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Israel

Border police at Luton Airport accused of ‘racial profiling’ after singling out Tel Aviv passengers with bag search

By Nicole Lampert

3 min read

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson’s in the pink on the red carpet

By Max Salt

1 min read

Andy Burnham

Burnham backs Miliband and says Labour will be ‘principled’ in pursuing a two-state solution

The prime minister included a mention of the Middle East conflict in his keynote speech

By Lorin Bell-Cross and Jane Prinsley

4 min read

The Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy spoke out against the blood-dripping Magen David poster displayed outside Labour conference

Jewish Labour Movement

Lisa Nandy condemns blood-dripping Star of David outside Labour conference

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

Jodie Lancet-Grant (Photo: Ellie Kurtzz)

National Grandparents Day

‘My grandma worked on a cosmetics counter and knew every drag queen in Brighton’

By Angela Kiverstein

2 min read

London

Golders Green-Stamford Hill bus rerouted after £2.6 million loss

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

Opinion

The JC Leader

Miliband’s dangerous anti-Israel rhetoric

Jonathan Sacerdoti

Britain’s upside-down approach to Islamism, Iran, and Israel is putting us all in danger

Dominic Green

Case of fake Palestinian is perfect example of middle class need to perform as an ‘oppressed minority’

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Marco Rubio

RAF Fairford suspected terror plot involved ‘a foreign actor’, claims Marco Rubio

Five suspects, all British nationals in their 20s, have been released on bail

By JC Reporter

3 min read

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a multilateral meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council during the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York City on September 22, 2026 (Getty Images)

Terrorism

More than a quarter of Muslim Americans think ‘Israel or Zionists’ were behind 9/11, new study finds

Only 23 per cent attributed the attack to al-Qaeda, compared to 62 per cent of the general population

By Max Salt

1 min read

New York

Susan Sarandon arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

The actress was one of 103 protesters to be taken into custody as the Israeli PM addressed the UN General Assembly

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

Actor Susan Sarandon being arrested at pro-Palestine protest in New York City (Image: X/ WearThePeace)

USA

White Jewish pro-Gaza activist ‘with settler family’ admits pretending to be black and Palestinian

Hannah Gann confessed to lying about her identity ‘for years’ before revealing she is, in fact, a ‘white woman of significant privilege and wealth’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

World News

US President Trump addresses the UN General Assembly in New York City on September 22, 2026 (Getty Images)

United Nations

Record number of states boycott UN event for 25th anniversary of ‘antisemitic’ Durban conference

By Rebecca Szlechter

2 min read

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu visits a restaurant in the northern Israeli city of Safed on September 9, 2026 (Flash90)

Benjamin Netanyahu

‘There are signs our enemies will try to attack Israel before elections’, Netanyahu warns

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Jane Haining (Council of Christians and Jews)

Holocaust

Scottish parliament honours Christian matron who died at Auschwitz after refusing to abandon Jewish schoolgirls

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

Israel

How Israel assassinated the Hezbollah operative who uncovered the pager plot before it could be foiled

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

Billy Joel

Billy Joel to auction off more than 70 of his motorbikes

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Armed police maintain road blocks and security checks around RAF Fairford on September 28, 2026 (Photo by Getty Images)

IRGC

‘Britain is wetting itself’ after suspected bomb plot, say IRGC supporters

By Ali Hamedani

2 min read

Holocaust

German town bans new Holocaust memorial stones

The International Auschwitz Committee called the decision “despicable”

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

UK News

Gaza

Gaza migrant who called for Jews to be killed is traced to HMO in Corby – and he now says does not back Hamas

Local MP Lee Barron said he was ‘appalled’ to learn of Abu Wadee’s presence in the town and called for his deportation

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

The Northants Telegraph visits Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, also known as Abu Wadee, in his home in Corby, Northamptonshire, September 28, 2026 (Credit: The Northants Telegraph)

King Solomon High School

The stark truth behind plans to close King Solomon High School

Redbridge Jewry has shrunk by more than a half in two decades

By Simon Rocker

4 min read

Happier days; students at King Solomon High School packing hamantaschen for Purim in 2024

arms sales

Exclusive: Britain widens Israel arms ban to 80 export licences

Government almost trebles number of restrictions on supply of items that could be used by IDF in Gaza

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

Israel's F-35 Lightning II fighter jet performs during the graduation ceremony of Israeli Air Force pilots at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern city of Beer Sheva, on June 29, 2023. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Green Party

Zack Polanski’s podcast earns thousands from Google despite Green support for BDS

A podcast spokesperson said they had to work within existing social media platforms in order to reach audiences

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Green Party leader Zack Polanski brings his weekly podcast ‘Bold Politics’ to the Green Party conference in Bournemouth, October 4, 2025 (Credit: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Opinion

Germany’s academic centre for the denial of antisemitism

The institute at the Technical University of Berlin, tasked with studying Jew-hatred, has systematically ignored or relativised its manifestations within the Muslim community and on the left

By Philipp Peyman Engel

4 min read

Main Building of the TU Berlin (Image: Wikipedia)

By Jake Wallis Simons

The West joins the UN’s anti-Israel hate fest

The grotesque lies, hyperbole and blood libels directed against the Jewish state that were once the preserve of despotic regimes have entered the European mainstream

4 min read

By Nicholas Lezard

What Frederick Forsyth grasped about antisemitism and Israel

Re-reading The Odessa File, I was struck by his deep hatred of Nazism and support for the Jewish state

3 min read

By Philipp Peyman Engel

The anti-Israel far-left takes Berlin – with Hamas sympathisers in tow

Voters in Germany’s capital have handed a resounding victory to Die Linke, a party dogged by extremism, accusations of antisemitism and troubling links to terror supporters

3 min read

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A dream wedding on the French Riviera: Fairmont Monte Carlo

By Fairmont Monte Carlo

2 min read

Thw Western Wall, photo by iTravel Dana Freidlander

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Why would we holiday anywhere else?

By Michael Ben-Baruch

4 min read

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Negotiating the way through new homes sales and lettings

By Nick Staton

2 min read

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Sitting comfortably? A Natuzzi surprise

By Martin Benjamin

2 min read

Life

Heart of the Beast review: ‘Brad Pitt stays in his comfort zone’ ★★

By John Nathan

2 min read

Finn Azaz runs with the ball during the Sky Bet Championship match between Birmingham City and Southampton on September 01, 2026 (Getty Images)

Football

Irish-Israeli footballer ‘considering retirement’ amid row over Nations League match

Finn Azaz reportedly made an ‘impassioned speech’ during a team meeting before the fixture, but did not play due to fitness concerns

By Hayley Cregor

1 min read

Football

Irish players’ hostility ‘stems from ignorance,’ claims Israeli goalkeeper

Daniel Peretz also apologised to fans for his side’s ‘embarrassing’ performance, which saw them beaten 3-0 in a politically charged match

By Hayley Cregor

2 min read

Daniel Peretz during the Championship play-off semi-final second leg between Southampton and Middlesbrough on May 9, 2026 (Getty Images)

Football

Irish team wore black armbands and snubbed pre-match handshake for Israel fixture

The two teams met in the first round of the Uefa Nations League in a match blighted by political tension both before and after the whistle

By Hayley Cregor

3 min read

Israel's captain, Manor Solomon, and Irish defender Jake O'Brien Adam clash during the Uefa Nations League group match between Israel and the Republic of Ireland in Debrecen, Hungary, on September 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

campus antisemitism

Meet the warriors fighting antisemitism in Britain’s universities

It is open season on Jews on campus and sometimes in the lecture hall, but the community is striving to hold back the hurricane of hate

By Nicole Lampert

8 min read

Logging it: (left to right) David Hirsh; Anthony Julius; Brad Plitz; Raphi Leon

JC recipes

Sukkot recipe

Apple and date crumble bars

By Denise Phillips

Cook time: 50 mins

Cake

Ricotta, walnut and berry olive oil cake

By Sue Quinn

Cook time: 1¼ hrs

Dessert recipe

Honey and thyme-roasted apricot knafeh

By Sarah Mann-Yeager

Cook time: 1 hr – 1 hr 20 mins

Sophia Baruch's Iraqi red rice with chicken (Photo: Giora Hirsch)

Break Fast meal

Timmen ahmar plao b’gig: Iraqi red rice with chicken

By Sophia Baruch

Cook time: 25 mins

The Jewish Chronicle

Border police at Luton Airport accused of ‘racial profiling’ after singling out Tel Aviv passengers with bag search

Scarlett Johansson’s in the pink on the red carpet

Burnham backs Miliband and says Labour will be ‘principled’ in pursuing a two-state solution

Lisa Nandy condemns blood-dripping Star of David outside Labour conference

‘My grandma worked on a cosmetics counter and knew every drag queen in Brighton’

Golders Green-Stamford Hill bus rerouted after £2.6 million loss

Opinion

Miliband’s dangerous anti-Israel rhetoric

Britain’s upside-down approach to Islamism, Iran, and Israel is putting us all in danger

Case of fake Palestinian is perfect example of middle class need to perform as an ‘oppressed minority’

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Latest US news

RAF Fairford suspected terror plot involved ‘a foreign actor’, claims Marco Rubio

More than a quarter of Muslim Americans think ‘Israel or Zionists’ were behind 9/11, new study finds

Susan Sarandon arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York

White Jewish pro-Gaza activist ‘with settler family’ admits pretending to be black and Palestinian

World News

Record number of states boycott UN event for 25th anniversary of ‘antisemitic’ Durban conference

‘There are signs our enemies will try to attack Israel before elections’, Netanyahu warns

Scottish parliament honours Christian matron who died at Auschwitz after refusing to abandon Jewish schoolgirls

How Israel assassinated the Hezbollah operative who uncovered the pager plot before it could be foiled

Billy Joel to auction off more than 70 of his motorbikes

‘Britain is wetting itself’ after suspected bomb plot, say IRGC supporters

German town bans new Holocaust memorial stones

UK News

Gaza migrant who called for Jews to be killed is traced to HMO in Corby – and he now says does not back Hamas

The stark truth behind plans to close King Solomon High School

Exclusive: Britain widens Israel arms ban to 80 export licences

Zack Polanski’s podcast earns thousands from Google despite Green support for BDS

Opinion

Germany’s academic centre for the denial of antisemitism

The West joins the UN’s anti-Israel hate fest

What Frederick Forsyth grasped about antisemitism and Israel

The anti-Israel far-left takes Berlin – with Hamas sympathisers in tow

Sponsored

A dream wedding on the French Riviera: Fairmont Monte Carlo

Why would we holiday anywhere else?

Negotiating the way through new homes sales and lettings

Sitting comfortably? A Natuzzi surprise

Life

Heart of the Beast review: ‘Brad Pitt stays in his comfort zone’ ★★

Irish-Israeli footballer ‘considering retirement’ amid row over Nations League match

Irish players’ hostility ‘stems from ignorance,’ claims Israeli goalkeeper

Irish team wore black armbands and snubbed pre-match handshake for Israel fixture

Meet the warriors fighting antisemitism in Britain’s universities

JC recipes

Apple and date crumble bars

Ricotta, walnut and berry olive oil cake

Honey and thyme-roasted apricot knafeh

Timmen ahmar plao b’gig: Iraqi red rice with chicken