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Boris Johnson at the Nova Exhibition in London on July 14, 2026 (Nova Exhibition)

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World Cup 2026

United trustees ‘agree’ to rename synagogues if England wins World Cup

By Arthur Popivker

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Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham fails to push back against Gary Lineker’s description of Gaza conflict as ‘genocide’

Incoming prime minister interviewed by former footballer who left BBC shortly after sharing post about Zionism that included an image of a rat

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 min read

Bnei Brak

Israeli city set to implement gender-segregated streets

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, being questioned by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee (Image: Parliament TV).

Foreign Office

Yvette Cooper: Burnham right to apologise for Labour’s Gaza stance

By Lorin Bell-Cross

3 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)

Benjamin Netanyahu

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

By Melanie Swan

1 min read

Editor’s picks

Will Messi demolish England? There's an antisemitic conspiracy for that

Exclusive: Green Party councillor dubs ‘Zionist Israel more evil than Nazis’ in leaked messages

Vulnerable Jews will suffer from Home Office visa changes, care provider warns

Opinion: Of course I’ll be cheering on England against Argentina – never mind whether I’m a British Jew or a Jewish Brit

Europe’s smallest Jewish community opens a permanent synagogue

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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)

Orthodox Judaism

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)

World news

Letter from Jerusalem

Whoever’s king of this castle can decide the future of Israel and Lebanon

By Natalie Lisbona

5 min read

UNWRA

Mother whose son’s body was taken to Gaza by Unrwa worker says extra £23m UK funds for agency is ‘disappointing’

By Florit Shoihet

2 min read

World Cup 2026

‘¡Goooooool!’: The Jewish voice behind some of football’s most iconic moments

By Ben Conway

4 min read

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan attends a United Nations Security Council meeting on Sudan and South Sudan at the United Nations headquarters on January 27, 2025 (Getty Images)

ICC

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan loses appeal to lift suspension as barrister amid sexual misconduct allegations

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Pianist Jayson Gillham (Credit: 7NEWS Australia/YouTube)

Melbourne

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra wins court battle over pianist's anti-Israel comments

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Craig Yoe (C) during an interview at New York Comic Con in 2010 (YouTube/SilverCheeseTV)

Holocaust

‘My Holocaust book was cancelled after I refused editor’s demand to slur Israel’

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio launches campaign to ‘dismantle’ International Criminal Court

The US State Department would bring down the court ‘brick by brick, if necessary’, Rubio wrote in an op-ed published on Monday

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Gibraltar to rename international airport after Jewish statesman Sir Joshua Hassan Regime figures claim Iran murdered Lindsey Graham – and threaten to kill Trump

UK News

IRGC

Revealed: The IRGC butcher living in the UK despite asylum claim rejection

Former members of the regime-linked Basij paramilitary group are living in the UK despite being found by courts to have been complicit in crimes against humanity, it has emerged

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

(Illustrative) Members of the Iranian Basij paramilitary force march during the force parade in Tehran on January 10, 2025 (Getty Images)

BBC

BBC errors like Bob Vylan broadcast hurt public trust, admits chair

Samir Shah named the corporation's airing of the bands ‘death to the IDF chant’, as well as a controversial Gaza documentary, as ‘mistakes’ that ‘affect confidence in our journalism’

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Bobby Vylan of 'Bob Vylan' performs on the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 (Getty Images)

Government

Revealed: Senior UK defence adviser’s meetings with ‘terrorist-supporting’ Palestinian politician

Call for investigation over meetings between Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren and Ramallah Governor Laila Ghannam

By Mark Wood

4 min read

Church of England

Chief Rabbi condemns ‘shameful’ Church of England Israel motion

Archbishop of Canterbury says that to ‘hear’ Palestinian Christian document that accuses Israel of genocide does not mean the Church agrees with everything in it

By Simon Rocker

5 min read

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

Opinion

Security funding for Jews is the government’s admission that it won’t stop the people creating this threat

You cannot fortify your way out of antisemitism – only make it more comfortable to endure while it festers. The community must be willing to say: thank you for the money, now do your job and enforce the law

By Shimon Cohen

3 min read

A security guard stands on duty outside Finchley Reform Synagogue (Image: Getty Images)

By Stephen Pollard

If Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is easier to enlist than the Charedim, Israel has a problem

It is increasingly clear that the October election will be about more than politics and security. It will be about Israel’s soul as hard liners and extremists who would once have been shunned are handed power and influence

2 min read

By Dan Sacker

How David Miliband’s speech on leadership echoed the teachings of Rabbi Sacks

The key question is not ‘what does the incoming Prime Minister believe?’ It is ‘what still stands between him and the unchecked exercise of power, whoever he turns out to be?’

4 min read

By The JC Leader

US warning underscores why anti-Israel trade measures would be an act of national self-harm

Undermining ties with Britain’s chief military ally and trading partner as well as the Jewish state – a technological and defence powerhouse – would carry enormous strategic costs

2 min read

By The JC

Letters to the Editor, July 17 2026

Andy Burnham’s statement on Gaza provoked letters this week – as did the Archbishop of Canterbury’s trip to Israel, the Battle of Cable Street and differing attitudes in France and Germany

5 min read

By Liel Leibovitz

Israel’s true friend Senator Graham leaves a legacy of rare grace and dignity

The gentleman from South Carolina was a man who cared very deeply about his country and believed profoundly in the possibility of practising politics for the common good

3 min read

By Stephen Pollard

Surely England can beat Argentina – and if not, proper football that really matters starts soon

I don’t claim to be an expert – I support Spurs, after all – but if you ask me, this team are ripe for the taking. They struggled against Cape Verde and Egypt and were outplayed by Switzerland for most of their quarter-final

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By Pindrop Hearing Clinics

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By Gina Benjamin

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

By Sharon Lurie

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The rise of super prime north London

By Mark Sumray

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Life

Jesus Christ Superstar review: ‘seems to get better the older it gets’ ★★★★

By John Nathan

2 min read

Orgy off the menu: Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton in The Invite Spanish actress

Film

The Invite review: An excruciating sex-com ★★★★

The copious amount of tension in the film is derived from an open relationship encountering the emotions and instincts of tightly closed one

By John Nathan

2 min read

Books

The forgotten European football stars who were murdered for being Jewish

David Bolchover’s book about the doomed players who were once celebrated for their brilliance

By David Bennun

3 min read

Forgotten legends: (clockwise from top) winger Leon Sperling, standing fourth from right, with the Poland team before the 1924 Olympics; Hakoah Vienna in 1924, with Austrian defender Max Scheuer on the far left; Arpad Weisz, who became the youngest coach to win the Italian League

Charity

We completed the Three Peaks challenge, just days after the Princess of Wales

We followed in the royal footsteps of Kate Middleton and climbed Britain’s three highest mountains in 24 hours

By Jack Attar

3 min read

Keep calm and carry on: Jack Attar (right) and Gadi Albert at the summit of Ben Nevis

Wimbledon

Israeli paralympian retains Wimbledon quad doubles crown

‘I’m glad I have a wonderful partner, and I think we complement each other as a pair,’ Guy Sasson of his Dutch teammate, Niels Vink, after their championship victory

By JC Reporter

1 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)

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

Boris Johnson labels Jew-hate ‘a virus in the human bloodstream’ on Nova Exhibition visit

United trustees ‘agree’ to rename synagogues if England wins World Cup

Andy Burnham fails to push back against Gary Lineker’s description of Gaza conflict as ‘genocide’

Israeli city set to implement gender-segregated streets

Yvette Cooper: Burnham right to apologise for Labour’s Gaza stance

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

Editor’s picks

Will Messi demolish England? There's an antisemitic conspiracy for that

Exclusive: Green Party councillor dubs ‘Zionist Israel more evil than Nazis’ in leaked messages

Vulnerable Jews will suffer from Home Office visa changes, care provider warns

Opinion: Of course I’ll be cheering on England against Argentina – never mind whether I’m a British Jew or a Jewish Brit

Europe’s smallest Jewish community opens a permanent synagogue

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Head of PEN condemns article highlighting discrimination against Jews and Israelis

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

Orthodox IDF veteran signs historic pro baseball contract

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

World news

Whoever’s king of this castle can decide the future of Israel and Lebanon

Mother whose son’s body was taken to Gaza by Unrwa worker says extra £23m UK funds for agency is ‘disappointing’

‘¡Goooooool!’: The Jewish voice behind some of football’s most iconic moments

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan loses appeal to lift suspension as barrister amid sexual misconduct allegations

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra wins court battle over pianist's anti-Israel comments

‘My Holocaust book was cancelled after I refused editor’s demand to slur Israel’

Marco Rubio launches campaign to ‘dismantle’ International Criminal Court

UK News

Revealed: The IRGC butcher living in the UK despite asylum claim rejection

BBC errors like Bob Vylan broadcast hurt public trust, admits chair

Revealed: Senior UK defence adviser’s meetings with ‘terrorist-supporting’ Palestinian politician

Chief Rabbi condemns ‘shameful’ Church of England Israel motion

Opinion

Security funding for Jews is the government’s admission that it won’t stop the people creating this threat

If Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is easier to enlist than the Charedim, Israel has a problem

How David Miliband’s speech on leadership echoed the teachings of Rabbi Sacks

US warning underscores why anti-Israel trade measures would be an act of national self-harm

Letters to the Editor, July 17 2026

Israel’s true friend Senator Graham leaves a legacy of rare grace and dignity

Surely England can beat Argentina – and if not, proper football that really matters starts soon

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

Jesus Christ Superstar review: ‘seems to get better the older it gets’ ★★★★

The Invite review: An excruciating sex-com ★★★★

The forgotten European football stars who were murdered for being Jewish

We completed the Three Peaks challenge, just days after the Princess of Wales

Israeli paralympian retains Wimbledon quad doubles crown

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