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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 17: Jewish men walk along the street in the Stamford Hill area on January 17, 2015 in London, England. Police have announced they will increase patrols in areas with large Jewish communities such as London and Manchester in response to last week's Paris attacks. The safety of other minority communities, including Muslims, and the protection of police officers deliberately targeted by extremists, is also being reviewed. Stamford Hill is a predominantly a Hasidic Jewish community with only New York City having a larger population of Hasidic Jews outside Israel. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

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Kurt Marx with the Sefer Torah from his barmitzvah (Photo: AJR/United Synagogue)

Kindertransport

Holocaust survivor discovers his long-lost barmitzvah Sefer Torah in Brondesbury Park Shul

By Minnie Peters

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The BBC's Lyse Doucet covering the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (BBC News)

Iran

BBC deal with regime over Supreme Leader’s funeral coverage is ‘disgusting’, say ex-pat Iranian staff

Journalists feel ‘betrayed’ by broadcaster over agreement not to air reports to people living in the Islamic Republic

By Ali Hamedani

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Jewish Leadership Council

Antisemitism is a British problem, not just a Jewish problem, JLC chair tells Parliament

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Chabad

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

By Jacob Jaffa

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Prince Harry arrives at Chatham House in central London on Tuesday to attend the fourteenth Invictus Games Foundation Conversation (Getty Images)

Culture

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

By Daniel Ben-David

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Editor’s picks

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

Lammy accuses Greens of promoting antizionist councillor who used ‘racist language’ against him

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

‘Our son made aliyah and was killed defending Israel. We followed him to keep his legacy alive’

Israeli woman cancels Naples hotel stay after receiving ‘no genocide’ message

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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

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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

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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

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

US Politics

Anti-Israel socialist who called October 7 ‘inevitable consequence of apartheid’ wins Colorado primary

Melat Kiros unseated 15-term incumbent Representative Diana DeGette to clinch the Democratic nomination for Denver

By Andrew Bernard

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Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros speaks to supporters at an election-night watch party after winning the Colorado primary on June 30, 2026 (Getty Images)

World news

Israel

Azerbaijan’s chief rabbi criticises Israel’s recognition of Armenian Genocide

By Canaan Lidor

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The Dáil Éireann building in Dublin (Getty Images)

Ireland

Ireland approves bill banning imports from West Bank settlements

By JC Reporter

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Italy

Italy advances law to compensate victims of Nazi-era art looting

By Etgar Lefkovits

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A group of activists protest a poetry book presentation by Marcos-Ricardo Barnatán, forcing the event to be cancelled (Credit: X)

Spain

Spanish anti-Israel mob blocks Jewish poet's book launch

By Daniel Ben-David

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Spain

Huge ‘Destroy Israel’ banner unfurled at Spain’s infamous bull run festival

By Daniel Ben-David

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Members of a bomb disposal team operate the day after an alleged attack involving an explosive device in the lobby of a residential building in Monaco, on June 30, 2026 (Getty Images)

Monaco

Woman suspected of Monaco bomb attack against Ukrainian-Jewish tycoon ‘found dead near Kyiv’

By Jacob Jaffa

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Spain

The historic Palau d'Alfons XIII tower overlooks the Barcelona skyline (Getty Images)

Jews chased through Barcelona by antisemitic mob

Members of the crowd reportedly shouted ‘Jews are not welcome’ and called the group ‘baby killers’ as they emerged from a synagogue

By Canaan Lidor

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‘Antisemitic’ pro-Gaza walk past Holocaust memorial stones in Berlin is scrapped Hamas dissolves Gaza government in preparation for peace plan handover

UK News

Jewish-Christian relations

Chief Rabbi warns ‘genocide’ document due to be discussed by Church of England Synod will ‘harm peace’

Kairos Palestine text brands Israel a ‘colonial settler entity’ and criticises Abrahams Accords

By Simon Rocker

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Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally (front left) addresses Church of England General Synod earlier this year (Getty)

Department for Education

New programme to help UK teachers tackle antisemitism to launch in November

The Tackling Antisemitism in Education initiative is supported by the Department for Education

By Simon Rocker

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Antisemitism

Woman convicted for abusing children outside Jewish school

Syeda Khatun was convicted of multiple counts of racially aggravated assault, including striking a Jewish man and pulling his beard

By Daniel Ben-David

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(Illustrative) A woman holds the hands of children as Met Police officers patrol the streets in Stamford Hill, north London on October 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

Court and Crime

Two men jailed for knife attack on anti-regime journalist ‘on behalf of Iran’

The pair, both Romanian nationals, took part in the assault, which the court heard was ‘instigated by a foreign power’

By JC Reporter

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Handout screen grab from CCTV of Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati running from a knife attack outside his home in Wimbledon on March 29 2024 (PA)

Opinion

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

By Karen Senitt and Emma Senitt

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By The JC

Letters to the Editor, July 10 2026

Who owns the history of Cable Street?

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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

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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

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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

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By Mardo Soghom

Khamenei’s funeral was choreographed to signal revenge – not reconciliation

Mojtaba’s absence suggests the designated successor is dead. Without a Supreme Leader arbitrating among the regime's competing factions, the prospects for Tehran moderating its behaviour are slim

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By Ashley Perry

Netanyahu signals shift as Likud voters sour on Charedi draft evasion

His reference to a ‘broad national government’ was not simply a warning to the strictly Orthodox that he has other coalition options. It was an acknowledgement that his own electoral base is changing

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