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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee during a meeting in the Oval Office on April 23, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Adidas

Adidas apologises after triggering anti-Israel backlash over advert featuring ex-IDF amputee

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Foreign secretary Ed Miliband (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Israel

Ed Miliband to set out settlement sanctions today in ‘reset’ of Britain’s relations with Israel

UK independent terror reviewer warns of impact on Jewish community ahead of foreign secretary’s announcement

By JC Reporter

3 min read

Green Party

Polanski to face Green rival in bid to contest Starmer’s Westminster seat

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Conductor Michal Oren, 29, is handed her award

Classical Music

Israeli conductors come first and second in top international competition – in Birmingham

By Stephen Pollard

1 min read

John Malkovich attends a screening of 'Wild Horse Nine' at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 03, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel

John Malkovich ‘thrilled’ to return to Israel in new musical satire

By Ella Bloom

1 min read

Opinion

Dov Forman

Last week, Andy Burnham met with the Jewish community – only to throw it under the bus two days later

Stephen Daisley

Ed Mililband’s claim about Israel blocking medicine into Gaza was incendiary – but then it was intended to be

Dominic Green

Twenty-five years after 9/11, did the Islamists or the US win the war on terror?

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Gaza

Huckabee: UK government’s ‘Jew hate’ knows no bounds

The US ambassador to Israel was responding to comments about Gaza made by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who is Jewish

By JC Reporter

2 min read

The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee referred to the West Bank as 'Judea and Samaria' (Photo: Getty)

Athletics

Paralympian Ezra Frech announced for Dancing with the Stars season 35

Frech, who was born without a large part of his left leg, has been paired with season 30 winner Daniella Karagach

By Phoebe Black

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Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach in promo images for 'Dancing with the Stars' season 35 (ABC)

IRGC

US to target BVI banks in bid to ‘asphyxiate’ secretive IRGC financing

The British Overseas Territory has long been a haven for illicit business dealings due to its loose financial declaration requirements

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters as he arrives for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 31, 2026 (Getty Images)

FBI

FBI seizes £560k in breakup of Hamas crypto funding and recruitment ring

The group’s supporters were financing its terrorist activities through encrypted group chats on the social media app Telegram

By Phoebe Black

1 min read

(Illustrative) A cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

World News

Abdullah Jamal Sobhi Nabhan seen in a post on the Khanyounis Stories channel identifying him as a "mujahid" and showing him in uniform (Image: Khanyounis Stories / Telegram)

Belgium

Gaza aid worker whose death sparked Israel-Belgium diplomatic incident suspected of being Hamas fighter

By Mark Wood

2 min read

A painting believed to be Portrait of a Lady inside an expensive Argentinian villa (Image: Robles Casas & Campos)

Holocaust

Argentine couple ordered to return Nazi-looted painting after it was spotted on estate agent’s website

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Film

‘I’m not getting acting jobs because of Zionists,’ claims Susan Sarandon

By Ella Bloom

1 min read

AfD co-chairs Alice Weidel (L) and Tino Chrupalla (R), with AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund (C), celebrate the results of the first exit poll projecting an AfD win in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections at the Messe Trade Fair Halls in Magdeburg, Germany, on September 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

Germany

German Jewish Leader ‘personally horrified’ as far-right AfD scores historic election victory

By Rob Hyde

2 min read

Typically, millions of Israelis pass through Ben Gurion Airport during the peak holiday period (Photo: Flash90)

Terrorism

High Holy Days terror threat update for Jews and Israelis abroad

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Argentina

Argentina threatens sanctions against Israeli and UK firms preparing to drill Falklands oil field

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Lebanon

Israel releases Lebanese detainees in return for help finding remains of murdered Jews

The announcement came as the IDF confirmed a significant strategic gain in the ongoing campaign against Hezbollah

By Melanie Swan

2 min read

European rabbis launch manifesto to combat ‘great wave of violent hatred’ sweeping the Continent Antisemitic incidents in Spain rose 15 per cent last year, new study finds

UK News

Northern Ireland

Londonderry triathlon bans Israeli athletes ‘while Palestinians suffer’

The Israeli Triathlon Association said it was considering legal action over the exclusion of its competitors

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

(Illustrative) A triathlete runs barefoot alongside his bicycle (Getty Images)

Court and Crime

Activist ‘plotted Palestine paint stunt at Boris Johnson wedding venue’

Tim Speers had recorded a voice note pledging to carry out the vandalism on behalf of the now-banned Palestine Action group, a court heard

By JC Reporter

2 min read

Then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses with his wife, Carrie Johnson, in the garden of 10 Downing Street following their wedding at Westminster Cathedral, May 29, 2021, in London, England (Getty Images)

Holocaust Memorial

Spades in the ground for Holocaust Memorial Centre before Burnham leaves Downing Street, pledges Ed Balls

‘This is a statement of intent,’ said the ITV presenter and co-chair of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation at the launch of a new exhibition on what Britain knew about the Shoah at the time

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

Lord Pickles and Ed Balls at the launch of a Holocaust exhibition in parliament (the JC)

Universities

Exeter student received torrent of antisemitic abuse over Holocaust education role, despite not being Jewish

Amberley Thay, a regional ambassador for the Holocaust Educational Trust, claimed other students labelled her a ‘baby killer’ and ‘Mossad agent’ over her campaign work

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Amberley Thay (R) with Holocaust survivor Annick Lever at an HET event (Instagram/AmberleyThay)

Opinion

What would Herzl have thought of Israel and global Jewry today?

He would likely marvel at the ingenuity of the country’s inhabitants, its creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and "unicorn economy” enduring even during times of war and distress – but he would likely also be distraught to see the perpetuation of the Israeli-Arab conflict

By Jonathan Harounoff

4 min read

Theodor Herzl in Basel during Fifth Zionist Congress in December 1901 (Image: Wikipedia)

By Stephen Pollard

How Palestinianism can whitewash racist tropes – even when they are not directed at Jews

While Dame Maureen Lipman is pilloried and needs protection just for defending Israel’s right to live in safety, Miriam Margolyes is still celebrated after using foul epithets to describe a black man on live TV

3 min read

By Ashley Perry

Trump’s economic siege of Iran may serve Israel – but not Netanyahu

The Islamic Republic is isolated, its economy squeezed, its regime denied relief, but not yet defeated. To boost his electoral chances, the prime minister needs a decisive military or diplomatic win

3 min read

By Alex Hearn

Restore Britain activists are coming after me – they’ll need to join the queue, behind the far left

Rupert Lowe denied his party is neo-Nazi and said he detests ethno-nationalism, but prominent supporters have suggested that Jews control the country’s politics and don’t belong here

3 min read

By Zoe Strimpel

The delicious success of the many food influencers standing up for Jewish and Israeli identity

There are wormholes in the antizionist firmament that is the internet in which it is proudly pro-Israel Jews who are adored

4 min read

By Nicholas Lezard

If antizionism can thrive in the most Jewish city on earth outside of Israel, it can thrive everywhere

All it took was someone with a million-watt smile, a way with kids and the will to wear a cycle helmet

3 min read

By Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt

The time for statements is over – Europe must act against antisemitism

A continent that cannot protect its Jews from violence – or confront the causes of that violence – cannot protect its own values. The manifesto we publish today sets out seven practical demands on how to meet this challenge

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By Danya Kay

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Global antisemitism continues to transform online Jewish dating

By JWed

1 min read

Sponsored

Nick Knowles fronts new campaign helping drivers understand their car finance complaint options

By Rhys Hughes

2 min read

Sponsored

As Hearing Care Changes, Independent Expert Advice Matters More Than Ever

By Pindrop Hearing Clinics

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Life

One Night Only review: ‘a tick box of unlikely situations’ ★★

By John Nathan

1 min read

Settee dramas: Lauren Patel and (right) Tamzin Outhwaite (Photo: Ellie Kurtz)

Musical Theatre

Abigail’s Party review: ‘a toe-curlingly compelling watch’ ★★★★

Mike Leigh’s 1977 Bacardi and gin-fuelled party play is a suburban throwback through a snobbish lens

By John Nathan

1 min read

Books

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin review: ‘almost 100 pages too short’

This speculative novel is utterly thrilling. I was devastated to leave the characters when I got to the final page

By Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Natural-born storyteller: Chloe Benjamin

Books

Error 404 review: The barmitzvah boy with no god delusion

Jewish News editor Richard Ferrer’s debut novel is a fresh and funny look at the science versus religion wars

By Jenni Frazer

1 min read

Error 404 review: The barmitzvah boy with no god delusion

Film

The Runner review: Gal Gadot pounds through Jewish London ★★★

The Israeli actor and a string of London locations are the stars of this breathless action thriller

By John Nathan

1 min read

Run ragged: Gal Gadot on the Tube in The Runner

JC recipes

Turkey recipe

Honey glazed stuffed turkey thigh with apple cider jus for Rosh Hashanah

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 1 hour 45 minutes approx

Victoria Prever's salted honey and date ice cream pie (Photo: Inbal Bar-Oz)

Rosh Hashanah recipe

Rosh Hashanah salted honey and date ice cream pie

By Victoria Prever

Cook time: 10 mins + 5+ hours freezing time

Meat recipe

Rosh Hashanah roast beef with pomegranate and red wine

By Silvia Nacamulli

Cook time: 45 minutes (medium); 1 hour (well done) plus 1 hour resting time

Roasted apple cake by the Monday Morning Cooking Club (Photo: Alan Benson)

Rosh Hashanah recipe

Rosh Hashanah roasted apple cake

By Monday Morning Cooking Club

Cook time: 1 hr, 30 mins

The Jewish Chronicle

Huckabee warns UK of backlash against ‘irrational discrimination’ of settlement sanctions

Adidas apologises after triggering anti-Israel backlash over advert featuring ex-IDF amputee

Ed Miliband to set out settlement sanctions today in ‘reset’ of Britain’s relations with Israel

Polanski to face Green rival in bid to contest Starmer’s Westminster seat

Israeli conductors come first and second in top international competition – in Birmingham

John Malkovich ‘thrilled’ to return to Israel in new musical satire

Opinion

Last week, Andy Burnham met with the Jewish community – only to throw it under the bus two days later

Ed Mililband’s claim about Israel blocking medicine into Gaza was incendiary – but then it was intended to be

Twenty-five years after 9/11, did the Islamists or the US win the war on terror?

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Huckabee: UK government’s ‘Jew hate’ knows no bounds

Paralympian Ezra Frech announced for Dancing with the Stars season 35

US to target BVI banks in bid to ‘asphyxiate’ secretive IRGC financing

FBI seizes £560k in breakup of Hamas crypto funding and recruitment ring

World News

Gaza aid worker whose death sparked Israel-Belgium diplomatic incident suspected of being Hamas fighter

Argentine couple ordered to return Nazi-looted painting after it was spotted on estate agent’s website

‘I’m not getting acting jobs because of Zionists,’ claims Susan Sarandon

German Jewish Leader ‘personally horrified’ as far-right AfD scores historic election victory

High Holy Days terror threat update for Jews and Israelis abroad

Argentina threatens sanctions against Israeli and UK firms preparing to drill Falklands oil field

Israel releases Lebanese detainees in return for help finding remains of murdered Jews

UK News

Londonderry triathlon bans Israeli athletes ‘while Palestinians suffer’

Activist ‘plotted Palestine paint stunt at Boris Johnson wedding venue’

Spades in the ground for Holocaust Memorial Centre before Burnham leaves Downing Street, pledges Ed Balls

Exeter student received torrent of antisemitic abuse over Holocaust education role, despite not being Jewish

Opinion

What would Herzl have thought of Israel and global Jewry today?

How Palestinianism can whitewash racist tropes – even when they are not directed at Jews

Trump’s economic siege of Iran may serve Israel – but not Netanyahu

Restore Britain activists are coming after me – they’ll need to join the queue, behind the far left

The delicious success of the many food influencers standing up for Jewish and Israeli identity

If antizionism can thrive in the most Jewish city on earth outside of Israel, it can thrive everywhere

The time for statements is over – Europe must act against antisemitism

Sponsored

Celebrating tradition, beauty and togetherness

Global antisemitism continues to transform online Jewish dating

Nick Knowles fronts new campaign helping drivers understand their car finance complaint options

As Hearing Care Changes, Independent Expert Advice Matters More Than Ever

Life

One Night Only review: ‘a tick box of unlikely situations’ ★★

Abigail’s Party review: ‘a toe-curlingly compelling watch’ ★★★★

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin review: ‘almost 100 pages too short’

Error 404 review: The barmitzvah boy with no god delusion

The Runner review: Gal Gadot pounds through Jewish London ★★★

JC recipes

Honey glazed stuffed turkey thigh with apple cider jus for Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah salted honey and date ice cream pie

Rosh Hashanah roast beef with pomegranate and red wine

Rosh Hashanah roasted apple cake