Arabic lets author suggest Jews ‘aim to own the world’ without pushback

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

Undated handout photo of Mohammad Bashir issued by Greater Manchester Police (GMP)

Court and Crime

‘Committed jihadist’ pal of Heaton Park knifeman ‘plotted MoD terror attack’

A court heard that Mohammed Bashir conducted reconnaissance of a UK defence installation with Jihad al-Shamie, who later carried out the Manchester atrocity

By JC Reporter

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A cargo ship off coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, on June 28, 2026. (Image: Getty Images)

By Dalga Khatinoglu and Mardo Soghom

Opinion: Iran’s attempt to weaponise the Strait of Hormuz has economically backfired

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Comedian Reginald D Hunter outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on July 7, 2025 (Getty Images)

comedy

‘Jews cancel way better than feminists’: Reginald D Hunter on comeback tour after Israel joke controversy

By Mark Wood

2 min read

Sharon Osbourne being interviewed one year after Ozzy's death, July 22, 2026 (Credit: BBC Radio WM)

Ozzy Osbourne

Sharon Osbourne urges fans to ‘yank up the music’ and ‘just head bang’ for Ozzy death anniversary

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

Editor’s picks

Opinion: A British political advisor willing to fight for Iran suggests a threat beyond mere foreign influence

Exclusive: ‘Give me a gun and I’ll fight for Iran,’ says George Galloway aide

Italian Jewish leaders condemn online ‘Jew map’ campaign

Opinion: As I end five years at the London embassy, I know one thing: Israel and Britain are stronger together

Opinion: He enabled Corbyn, gave Assad butchery the green light – and now catastrophic Ed Miliband is our foreign secretary

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Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani admits he ‘does not have authority’ to arrest ‘war criminal’ Netanyahu

The New York mayor had promised to detain the Israeli leader if he visited the city to attend the UN

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a video address regarding the ICC warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on July 21, 2026 (X/ZohranMamdani)

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu to travel to Washington for Graham funeral as US-Iran conflict escalates

The prime minister is expected to present President Trump with Israeli intelligence regarding the Islamic Republic during the trip

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

US President Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

Culture

Head of PEN condemns article highlighting discrimination against Jews and Israelis

The president of America’s top body defending freedom of expression resigned in protest over the piece

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Dinaw Mengestu has resigned from a group that defends freedom of speech in the arts and journalism over the piece (Photo: Getty)

FBI

FBI investigating hate crime after ‘arson attack’ on Zionsville home displaying Israeli flag

A blaze at the property in the small Indiana town caused more than $150,000 in damage

By JC Reporter

1 min read

A property in Zionsville, Indiana, damaged in an alleged arson attack on July 10, 2026 (X/MikePence)

World news

Letter from Jerusalem

Outsiders think they know Israel – but a bereaved father may be about to turn Knesset politics upside down

By Natalie Lisbona

6 min read

Hitler

House where Hitler was born reopens as police station

By Rob Hyde

2 min read

Pickaxe Mountain seen in a satellite image taken on February 10, 2026 (Google Earth)

Iran

Israel warns Iran moved thousands of nuclear centrifuges deep underground

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

The excavation site where burnt wooden beams were discovered in the City of David (Credit: Reut Vilf, City of David)

Jerusalem

Charred Iron Age beams dating to destruction of Solomon’s Temple unearthed in Jerusalem

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Member of Parliament Josh Burns walks past the damaged Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, December 10, 2024 (Credit: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

Australia

Australia has ‘disturbing parallels’ with Nazi Germany, says Shoah survivor representative

By Daniel Ben-David

4 min read

Judit Polgár attends the 'Queen Of Chess' Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater in Utah on January 27, 2026 (Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Hungary

Jewish ‘Queen of chess’ Judit Polgár declines nomination for Hungarian president

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Iran

‘I’ve never met supreme leader,’ says Iranian foreign minister

Abbas Aragchi suggested that only ‘very small number’ of regime members have ever encountered Mojtaba Khamenei, who was previously rumoured to have died in US-Israeli strikes

By JC Reporter

1 min read

United Nations ‘failing Jewish people greatly’ says former antisemitism tsar Deborah Lipstadt Qatar ‘in secret talks’ to secure release of Jewish prisoners held by Iran

UK News

Manchester

Manchester Reform welcomes new rabbi after three-year gap

Rabbi Scott Aaron is coming from over the pond to take on the role

By Ben Conway

1 min read

Kairos Palestine

Kairos ‘genocide’ document risks stoking antisemitism, Israeli embassy warns CofE

Israel’s chargé d’affaires conveyed ‘grave concerns’ over the text in a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury

By Simon Rocker

1 min read

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

Antisemitism

British Jews have lost trust in all major UK institutions, new study finds

The report’s author, Professor Shani Orgad, said participants ‘consistently described a profound sense of being unheard, dismissed and abandoned by institutions they expected to protect them’

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

The 'Britain Stands With British Jews' rally at Downing Street in London, May 10, 2026 (Credit: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Second World War

New museum sheds fresh light on the Jewish ‘secret listeners’ who helped save Britain from Nazis

Trent Park in north London was used by the British to bug Nazis – and Jewish refugees from Germany played a vital role

By Mark Wood

2 min read

An exhibit at Trent Park House of Secrets in Enfield

Opinion

Letters to the Editor, July 24 2026

By The JC

2 min read

The General Synod voted to 'hear' the controversial Kairos II document, the subject of all our letters this week (Image: Church of England)

By Dominic Green

Vance’s rambling about Israeli conspiracies to tank the Iran deal makes him look a fool

On a podcast with Joe Rogan, the vice president shifted the blame for the failed agreement with Tehran onto Jerusalem. It was a revealing glimpse of who he is, how he thinks and how he reacts under pressure

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By Lorin Bell-Cross

With ‘unapologetic Zionist’ Rachel Reeves out, who now will hold the line for Israel?

But amid some communal panic, Andy Burnham’s emerging cabinet could have been a lot worse

3 min read

By The JC Leader

Synod’s Kairos II is not a difficult truth about Israel but a defamatory manifesto

The objection is not that the Church of England listened to Palestinian Christians but that it chose to do so through one of the most extreme documents produced in recent years – one that portrays the Jewish state as inherently genocidal and racist

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By Reverend Robert Thompson

Why I backed the Kairos motion – without wavering in my support for Israel to live in peace and security

The Church can engage critically with the document while remaining uncompromising in its opposition to antisemitism and steadfast in its commitment to Christian–Jewish friendship

4 min read

By Stephen Pollard

Gidon Sa’ar backing Argentina in the World Cup needlessly antagonises ordinary Brits

In the context of calls for Israel to recognise the Falklands as Argentinian, the foreign minister’s social media post is more than banter

2 min read

By Noa Riven

The real reason Hezbollah should be worried

A broad civic movement against the terror group is emerging within Lebanon – even among the Shi’ite community

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By Gina Benjamin

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By Sharon Lurie

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By Mark Sumray

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Life

The Odyssey review: Christopher Nolan turns Homer’s epic poem into movie magic

By John Nathan

2 min read

Cycle of violence: Mary-Louise Parker and David Morrissey (Credit: Johan Persson)

Theatre

The Oresteia review: Aeschylus compellingly updated for our times ★★★★

Some will criticise Simon Stone’s adaptation for straying from the original trilogy but this is an evening of theatre you will not forget

By John Nathan

2 min read

ballet

Swan Lake review: Dubious choreographic choices – but this Swan should still be seen ★★★

Some production issues notwithstanding, but this version of Tchaikovsky’s classic has spirit

2 min read

Ballet's bad girl: Mariam Lomjaria as Odile (Photo: Katia Ogrin)

Zaka

Israeli Olympic medallist judoka auctioning match-worn gi to fund PTSD treatment for disaster response teams

The minimum bid for Peter Paltchik’s gear is $50,000

By Ben Conway

1 min read

Israel's Peter Paltchik reacts after beating Switzerland's Daniel Eich in the judo men's 100kg bronze medal bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (photo: Luis Robayo / AFP via Getty Images)

Maccabiah Games

Maccabiah Games: ‘There’s no one more surprised than me’, says GB double medallist

Tennis players Sarah Schechter and Samantha Cohen were jointly responsible for GB’s haul of three medals

By Ben Conway

5 min read

Left to right: silver medallist Samantha Cohen, general team manager Andrew Myers, gold and bronze medallist Sarah Schechter (photo: Alex Mandel)

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

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Jewish food

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

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

The Jewish Chronicle

Meet Benji Miller, the 22-year-old musician we’ll all be listening to

BBC Arabic lets author suggest Jews ‘aim to own the world’ without pushback

‘Committed jihadist’ pal of Heaton Park knifeman ‘plotted MoD terror attack’

Opinion: Iran’s attempt to weaponise the Strait of Hormuz has economically backfired

‘Jews cancel way better than feminists’: Reginald D Hunter on comeback tour after Israel joke controversy

Sharon Osbourne urges fans to ‘yank up the music’ and ‘just head bang’ for Ozzy death anniversary

Editor’s picks

Opinion: A British political advisor willing to fight for Iran suggests a threat beyond mere foreign influence

Exclusive: ‘Give me a gun and I’ll fight for Iran,’ says George Galloway aide

Italian Jewish leaders condemn online ‘Jew map’ campaign

Opinion: As I end five years at the London embassy, I know one thing: Israel and Britain are stronger together

Opinion: He enabled Corbyn, gave Assad butchery the green light – and now catastrophic Ed Miliband is our foreign secretary

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Mamdani admits he ‘does not have authority’ to arrest ‘war criminal’ Netanyahu

Netanyahu to travel to Washington for Graham funeral as US-Iran conflict escalates

Head of PEN condemns article highlighting discrimination against Jews and Israelis

FBI investigating hate crime after ‘arson attack’ on Zionsville home displaying Israeli flag

World news

Outsiders think they know Israel – but a bereaved father may be about to turn Knesset politics upside down

House where Hitler was born reopens as police station

Israel warns Iran moved thousands of nuclear centrifuges deep underground

Charred Iron Age beams dating to destruction of Solomon’s Temple unearthed in Jerusalem

Australia has ‘disturbing parallels’ with Nazi Germany, says Shoah survivor representative

Jewish ‘Queen of chess’ Judit Polgár declines nomination for Hungarian president

‘I’ve never met supreme leader,’ says Iranian foreign minister

UK News

Manchester Reform welcomes new rabbi after three-year gap

Kairos ‘genocide’ document risks stoking antisemitism, Israeli embassy warns CofE

British Jews have lost trust in all major UK institutions, new study finds

New museum sheds fresh light on the Jewish ‘secret listeners’ who helped save Britain from Nazis

Opinion

Letters to the Editor, July 24 2026

Vance’s rambling about Israeli conspiracies to tank the Iran deal makes him look a fool

With ‘unapologetic Zionist’ Rachel Reeves out, who now will hold the line for Israel?

Synod’s Kairos II is not a difficult truth about Israel but a defamatory manifesto

Why I backed the Kairos motion – without wavering in my support for Israel to live in peace and security

Gidon Sa’ar backing Argentina in the World Cup needlessly antagonises ordinary Brits

The real reason Hezbollah should be worried

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

The Odyssey review: Christopher Nolan turns Homer’s epic poem into movie magic

The Oresteia review: Aeschylus compellingly updated for our times ★★★★

Swan Lake review: Dubious choreographic choices – but this Swan should still be seen ★★★

Israeli Olympic medallist judoka auctioning match-worn gi to fund PTSD treatment for disaster response teams

Maccabiah Games: ‘There’s no one more surprised than me’, says GB double medallist

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