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Leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) candidate in France's 2027 presidential election Jean-Luc Melenchon delivers a speech on stage during the LFI's presidential convention to mark the publication of its government programme "L'Avenir en Commun" (A Shared Future), in Le Bourget, in the outskirts of Paris on November 7, 2026. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP via Getty Images)

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A protester holds a Palestinian flag outside the Supreme Court on November 5, 2026 (Getty Images)

Palestine Action

Observer slammed for ‘sympathetic interview’ with Palestine Action founder

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot celebrates at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, on October 28, 2026 (Flash90)

Israeli elections

Gadi Eisenkot invited by President Herzog to try and form next government of Israel

Yashar leader has an initial 28 days and may need Arab parties’ support to replace Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister

By JC Reporter

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Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson reveals ‘existential angst’ over upcoming Batman role

By Hayley Cregor

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Rob Rinder

Rob Rinder goes from judge to judged on new series of Taskmaster

By Jamie Shapiro

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Bondi Beach terror attack

Heartbreak as Holocaust survivor dies from injuries sustained in Bondi terror attack

By JC Reporter

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Opinion

Adam Louis-Klein

By backing El-Sayed in the midterms, Democrats betrayed the liberal values they claim to defend

Mark Zlochin

NAZA documentary twists IDF safeguards for civilians into a blood libel

David Bennun

The fashionable one-state ruse to destroy the only Jewish state

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Charity

Dustin Hoffman, Gene Simmons and more read letters from Jewish history to raise £750k for charity

Money raised on the night is going to the Sha’ar HaNegev Resilience Centre, a new trauma and mental health centre in Israel

By Jamie Shapiro

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Dustin Hoffman at the Letters, Light and Love LA show (Image: tatsu.cinema)

US Politics

‘The reason we lost is the war,’ admits JD Vance after Republicans’ midterm rout

The vice president said his party needed to ‘change our relationship to Israel’ in the wake of the result

By Hayley Cregor

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US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks during a midterm campaign rally in Weatherford, Texas, on October 29, 2026 (Getty Images)

USA elections

Democrat anti-Israel candidate Abdul el-Sayed wins in Michigan

The new senator previously said: ‘I think it’s time for us to realise that Israel is actually not our friend’

By JC Reporter

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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed speaks during a midterm election night watch party in Detroit, Michigan, on November 04, 2026 (Getty Images)

US Politics

Democrats win control of US Senate in midterms as Trump branded ‘lame duck’

Iran claims US public had voted ‘no to war’

By JC Reporter

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US President Donald Trump speaks at a midterm campaign rally at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida on October 30, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

World News

French court orders Sotheby’s to return Nazi-looted painting to collector’s family after 85 years

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Bob Dylan

‘Knockin’ on heaven’s door’: Bob Dylan has private audience with Pope Leo

By Hayley Cregor

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Genesis Prize

Public vote opens to choose nominees for annual ‘Jewish Nobel’ award the Genesis Prize

By Hayley Cregor

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Germany

Islamist-motivated antisemitic crimes hit record high in Germany

By Hayley Cregor

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dustin hoffman

‘The Graduate’ anti-hero Ben Braddock ‘may be Jewish inside’ said director, Dustin Hoffman reveals

By Hayley Cregor

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José Miguel Villarroya (Image: YouTube/RTVE)

Spain

Outrage after Spanish academic suggests on state TV that Israel had hand in Toledo rail disaster

By JC Reporter

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Clockwise, from top left: An Israeli-Arab woman votes; Ahmad Tibi; Yousef Jabareen; and Mansour Abbas (Images: Getty)

Letter from Jerusalem

Once marginalised minority may now be kingmakers – but what do the Arab parties want?

After Ra’am and the Joint List together claimed a pivotal 19 seats in last week’s election, the question now is what role could they play within or alongside a governing coalition

By Natalie Lisbona

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UK News

Why coming on holiday to Israel can feel like walking on the moon

Breathtaking landscape of the Negev Desert is just one of many attractions waiting for returning visitors to discover

By Jamie Shapiro

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Mitzpe Ramon - the desert town overlooking the majestic Ramon Crater (Image: Israel Ministry of Tourism)

Palestine Action

Palestine Action refuses to apologise for sledgehammer attack against policewoman

The Supreme Court heard that Sergeant Kate Evans was left with a fractured spine during a raid on an arms factory in Bristol

By Jane Prinsley

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Palantir

Palantir set to extend NHS contract despite BDS pressure

‘Sources close to the matter’ say ending the contract with the data giant now would be too disruptive for the health service

By Jamie Shapiro

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People take part in a protest against the US tech company Palantir outside their UK headquarters in central London (Image: Getty Images)

Glasgow

‘Rivers to the Seas’ event handed almost £1 million in Scottish taxpayers’ cash

Outrage over public funding for event that ‘calls for destruction of Jewish state’

By Jamie Shapiro

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Advert for the event at the Tramway arts centre in Glasgow (Image: Arika)

Opinion

As a Muslim, I call out antisemitism in my community

Unless brave Islamic theologians and religious leaders challenge the deep-rooted anti-Jewish bigotry in our midst, the cancer of hatred will spread

By Fiyaz Mughal

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Fiyaz Mughal stands with Stop The Hate (Elliot Franks)

By Liel Leibovitz

Did you hear the one about the pro-Palestine Jewish comic who tried to reason with an antisemite?

Lucas Zelnick’s pleading with the heckler was too grating even for the audience. These days, we no longer crack dumb jokes or engage in dialogue at any cost. These days, we fight back

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By Miranda Levy

When they were giving out the Jewish tech gene, I was offline

Some are People of the iPad. As for me and the rest of us, we are happy to remain the People of the Book

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By The JC Leader

Antisemitic harassment claims by Jewish BBC staff demand independent inquiry

Such a probe would offer the corporation an opportunity to restore the confidence on which its standing depends

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Sponsored

Delta sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP) in modern molecular science

By Zack Ford

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Moving home in North London? Some things are worth doing properly

By Dennis Rogers

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Photo of a young woman working on a landscape project in her backyard.

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Tzedakah shouldn’t stop with us

By Anthony Broza

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Always on hand for advice: UJC chaplains and head office team, 2026-27. Photo by UJC

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Real university starter pack, no £600 kettle required

By Sophie Dunoff

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Life

Finding the joy amid the horror of Theresienstadt

By Jennifer Lipman

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Film

Film review: Rosenthal The Greatest Showman: ‘A quietly gripping real life story’ ★★★★

The Jewish Chronicle has a role to play in this film set in 1970s Germany

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Film

Review: The Soundman ‘There is little that convinces’ ★★★

This film tries to be many things, a historical drama, a love story and a fantastical meditation on the mysteries of sound

By John Nathan

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Review: The Soundman ‘There is little that convinces’ ★★★

Leonard Cohen

Twelve of Leonard Cohen’s best songs

On the tenth anniversary of the artist’s death, David Cohen picks his favourite recordings

By David Cohen

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Leonard Cohen

How Leonard Cohen became the soundtrack to my life

Ten years after his death, David Cohen reflects on the artist he chanced upon as a child, and whose music charted much of his emotional life thereafter

By David Cohen

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Maestro of melancholy: Cohen in the mid 80s and (right) a decade later

JC recipes

Sivan's Moroccan fish balls/ patties (Photo: Sivan's Kitchen)

Fish recipe

Sivan’s Moroccan spiced fish patties/ balls

By Sivan Kobi

Cook time: 1 ½ hrs

Sivan Kobi's sheet pan bourekas (Photo: Sivan's Kitchen)

cheese recipe

Sivan’s sheet pan cheese bourekas

By Sivan Kobi

Cook time: 45 mins

Cake

Sivan’s six ingredient marble chiffon cake

By Sivan Kobi

Cook time: 1hr 20 mins

Vegan pad Thai noodles (Photo: Phil Bekker)

Vegan recipe

Pad Thai noodles with vegan chicken or tofu

By Philippa Kingsley

Cook time: 10 mins

The Jewish Chronicle

France will use Navy to defend Gaza flotillas ‘if necessary’ says left-wing presidential candidate

Observer slammed for ‘sympathetic interview’ with Palestine Action founder

Gadi Eisenkot invited by President Herzog to try and form next government of Israel

Scarlett Johansson reveals ‘existential angst’ over upcoming Batman role

Rob Rinder goes from judge to judged on new series of Taskmaster

Heartbreak as Holocaust survivor dies from injuries sustained in Bondi terror attack

Opinion

By backing El-Sayed in the midterms, Democrats betrayed the liberal values they claim to defend

NAZA documentary twists IDF safeguards for civilians into a blood libel

The fashionable one-state ruse to destroy the only Jewish state

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Dustin Hoffman, Gene Simmons and more read letters from Jewish history to raise £750k for charity

‘The reason we lost is the war,’ admits JD Vance after Republicans’ midterm rout

Democrat anti-Israel candidate Abdul el-Sayed wins in Michigan

Democrats win control of US Senate in midterms as Trump branded ‘lame duck’

World News

French court orders Sotheby’s to return Nazi-looted painting to collector’s family after 85 years

‘Knockin’ on heaven’s door’: Bob Dylan has private audience with Pope Leo

Public vote opens to choose nominees for annual ‘Jewish Nobel’ award the Genesis Prize

Islamist-motivated antisemitic crimes hit record high in Germany

‘The Graduate’ anti-hero Ben Braddock ‘may be Jewish inside’ said director, Dustin Hoffman reveals

Outrage after Spanish academic suggests on state TV that Israel had hand in Toledo rail disaster

Once marginalised minority may now be kingmakers – but what do the Arab parties want?

UK News

Why coming on holiday to Israel can feel like walking on the moon

Palestine Action refuses to apologise for sledgehammer attack against policewoman

Palantir set to extend NHS contract despite BDS pressure

‘Rivers to the Seas’ event handed almost £1 million in Scottish taxpayers’ cash

Opinion

As a Muslim, I call out antisemitism in my community

Did you hear the one about the pro-Palestine Jewish comic who tried to reason with an antisemite?

When they were giving out the Jewish tech gene, I was offline

Antisemitic harassment claims by Jewish BBC staff demand independent inquiry

Sponsored

Delta sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP) in modern molecular science

Moving home in North London? Some things are worth doing properly

Tzedakah shouldn’t stop with us

Real university starter pack, no £600 kettle required

Life

Finding the joy amid the horror of Theresienstadt

Film review: Rosenthal The Greatest Showman: ‘A quietly gripping real life story’ ★★★★

Review: The Soundman ‘There is little that convinces’ ★★★

Twelve of Leonard Cohen’s best songs

How Leonard Cohen became the soundtrack to my life

JC recipes

Sivan’s Moroccan spiced fish patties/ balls

Sivan’s sheet pan cheese bourekas

Sivan’s six ingredient marble chiffon cake

Pad Thai noodles with vegan chicken or tofu