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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks during the annual Easter banquet at Mansion House on April 9, 2026 in London (Getty Images)

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Kanye West, also known as Ye (Image: Getty images)

By Sir Michael Ellis

Kanye West and the industry that keeps handing antisemitism the mic

3 min read

Lydia and Lawrence (Image: Lawrence Rosenberg)

The Apprentice

My wife deserves all the credit – I’m just the bloke in the egg costume, says Apprentice star Lawrence Rosenberg

Candidate made it through to final five but fell at penultimate hurdle last night

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks during a virtual summit on April 02, 2026 (Image: Getty)

By The JC Leader

Echoing Iran’s ceasefire line, Europe undermines Israel and Lebanon

2 min read

Mark Adderley and ITV's Nadia Swalha (YouTube)

Green Party

Revealed: Green candidate and husband of Loose Women star rants about threat posed by ‘the chosen people’

By Jane Prinsley

5 min read

Israel

Netanyahu announces talks with Lebanese government as strikes continue despite Iran ceasefire

By Melanie Swan

2 min read

Revealed: Iranian regime’s secretive Wiki war to brainwash the world on Israel, Jews and Zionism

I’m visibly Jewish. A Green Party canvasser stood at my door and told me October 7 was a hoax

Hatton Garden: The Great Diamond Heist review: ‘the reality TV version of a Guy Ritchie film’★★★★★

ER star Noah Wyle: Why I’m playing a Jewish doctor in The Pitt

The Schools Bill debate: ‘those opposed are concerned about losing control over children’

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Iran

‘Not the agreement we have’: Trump cautions Iran over Hormuz tolls

The US president guaranteed oil would be allowed through the vital shipping line after striking a ceasefire deal with Tehran

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

US President Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

Basketball

American-Israeli basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire gets spot in Hall of Fame

The six-time NBA All-Star converted to Judaism after retiring

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Amar'e Stoudemire speaks during a press conference for the 2026 Inductees to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Iran

US revokes green cards of Soleimani’s niece and grandniece

The women reportedly enjoyed a ‘lavish’ lifestyle in the US

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Gen Qassem Soleimani, the slain commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' feared Quds Force, pictured in 2013 (Photo: Getty)

Operation Roaring Lion

US will end Iran War ‘very soon’ says Trump ahead of national address

Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed the president’s comments, saying Washington could ‘see the finish line’ in the conflict

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

US President Trump speaks to the media after departing Air Force One at Miami International Airport on March 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

World news

Kanye West, who goes by Ye, performing at Coachella in the US in 2019 (Photo: Getty)

The Netherlands

Kanye West Netherlands gigs facing backlash following UK Wireless ban

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Pakistan

Pakistani defence minister’s ‘cancerous state’ tirade denounced

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Protesters set fire to the US and Israeli flags in front of the Israel Consulate in Istanbul in March (Photo: Getty Images)

Turkey

At least two attackers dead in gun battle outside Israeli consulate in Turkey

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa houses the singer's extensive archive. (Lester Cohen/Getty Images for The Bob Dylan Center)

America

Why Jewish families are flocking to make their home in the Midwest magnet Tulsa, Oklahoma

By Anthea Gerrie

3 min read

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir opens champagne in the Knesset to celebrate the passage of the death penalty bill on March 30, 2026 (Flash90)

Letter from Jerusalem

The death penalty bill sparked fiery debate – but will Israel’s Supreme Court have the final say?

By Natalie Lisbona

5 min read

Francesca Albanese was honoured by three Belgian universities (Image: Getty Images)

Belgium

Francesca Albanese awarded honorary doctorate, despite objections from Jewish groups

By Jamie Shapiro

3 min read

Canada

A special constable unrolls police tape. (Photo: Kevin Masterman/Toronto Police Service.

Gunshots fired at Jewish-owned Toronto restaurant: ‘Statements of concern are no longer sufficient’

The shooting marks the 12th incident targeting the Jewish community during current wave of violence in Canada

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Israelis preparing for Pesach targeted by Iran missile barrage Syria has stopped Iranian weapons reaching Hezbollah, claims Ahmed al-Sharaa

UK News

JC Heroes

‘When I saw myself on TV, I realised there are no limits to what you can achieve’

Eight-year-old Ariel Owliaei beat tens of thousands of entrants to the final of a BBC storywriting competition

By Ben Conway

2 min read

Ariel at Windsor Castle for the Grand Final (photo: courtesy)

Police

Police forces get £5m boost for faith site patrols following Golders Green attack

‘You are not facing these threats alone,’ says security minister as new funding announced

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

A member of the Orthodox community walks around the cordon as fire services continue to monitor the scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026 in London (Getty Images)

Foreign Office

Anti-Israel bias betrays national interest, warns Foreign Office whistleblower

Former high-flying official Ameer Kotecha fears UK security and economy taking second place to domestic politics

By Jane Prinsley

6 min read

Former Foreign Office official Ameer Kotecha

Kanye West

Wireless Festival cancelled as Kanye West blocked from entering UK amid backlash

MPs and Jewish leaders had called for the government to take action

By Jamie Shapiro

2 min read

Opinion

Keeping calm (and kosher for Pesach) and carrying on while visiting Israel at war

The evacuation of the beach is a silent, practised choreography. Once the phones ping with the all-clear, we filter back out, and within moments the volleyball has started up again

By Lottie Cannon

4 min read

Tel Aviv beach during the war with Iran (Image: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

By Yaakov Katz

Lebanese peace talks show how Iran war is reshaping the Middle East

The Islamic Republic is weaker, Hezbollah is exposed and Israel is testing whether military gains can be turned into diplomatic opportunity

4 min read

By Stephen Pollard

The Iran victory myth and the ceasefire of a battered regime

The military achievements against the Islamic Republic are staggering and by striking the Gulf states, Tehran has driving them closer to the US and Israel

4 min read

By Matthew Robinson

Ireland’s shameful hypocrisy on the Islamic Republic

Many politicians and activists – north and south – default to a script so reflexively anti-American and anti-Israel, that they fail to see the depravity of the regime in Tehran

3 min read

By Charlotte Henry

How AI-generated ‘rabbis’ spread online antisemitism

When a platform actively recommends content that dehumanises Jews to mass audiences, we are no longer talking about a simple oversight or a mistake in the algorithmic design

3 min read

By Tanya Gold

A very British Passion play – polite legionnaires and trigger warnings for the crucifixion

The Trafalgar Square production was Anglican am-dram via the Gospels. The donkey looked tired, though

4 min read

By Keren David

Mosley, Ye and Finsbury Park: a 90-year echo of hate

Revisiting the history of the British Union of Fascists, there are several familiar themes. Marching through Jewish areas is one, two-tier policing another

4 min read

Trust me, I'm a doctor: Noah Wyle as Dr Michael 'Robby' Robinavitch and Lucas Iverson in The Pitt

Television

ER star Noah Wyle: Why I’m playing a Jewish doctor in The Pitt

By Elaine Penn

6 min read

The synagogue Maciejow, now Lukiv, Ukraine. (Arolson Archive)

Yom Hashoah

Yom HaShoah: The mission to uncover the names and fates of a million murdered Jews

Digitisation has revolutionised Holocaust archives. From the UK and Israel to Poland and Germany, the JC talks to the people whose life's work is to help others find out what happened to their relatives

By Lianne Kolirin

9 min read

Books

Acerbic verse from a ‘cantakerous’ Yiddish poet

Anyone with an interest in Yiddish culture, or simply first-class poetry, will relish this excellent selection

By Mark Glanville

2 min read

Acerbic verse from a ‘cantakerous’ Yiddish poet

Books

The Tribe review: ‘a brilliantly told story of a once gilded Sephardi family’

This epic set in Jewish Salonica is full of ideas, marvellously rich in detail and its people feel real

By David Bennun

2 min read

The way we were: Michael Arditti's new saga, and the Kovo family in Salonica, in Greece, which under Ottoman rule was Europe's only Jewish-majority city

Israel

Mum’s sunny Israel vacation turned into a war-cation

My mother came to stay and then the missiles started falling. Would she get home to the UK?

By Natalie Blenford

4 min read

Carol with a cappuccino at Carmel Market, in Tel Aviv, during a break from the sirens

JC recipes

The ultimate Peach brownies (Picture: Inbal Bar-Oz and Leyla Freedman)

Pesach bake

Pistachio and white chocolate Pesach brownies

By Fabienne Viner-Luzzato

Cook time: 30 minutes

Coconut and lime are a match made in tropical heaven (Picture: Inbal Bar-Oz and Leyla Freedman)

Passover bakes

Pesach coconut and lime cake

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 70-90 minutes

Passover bakes

Perfect Pesach brunch bagels

By Nir Elkayam

A comfort classic that will happily wait for you to finish your Seder (Picture: Inbal Bar-Oz and Leyla Freedman)

Passover recipe

Pesach fish pie

By Victoria Prever

Cook time: 1 hour

The Jewish Chronicle

Israel’s Lebanon strikes ‘deeply damaging’, says Foreign Secretary

Kanye West and the industry that keeps handing antisemitism the mic

My wife deserves all the credit – I’m just the bloke in the egg costume, says Apprentice star Lawrence Rosenberg

Echoing Iran’s ceasefire line, Europe undermines Israel and Lebanon

Revealed: Green candidate and husband of Loose Women star rants about threat posed by ‘the chosen people’

Netanyahu announces talks with Lebanese government as strikes continue despite Iran ceasefire

Editor's Picks

Revealed: Iranian regime’s secretive Wiki war to brainwash the world on Israel, Jews and Zionism

I’m visibly Jewish. A Green Party canvasser stood at my door and told me October 7 was a hoax

Hatton Garden: The Great Diamond Heist review: ‘the reality TV version of a Guy Ritchie film’★★★★★

ER star Noah Wyle: Why I’m playing a Jewish doctor in The Pitt

The Schools Bill debate: ‘those opposed are concerned about losing control over children’

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‘Not the agreement we have’: Trump cautions Iran over Hormuz tolls

American-Israeli basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire gets spot in Hall of Fame

US revokes green cards of Soleimani’s niece and grandniece

US will end Iran War ‘very soon’ says Trump ahead of national address

World news

Kanye West Netherlands gigs facing backlash following UK Wireless ban

Pakistani defence minister’s ‘cancerous state’ tirade denounced

At least two attackers dead in gun battle outside Israeli consulate in Turkey

Why Jewish families are flocking to make their home in the Midwest magnet Tulsa, Oklahoma

The death penalty bill sparked fiery debate – but will Israel’s Supreme Court have the final say?

Francesca Albanese awarded honorary doctorate, despite objections from Jewish groups

Gunshots fired at Jewish-owned Toronto restaurant: ‘Statements of concern are no longer sufficient’

UK News

‘When I saw myself on TV, I realised there are no limits to what you can achieve’

Police forces get £5m boost for faith site patrols following Golders Green attack

Anti-Israel bias betrays national interest, warns Foreign Office whistleblower

Wireless Festival cancelled as Kanye West blocked from entering UK amid backlash

Opinion

Keeping calm (and kosher for Pesach) and carrying on while visiting Israel at war

Lebanese peace talks show how Iran war is reshaping the Middle East

The Iran victory myth and the ceasefire of a battered regime

Ireland’s shameful hypocrisy on the Islamic Republic

How AI-generated ‘rabbis’ spread online antisemitism

A very British Passion play – polite legionnaires and trigger warnings for the crucifixion

Mosley, Ye and Finsbury Park: a 90-year echo of hate

ER star Noah Wyle: Why I’m playing a Jewish doctor in The Pitt

Yom HaShoah: The mission to uncover the names and fates of a million murdered Jews

Acerbic verse from a ‘cantakerous’ Yiddish poet

The Tribe review: ‘a brilliantly told story of a once gilded Sephardi family’

Mum’s sunny Israel vacation turned into a war-cation

JC recipes

Pistachio and white chocolate Pesach brownies

Pesach coconut and lime cake

Perfect Pesach brunch bagels

Pesach fish pie