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Chief Rabbi blasts Ben-Gvir’s flotilla video as ‘affront to God’

2 min read

President Trump meets with members of the American Friends of Lubavitch (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

By Liel Leibovitz

Opinion: The Reb in Chief for Yiddishkeit: Donald J Trump

3 min read

Green Party

‘Zionism is pure evil’ Green now responsible for ‘communities and inclusion’ in London council

Hau-Yu Tam also described David Lammy and Dame Priti Patel as ‘coconuts’

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

The Garnethill cemetery (Photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission)

Cemeteries

‘Vandalism’ at Glasgow cemetery turns out to be routine maintenance

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

United Nations

Washington threatens to revoke Palestinian Authority visas over move to capture top UN role

By JC Reporter

1 min read

M&H's new Apex Terroir range showcases four distinct regions of Israel (Photo: M&H)

whisky

L’chaim! How an award-winning Israeli whisky distillery bottled the Dead Sea

By JC Reporter

2 min read

What to do on Shavuot (apart from eat cheesecake)

Israel didn’t win Eurovision – and I was relieved

Opinion: Why was the Nakba march allowed to intimidate London’s Jews again?

Ofsted admits error in criticising Charedi school for not teaching about same-sex parents

Opinion: Remembering Holocaust survivor Harry Spiro, whose family was his victory over the Nazis

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Israel

Netanyahu to sue New York Times over rape dog article

The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that a defamation suit would be filed on behalf of the Israeli leader and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

The New York Times office building (Getty Images)

Jewish celebrities

‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby honoured with NYC street named after him

The creator of Captain America is “widely recognised as the most prolific and arguably most important creator in the history of the comic book,” according to the Centre for Jewish History

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen

2 min read

‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby honoured with NYC street named after him

Entertainment

Prognosis: Negative – Unseen Larry David screenplay surfaces online after 43 years

The would-be film lent its title to a recurring gag about a fictional film on Seinfeld

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

Larry David at the Emmy awards in 2018 (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

New York

New York school district pays $125k settlement after painting over pro-Palestine parking space mural

The district was sued by a teenage student, who alleged that it had infringed on her freedom of speech and inflicted ‘emotional trauma’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

World news

Israel

Slovenia’s expected change of prime minister set to improve relations with Israel

By Mark Wood

1 min read

Pro-Palestinian activists march as they take part in a protest on Nakba Day on May 15, 2026 in New York City (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

demography

Post-October 7 hostility is making diaspora more Jewish, says leading demographer

By Simon Rocker

7 min read

The Netherlands

The Netherlands is no place for Jews, says Dutch Eurovision winner after retirement home cancels her concert

By Bart Schut

2 min read

Bezalel Smotrich

Arrest warrant for Smotrich sought at ICC, he claims

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Simone Veil (Image: European Commission)

Jewish Culture

New European prize launched for Jewish cultural projects

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Harry Styles

Harry Styles has one-word response to ‘long live Palestine’ heckle

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

America

Two women react as they leave a reunification center following the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in southern California, May 18, 2026 (Credit: Zoë Meyers / AFP via Getty Images)

San Diego mosque shooters found to have Nazi stickers and symbols

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis called the attack a ‘horrific act of violent hatred, and a devastating moment for the local community’

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Some watermelon slice symbols are examples of extremism, says German intelligence Numbers boom at international Olympiad celebrating the Hebrew language

UK News

Football

Speaking as a Jewish Gooner, I can assure you: I never lost faith

Arsene was our Abraham – but after 22 years, it’s Mikel who’s led us into the promised land

By Barry Frankfurt

3 min read

Barry Frankfurt celebrates with his children (from left) Libby, Noah and Yona

Maccabiah Games

Maccabi GB pulls junior athletes from Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer

A decision regarding the adult delegation will be made by June 15

By Ben Conway

2 min read

An opening ceremony at a previous Maccabiah Games at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium (Photo: Katz)

Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney translates newest novel to Hebrew with ‘BDS-compliant’ publisher

The Irish author previously said Israel’s cultural sector was ‘complicit in apartheid’

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Sally Rooney speaks onstage during the Hulu Panel at Winter TCA 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, January 17, 2020 (Credit: Erik Voake/Getty Images for Hulu)

Culture

Culture Secretary urged to investigate chair of Southbank Centre over ‘totally inappropriate’ conduct

Shadow minister Nigel Huddleston questions Misan Harriman’s ‘suitability’ for role

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Misan Harriman gives a TED talk (Credit: TED)

Opinion

Ben-Gvir’s despicable taunting of detainees is not just to rile his base – he wants to isolate Israel and win votes

It is all very well that Netanyahu is criticising his actions but if it wasn’t for the prime minister, the far-right politician would be no more than a racist street thug representing a fringe party in the Knesset

By Stephen Pollard

3 min read

By Natalie Lisbona

The week that Benjamin Netanyahu became an international man of mystery

The revelation of a secret visit by the Israeli PM to the UAE during the Iran war has set tongues wagging – but what really happened?

5 min read

By Stephen Pollard

Trials and tribulations of a Spurs fan in this nightmare season

I don’t hate Arsenal – my father taught me that we don’t hate our closest rival. Hate is the wrong word (that’s reserved for Chelsea). We loathe their smugness

2 min read

By Nicholas Lezard

George Orwell’s ‘Antisemitism in Britain’ has sadly aged very well

Anti-Jewish sentiment in this country has long carried a distinctly middle-class sense of virtue

3 min read

By David Harris

Mamdani’s twisted Nakba narrative fits the record of New York’s first anti-Israel mayor

Some Jews may still live in la-la land and pretend otherwise. And some bizarrely voted for him and continue to stand by his side

5 min read

By Dan Sacker

The King’s renewal of a covenant on the streets of Golders Green

The government must act far more forcefully against those who turn antisemitic hatred into action, even if that won’t address the ideology driving it. That requires a sustained commitment to the shared values, identity and responsibility that hold a society together

3 min read

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

That utterly bonkers, gloriously dreadful Eurovision where the audience just loves Israel

It would have been satisfyingly wonderful if Noam Bettan had won but Bulgaria’s Dara stood out by defying the nasty snubbing of the Jewish state and liking the song Michelle on Instagram

3 min read

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While dating swipes decrease, JWed.com marriages increase to record 4,100

By JWed

2 min read

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Way Day vs Black Friday vs Prime Day: When do you find the best Wayfair deals?

By Rhys Hughes

3 min read

Formalising new family arrangements after divorce, with the child’s best interests at heart

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A complete guide to divorce and child arrangements

By Rhys Hughes

4 min read

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Oscar-worthy residences

By Martin Benjamin

1 min read

Eschewing Hollywood control: László Nemes

Film

László Nemes: From Son of Saul to Orphan – my father’s own story

By James Mottram

6 min read

London

Review: Hampstead’s hidden gem will be your oasis on a sunny afternoon

Wilde at The Oren is off the beaten track but well-placed for lazy summer afternoons

By Victoria Prever

2 min read

Books

Something Might Fall review: Portrait of a woman on the edge and a marriage on fire

David Flusfeder’s modernist novella is full of unresolved sentences and unlikeable characters

By Jenni Frazer

2 min read

Something Might Fall review: Portrait of a woman on the edge and a marriage on fire

Jewish food

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

Siam Goorwich meets the Baghdad-born author of a kosher cookbook that preserves her mother’s Mizrahi recipes for future generations

By Siam Goorwich

4 min read

Bil’eifi: The Taste of My Iraqi Home is on sale now (Photo: Giora Hirsch)

column

Not the only Jew in the room after all

Eliana Jordan is used to moving in non-Jewish circles, but a surprise encounter last weekend revealed the simple joy of discovering shared Jewishness in places you least expect it

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

JC recipes

Cheesecake

Miso burnt Basque cheesecake

By Brin Pirathapan

Cook time: 1 hr plus infusing, cooling and 6-8 hrs chilling

Healthy eating

Cashew nut and canellini bean tartine

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: No cooking!

Vegan

Herby lemon bean salad with asparagus and pumpkin seeds

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 20 minutes

Israeli food

‘We’re trained to think about what is impossible – and then we try to do it’

By Ben Conway

3 min read

The Jewish Chronicle

Chief Rabbi blasts Ben-Gvir’s flotilla video as ‘affront to God’

Opinion: The Reb in Chief for Yiddishkeit: Donald J Trump

‘Zionism is pure evil’ Green now responsible for ‘communities and inclusion’ in London council

‘Vandalism’ at Glasgow cemetery turns out to be routine maintenance

Washington threatens to revoke Palestinian Authority visas over move to capture top UN role

L’chaim! How an award-winning Israeli whisky distillery bottled the Dead Sea

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What to do on Shavuot (apart from eat cheesecake)

Israel didn’t win Eurovision – and I was relieved

Opinion: Why was the Nakba march allowed to intimidate London’s Jews again?

Ofsted admits error in criticising Charedi school for not teaching about same-sex parents

Opinion: Remembering Holocaust survivor Harry Spiro, whose family was his victory over the Nazis

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Netanyahu to sue New York Times over rape dog article

‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby honoured with NYC street named after him

Prognosis: Negative – Unseen Larry David screenplay surfaces online after 43 years

New York school district pays $125k settlement after painting over pro-Palestine parking space mural

World news

Slovenia’s expected change of prime minister set to improve relations with Israel

Post-October 7 hostility is making diaspora more Jewish, says leading demographer

The Netherlands is no place for Jews, says Dutch Eurovision winner after retirement home cancels her concert

Arrest warrant for Smotrich sought at ICC, he claims

New European prize launched for Jewish cultural projects

Harry Styles has one-word response to ‘long live Palestine’ heckle

San Diego mosque shooters found to have Nazi stickers and symbols

UK News

Speaking as a Jewish Gooner, I can assure you: I never lost faith

Maccabi GB pulls junior athletes from Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer

Sally Rooney translates newest novel to Hebrew with ‘BDS-compliant’ publisher

Culture Secretary urged to investigate chair of Southbank Centre over ‘totally inappropriate’ conduct

Opinion

Ben-Gvir’s despicable taunting of detainees is not just to rile his base – he wants to isolate Israel and win votes

The week that Benjamin Netanyahu became an international man of mystery

Trials and tribulations of a Spurs fan in this nightmare season

George Orwell’s ‘Antisemitism in Britain’ has sadly aged very well

Mamdani’s twisted Nakba narrative fits the record of New York’s first anti-Israel mayor

The King’s renewal of a covenant on the streets of Golders Green

That utterly bonkers, gloriously dreadful Eurovision where the audience just loves Israel

Sponsored

While dating swipes decrease, JWed.com marriages increase to record 4,100

Way Day vs Black Friday vs Prime Day: When do you find the best Wayfair deals?

A complete guide to divorce and child arrangements

Oscar-worthy residences

László Nemes: From Son of Saul to Orphan – my father’s own story

Review: Hampstead’s hidden gem will be your oasis on a sunny afternoon

Something Might Fall review: Portrait of a woman on the edge and a marriage on fire

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

Not the only Jew in the room after all

JC recipes

Miso burnt Basque cheesecake

Cashew nut and canellini bean tartine

Herby lemon bean salad with asparagus and pumpkin seeds

‘We’re trained to think about what is impossible – and then we try to do it’