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David Miller

Ruling that David Miller was wrongfully dismissed by University of Bristol for antizionist beliefs upheld

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

A Dassault Falcon 6X aircraft performing an exhibition flight during the 55th edition of the International Paris Air Show at the ParisLe Bourget Airport on June 16, 2025 (Getty Images)

Ireland

New Irish government jet ‘can’t land in fog’ after ministers demanded Israeli-made guidance system be removed

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Bonehill-Paine has been chosen by the Tories to stand for election to Somerset Council, in the Crewkerne South ward. (Facebook/Joshua Bonehill-Paine)

Antisemitism

Luciana Berger blasts Tories for selecting former neo-Nazi who targeted her as a local election candidate

Baroness posts on X: ‘Kemi Badenoch you’ve got this very, very wrong’

By Mark Wood

6 min read

Dor Turgeman, November 14, 2024 (Credit: Franco Arland/Getty Images)

Football

Major League Soccer investigating ‘antisemitic’ incident after Canadian fans ‘chant death to Israel’

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Leo Terrell, Chair of the US Department of Justice Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, speaks during the funeral of hostage Ran Gvili in the southern Israeli town of Meitar on January 28, 2026. (Getty Images)

United States

Trump launches nationwide crackdown on antisemitism

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Migrants wait to receive water on the beach on August 2, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain. (Image: Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

Opinion: ‘The Jews did it’ – the handy theory of everything, from the Ceuta migrant crisis to whatever may go wrong next

3 min read

Opinion: How a United Nations study shatters the Gaza starvation narrative

Opinion: As an Iranian, I believe antizionism is just the same ancient resentment of Jewish success

Opinion: Trump’s repeated retreats risk weakening US deterrence and emboldening Iran

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New York

Jews targeted in nearly 70 per cent of New York hate crimes in July

The number of anti-Jewish incidents saw a more than 50 per cent increase compared to the same time last year

By Menachem Wecker and Rebecca Szlechter

2 min read

The crest on the jacket of a New York City Police Officer while on patrol (Getty Images)

Iran

Latest negotiations are Iran’s ‘last chance’, Trump warns

Tehran, meanwhile, has denied that talks to end the conflict are taking place

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

US President Donald Trump (Image: Getty Images)

President Herzog

Herzog accuses NYC Mayor Mamdani of ‘spreading blasphemy, hate, antisemitic rhetoric’

His comments came after Mamdani called Prime Minister Netanyahu a ‘war criminal’ and ‘the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people’

By Gabrielle Apfel

2 min read

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a food distribution center in Brooklyn on July 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

Iran

US talks with Iran will begin today, Trump says

The announcement follows Trump’s decision to hold off on a planned US strike against Iran

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

US President Donald Trump (Photo: Getty)

World news

Students hold placards and chant slogans during a pro-Palestine protest at an American university, May 8, 2024 (Getty Images)

Survey

Four in 10 academics teaching Jewish-related subjects in American universities have signed anti-Israel petitions, study finds

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Amsterdam

Amsterdam Pride organisers slam fake leaflet urging attendees to report ‘IDF soldiers’

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Twitter

Nearly three-quarters of daily X posts mentioning Jews were antisemitic, new analysis reveals

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

German flags on the Reichstag building on July 26, 2026 (Getty Images)

Germany

German court rules that Israel-Nazi comparisons are protected speech

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

America

Airline staff honoured for ensuring friend of rabbi killed in Bondi massacre got to his funeral on time

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Brazil

Parents buy Jewish school in Brazil to save it from closure

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Hebrew

Cristiano Ronaldo, his partner Georgina Rodríguez, and his son Cristiano Jr, greet the crowd during his official unveiling as an Al Nassr player at Mrsool Park Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 3, 2023 (Getty Images)

Cristiano Ronaldo’s fiancée Georgina Rodríguez deletes Hebrew Instagram caption after backlash

The model and influencer subsequently replaced the Hebrew word for ‘healthy’ with a Japanese phrase

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Met Gala 2027 to honour British fashion designer John Galliano despite antisemitic outburst ‘Israel is where the warmongers must feel the pain’ - the warning coming out of Iran

UK News

Jeremy Corbyn

Senior Labour sources tell JC: No chance Jeremy Corbyn can rejoin after his ally Diane Abbott was readmitted

Any attempt by former party leader ‘wouldn’t get past National Executive Committee’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

Then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in 2016 with Diane Abbot, his ally and at the time shadow health secretary (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty)

Social Media

Exclusive: British antisemitic influencer who blamed Israel for Berlin Pride attack exposed as convicted attempted robber

The Saviour, whom the JC can identify as Josh Kent-Smith, was jailed for a year and nine months over his involvement in a robbery in 2019

By Daniel Ben-David

6 min read

Josh Kent-Smith, who goes by the name The Saviour on social media, standing next to Jews belonging to the anti-Zionist group Neturei Karta (Credit: YouTube)

Boy George

Boy George splits from ‘gutless’ label manager over Israel solidarity song

The Culture Club frontman said he is ‘losing a few people’ from his life by ‘standing up for Jewish friends’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

1 min read

Boy George

Boy George says he’s ‘devastated’ by loss of ‘innocent lives on both sides’ of Gaza War amid backlash over new ‘pro-peace’ song

It comes after the Culture Club star pulled out of a West End performance of Jesus Christ Superstar

By Elisa Bray and Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Boy George performing in 2023 (Getty Images)

Opinion

What a teddy bear can mean to an endangered child

By Gloria Tessler

2 min read

By Nick Winton

My father saved Jewish children because he refused to be a bystander – a lesson we urgently need today

We are not without choices, agency or the example of a 29-year-old who, from a Prague hotel room in 1939, rejected the idea that what was happening was someone else’s problem and rallied support for what became the Kindertransport

4 min read

By Ashley Perry

Netanyahu searches for a campaign agenda as decisive military victories or international spectacles elude him

It is going to be the fight of his life, and events appear to be getting away from him. However, in Israel, there is an old truism: you never bet against Bibi

4 min read

By Jake Wallis Simons

The BBC has finally upheld a complaint – astonishingly, it’s for alleged pro-Israel bias

If Auntie could apply its newfound willingness to admit wrongdoing to its real failings – starting with its relentlessly negative coverage of the Jewish state – that would be genuine progress

2 min read

By Jonathan Harounoff

Trump’s Hamas deal deserves credit – but the true test is whether the terrorists will disarm

For Israelis exhausted by war and Palestinians seeking freedom from Islamist rule and perpetual conflict, the prospect of a truly demilitarised Gaza under civilian government is one worth pursuing

3 min read

By The JC Leader

The Green councillor’s troubling Israeli hostage talk

What we are witnessing is a wider degradation of British politics. Instead of inflaming overseas passions for electoral advantage, political leaders should return their attention to the duties for which they were chosen

2 min read

By Liel Leibovitz

The best answer to antisemitism? Read the Torah

The Simchat Torah Challenge attracts young Jews long assumed adrift, inspiring them not through a social cause but by reconnecting them with the book that has held us together for millennia

3 min read

Sponsored

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

Sponsored

Designs on your summer décor

By Gina Benjamin

4 min read

Sponsored

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

By Sharon Lurie

3 min read

Life

Spider-Man: Brand New Day review: Oh, what a very tangled web he weaves ★★★★

By John Nathan

2 min read

Self-indulgent: Phelim McDermott on stage at Soho Place (Credit: Johan Persson)

Theatre

Tao of Glass review: This love letter to the composer Philip Glass needs a good editor ★★★

Phelim McDermott’s highly personal show is packed with events and people that have formed a productive life in theatre, but it is self-indulgent for it

By John Nathan

1 min read

Books

Wine, women and ignoring the genocide

It is the first time this disturbing war portrait has been published in English

By David Herman

1 min read

Jewish country houses

Brideshead’s Jewish secret

How the Sassoon stately home inspired Evelyn Waugh

By Michele Goldsmith

9 min read

Illustrious and intriguing history: Trent Park House near Enfield

Books

Eyewitness accounts of the Nazi war machine

Richard Hargreaves’s superb history of Hitler’s 1942 bid to rule the world is the product of 15 years’ research

By Robert Low

3 min read

March into war: a Red Army division during the famous Russian fight back against the Nazis

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

Ruling that David Miller was wrongfully dismissed by University of Bristol for antizionist beliefs upheld

New Irish government jet ‘can’t land in fog’ after ministers demanded Israeli-made guidance system be removed

Luciana Berger blasts Tories for selecting former neo-Nazi who targeted her as a local election candidate

Major League Soccer investigating ‘antisemitic’ incident after Canadian fans ‘chant death to Israel’

Trump launches nationwide crackdown on antisemitism

Opinion: ‘The Jews did it’ – the handy theory of everything, from the Ceuta migrant crisis to whatever may go wrong next

Editor's Picks

Opinion: How a United Nations study shatters the Gaza starvation narrative

Opinion: As an Iranian, I believe antizionism is just the same ancient resentment of Jewish success

Opinion: Trump’s repeated retreats risk weakening US deterrence and emboldening Iran

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Latest US News

Jews targeted in nearly 70 per cent of New York hate crimes in July

Latest negotiations are Iran’s ‘last chance’, Trump warns

Herzog accuses NYC Mayor Mamdani of ‘spreading blasphemy, hate, antisemitic rhetoric’

US talks with Iran will begin today, Trump says

World news

Four in 10 academics teaching Jewish-related subjects in American universities have signed anti-Israel petitions, study finds

Amsterdam Pride organisers slam fake leaflet urging attendees to report ‘IDF soldiers’

Nearly three-quarters of daily X posts mentioning Jews were antisemitic, new analysis reveals

German court rules that Israel-Nazi comparisons are protected speech

Airline staff honoured for ensuring friend of rabbi killed in Bondi massacre got to his funeral on time

Parents buy Jewish school in Brazil to save it from closure

Cristiano Ronaldo’s fiancée Georgina Rodríguez deletes Hebrew Instagram caption after backlash

UK News

Senior Labour sources tell JC: No chance Jeremy Corbyn can rejoin after his ally Diane Abbott was readmitted

Exclusive: British antisemitic influencer who blamed Israel for Berlin Pride attack exposed as convicted attempted robber

Boy George splits from ‘gutless’ label manager over Israel solidarity song

Boy George says he’s ‘devastated’ by loss of ‘innocent lives on both sides’ of Gaza War amid backlash over new ‘pro-peace’ song

Opinion

What a teddy bear can mean to an endangered child

My father saved Jewish children because he refused to be a bystander – a lesson we urgently need today

Netanyahu searches for a campaign agenda as decisive military victories or international spectacles elude him

The BBC has finally upheld a complaint – astonishingly, it’s for alleged pro-Israel bias

Trump’s Hamas deal deserves credit – but the true test is whether the terrorists will disarm

The Green councillor’s troubling Israeli hostage talk

The best answer to antisemitism? Read the Torah

Sponsored

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

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

Life

Spider-Man: Brand New Day review: Oh, what a very tangled web he weaves ★★★★

Tao of Glass review: This love letter to the composer Philip Glass needs a good editor ★★★

Wine, women and ignoring the genocide

Brideshead’s Jewish secret

Eyewitness accounts of the Nazi war machine

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