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Artificial intelligence

Who is the Orthodox Jewish AI genius whose Google departure helped wipe £180 billion off parent firm’s stock market value?

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

antisemitic writers

Why I will never stop reading novels by antisemitic writers

By Druin Burch

2 min read

Striking resident doctors holding BMA posters outside St Thomas' Hospital in London on June 27, 2024 (Getty Images)

NHS

BMA votes to scrap international definition of antisemitism across NHS in shock move

Senior doctors claim it has a ‘chilling effect’ on free speech

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

Burnham speaks as he celebrates his victory in the Makerfield by-election (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

Labour

Andy Burnham was ‘absent’ from battle against Corbyn, say Labour insiders

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Brent

Brent council leader defends Nablus twinning after exhibition honouring Hamas founder and terror leaders

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

Holocaust

Holocaust survivor, 97, takes part in fundraising cycle ride from Auschwitz to Krakow

By Lianne Kolirin

3 min read

World Cup 2026

Lionel Messi got away with bad tackle at World Cup as he’s ‘protected by the Jewish lobby’, claims Algerian TV pundit

Cape Verde’s Jew-ish striker takes to the pitch for historic draw with Uruguay

Model and former IDF captain is the only Israeli WAG at the World Cup

Man v. Football: Meet the American footie-loving fresser who is part of ITV’s World Cup team

Iranians protest against regime at opening World Cup match and chant ‘Death to the Islamic Republic’ during national anthem

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Music

Clive Davis: Bruce Springsteen hails ‘visionary’ producer who ‘changed my life’ after music mogul’s death aged 94

The rock star has paid tribute to Davis, along with fellow musicians Billy Joel and Patti Smith

By JC Reporter

3 min read

Clive Davis, pictured ahead of the 2026 Grammy Awards in LA earlier this year, has died aged 94 (Photo: Getty)

Zohran Mamdani

Jewish Mamdani supporters condemn labelling Aipac ‘monsters’

Rabbi Jill Jacobs said the New York mayor’s comments were reflective of a ‘disturbing trend’

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the 'Our Team, Our Year' Get Out The Vote (GOTV) rally at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on June 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

USA

Economist and former Fed chair Alan Greenspan dies aged 100

Greenspan’s wife, Andrea Mitchell, remembered him as ‘a giant of a man who helped shape the US economy for decades’

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Then-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on April 9, 2003 (Getty Images)

Iran

US-Iran talks cancelled as Vance postpones Switzerland trip

Tehran also suspended its participation in the negotiations amid continuing conflict in Lebanon

By JC Reporter

2 min read

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 18, 2026 (Getty Images)

World news

Canada

Police officer and Jewish man killed in Montreal shooting

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Pro-Palestinian activists at Brent Civic Centre after attending the council meeting on July 7 (TheJC)

Nablus

Outcry after Brent’s twin city honours Hamas founder and terror attack masterminds

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

Berlin

Kippah-wearing dad is ‘spat at and hit in the face walking with his children in Berlin’

By Rob Hyde

1 min read

Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury vows to help Palestinians get ‘freedom they deserve’

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks next to U.S. vice president JD Vance and Qatar's prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani during the Lake Lucerne Summit on Sunday (Getty Images)

Israel

US and Iran agree roadmap for deal to end war

By JC Reporter

4 min read

A swastika flag at a Second World War re-enactment event in Koprivnicko-Krizevacka, Croatia, on June 27, 2020 (Getty Images)

Switzerland

Switzerland brings forward new ban on Nazi symbols and gestures

By JC Reporter

1 min read

World Cup 2026

Embattled: Iran's head coach Amir Ghalenoei gives a press conference session at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, on Saturday on the eve of the 2026 World Cup Group G football match between Belgium and Iran (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Oppressed’ Iran say US will ease restrictions on World Cup team

The Iranian team has been subject to tight controls for matches at the tournament

By JC Reporter

1 min read

UK legal regulator suspends Karim Khan amid sexual misconduct allegations Iran demands ships apply to use Strait of Hormuz and hints at future tolls

UK News

Palestine Action

Palestine Action barrister’s contempt case sent to new judge

The case against Rajiv Menon KC was rejected by the High Court on procedural grounds, but the judge in the original trial has ruled that he does have a potential case to answer

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis

Chief Rabbi condemns ‘horrifying’ attacks near Edinburgh mosque

The series of attacks on Friday evening left five men injured

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaks during the 'Britain Stands With British Jews' rally at Downing Street, May 10, 2026 (Credit: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Hamas

Soas student gave ‘thinly veiled’ support for Hamas in speech, court told

Sarah Cotte allegedly offered her ‘unconditional solidarity’ to the ‘Palestinian armed resistance’ in a speech outside the university in 2023

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Exterior view of the Soas Building at the University of London (Getty Images)

Cancer

Exclusive: NHS Jewish BRCA testing programme to become permanent

The test detects those who are at higher risk of breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer

By Gaby Wine

3 min read

The BRCA test involves sending off a saliva sample (Photo: Getty)

Opinion

Andy Burnham’s test is whether he confronts the extremism threatening British Jews

He inherits a country in which antisemitism has become more normalised and more violent. He now needs to move faster and act firmer than his predecessor in his efforts to protect the community

By Russell Langer

3 min read

Andy Burnham speaks as he celebrates his victory in the Makerfield by-election on June 19, 2026 (Image: Getty Images)

By Angela Epstein

Will Andy Burnham’s premiership be good for the Jews?

He backed Labour Friends of Israel, opposed BDS, and, in my experience, showed genuine support for Manchester’s Jewish community. Yet behind the charm there are also reasons for concern

3 min read

By Stephen Pollard

Starmer tackled antisemitism in opposition – but then helped fuel it in power

The last two years will go down as the worst in living memory for relations with Israel. The only question that remains now is how much worse this will get under Andy Burnham

3 min read

By Ella Rose-Jacobs

Keir deserves the credit for stamping out Labour antisemitism

Starmer turned around the party’s fortunes and took decisive action on Jew-hate

2 min read

By Stephen Pollard

The alarming rise of the party that believes only Christians are true Brits

Restore Britain’s success in the Makerfield by-election should send a shiver down the spine of every JC reader

3 min read

By Adam Levick

The Guardian’s ‘Nazification’ of Jews

The daily’s Arwa Mahdawi accused Gwyneth Paltrow of ‘Gwynocide’ for starring in an Israeli ad. As Howard Jacobsen noted, ‘There is a sadistic triumphalism in charging Jews with genocide’

4 min read

By David Bennun

Even an escape to the sun lies in the long shadow of this conflict

Would Spanish locals have been as hospitable if they’d known one key fact about this tourist?

3 min read

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Film

Meet the director who made Dustin Hoffman an irresistible offer

By James Mottram

6 min read

Tech is the enemy: Woody and Buzz Lightyear in Disney and Pixar's TOY STORY 5

Film

Toy Story 5 review: makes the case for social media ban for under-16s better than the government ★★★★

Old ideas, new wit in this prescient critique of screens

2 min read

Jewish Matchmaking

‘Play by my dating rules, and you will marry the love of your life’

Ahead of her live matchmaking event in London this month, Netflix star Aleeza Ben Shalom explains how she is helping Jews of all stripes find their beshert

By Eliana Jordan

5 min read

‘Play by my dating rules, and you will marry the love of your life’

punk

Punk turns 50: The Jewish voices that helped shape the scene

Jenni Frazer speaks to a writer whose book tells the story of the man behind two of punk’s iconic shops

By Jenni Frazer

4 min read

Punk turns 50: The Jewish voices that helped shape the scene

Theatre

We Had a World review: Joshua Harmon’s mother and grandmother are at war in this gripping drama ★★★★

The Bad Jews writer is played Ryan Kopel in his most personal commission to date

By John Nathan

1 min read

We Had a World review: Joshua Harmon’s mother and grandmother are at war in this gripping drama ★★★★

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

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

Who is the Orthodox Jewish AI genius whose Google departure helped wipe £180 billion off parent firm’s stock market value?

Why I will never stop reading novels by antisemitic writers

BMA votes to scrap international definition of antisemitism across NHS in shock move

Andy Burnham was ‘absent’ from battle against Corbyn, say Labour insiders

Brent council leader defends Nablus twinning after exhibition honouring Hamas founder and terror leaders

Holocaust survivor, 97, takes part in fundraising cycle ride from Auschwitz to Krakow

World Cup 2026

Lionel Messi got away with bad tackle at World Cup as he’s ‘protected by the Jewish lobby’, claims Algerian TV pundit

Cape Verde’s Jew-ish striker takes to the pitch for historic draw with Uruguay

Model and former IDF captain is the only Israeli WAG at the World Cup

Man v. Football: Meet the American footie-loving fresser who is part of ITV’s World Cup team

Iranians protest against regime at opening World Cup match and chant ‘Death to the Islamic Republic’ during national anthem

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Clive Davis: Bruce Springsteen hails ‘visionary’ producer who ‘changed my life’ after music mogul’s death aged 94

Jewish Mamdani supporters condemn labelling Aipac ‘monsters’

Economist and former Fed chair Alan Greenspan dies aged 100

US-Iran talks cancelled as Vance postpones Switzerland trip

World news

Police officer and Jewish man killed in Montreal shooting

Outcry after Brent’s twin city honours Hamas founder and terror attack masterminds

Kippah-wearing dad is ‘spat at and hit in the face walking with his children in Berlin’

Archbishop of Canterbury vows to help Palestinians get ‘freedom they deserve’

US and Iran agree roadmap for deal to end war

Switzerland brings forward new ban on Nazi symbols and gestures

‘Oppressed’ Iran say US will ease restrictions on World Cup team

UK News

Palestine Action barrister’s contempt case sent to new judge

Chief Rabbi condemns ‘horrifying’ attacks near Edinburgh mosque

Soas student gave ‘thinly veiled’ support for Hamas in speech, court told

Exclusive: NHS Jewish BRCA testing programme to become permanent

Opinion

Andy Burnham’s test is whether he confronts the extremism threatening British Jews

Will Andy Burnham’s premiership be good for the Jews?

Starmer tackled antisemitism in opposition – but then helped fuel it in power

Keir deserves the credit for stamping out Labour antisemitism

The alarming rise of the party that believes only Christians are true Brits

The Guardian’s ‘Nazification’ of Jews

Even an escape to the sun lies in the long shadow of this conflict

Sponsored

Living together, choosing together

Shipping for princes, celebrities … and for you

‘Running towards’ a better quality of life

The Zionist idea marches forward

Meet the director who made Dustin Hoffman an irresistible offer

Toy Story 5 review: makes the case for social media ban for under-16s better than the government ★★★★

‘Play by my dating rules, and you will marry the love of your life’

Punk turns 50: The Jewish voices that helped shape the scene

We Had a World review: Joshua Harmon’s mother and grandmother are at war in this gripping drama ★★★★

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