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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband (Image: Leon Neal/PA Wire)

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Countdown

Pini Stimler, the Countdown kingpin from Hendon

By Ben Conway

4 min read

Dr Shirin Saeidi during a lecture at the University of Arkansas department of political science, February 7, 2019 (YouTube)

Cambridge University

Cambridge investigates claims Iran dissidents were misquoted in doctorate that ‘whitewashes’ the regime

Shirin Saeidi was awarded a PhD and hired as a professor in the US but was sacked for anti-Israel posts

By Jane Prinsley

7 min read

Israel Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon addresses the Security Council in New York on February 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

Settlements

West Bank settlements ‘not going anywhere,’ Israeli envoy tells UN

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

A menorah is lit as people participate in a candlelight vigil at Bondi Pavilion at Bondi Beach on December 16, 2025 (Photo by Audrey Richardson/Getty Images)

Bondi Beach terror attack

Police take more than 800 witness statements in Bondi shooting investigation

By JC Reporter

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Work Avenue

Young Jewish jobseekers on what it takes to stand out in the toughest job market in decades

By JC Reporter

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s SpaceX considering a multi-billion-dollar buyout of Israeli AI startup

The new firm was originally believed to be in talks with tech giant Nvidia, before another major international player reportedly swept in

By Lianne Kolirin

1 min read

Elon Musk during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 (Getty Images)

Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani accused of excluding prominent rabbis from Jewish community roundtable

One rabbi called the New York mayor’s decision not to invite the New York Board of Rabbis ‘classic Mamdani’

By Rikki Zagelbaum

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on Universal Child Care at Bedrock Preschool in the Bronx on August 4, 2026 (Getty Images)

Universities

‘Zionist Jews are welcome’ declares US liberal arts college while settling antisemitism lawsuit

The plaintiffs had alleged that professors had used antizionism as a ‘cover for hating Jews’

By Aaron Bandler

2 min read

President of Haverford College Wendy Raymond testifies during a hearing before the House Education and Workforce Committee in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2025 (Getty Images)

Donald Trump

Trump kept Kabbalah text ‘close to his heart for protection,’ claims ex-wife

Marla Maples also recounted how she began spontaneously reciting the Shema during a life-threatening emergency in Nigeria

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

US actress Marla Maples at the Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

World news

Jacob Elordi (L) and Scarlett Johansson (R) (Getty Images)

Film

Jacob Elordi ‘in talks’ to star opposite Scarlett Johansson in Jewish director’s A24 thriller

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Syria

US brokers deal for atomic agency to remove ‘dirty bomb’ material from secret site in Syria

By JC Reporter

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Colombia

Israel offers to send ‘all possible assistance’ to Colombia as earthquake leaves 130 dead

By Lianne Kolirin

1 min read

The Douglas family (Yonit Schiller, Oz Schechter, Jerusalem News Syndicate)

Aliyah

Joy as Emilia, 6, becomes 100,000th person to make aliyah through Nefesh B’Nefesh

By Gabrielle Apfel

2 min read

Canada

Toronto police make two more arrests for ‘antisemitic signs’ at March protest

By JC Reporter

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Israel

Israel will reject roadmap plan for IDF to withdraw from Gaza until Hamas disarms says Benjamin Netanyahu

By JC Reporter

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Gaza

Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen (Getty Images)

Israel opposes Gaza peace plan ‘in its current form,’ says energy minister

Hamas said it is willing to move forward with second stage of the US-brokered framework, calling on Washington to exert pressure on Jerusalem.

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Uganda approves troop deployment to Gaza as part of ‘stabilisation force’United Hatzalah’s first therapy dog dies after 11 years of service

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Media

Jewish-American media mogul snaps up ten London West End theatres as part of estimated £4.5bn deal

Ari Emanuel is the brother of Rahm, Obama’s former chief of staff, and from a proud Jewish family

By JC Reporter

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US fashion designer Sarah Staudinger and US talent agent Ari Emanuel in Venice on June 27, 2025 (Photo by STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Ed Miliband

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband meets with Jewish leaders

Board and Jewish Leadership Council raise “concerns” over foreign policy

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

The meeting between Ed Miliband and Jewish leaders (Image: Board of Deputies)

JNF UK

Former hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen performs deeply moving concert of songs conceived in Gaza

The concert was broadcasted to an audience in London, live from Kibbutz Nir Oz

By Ben Conway

4 min read

Dekel-Chen singing on the live broadcast (photo: Ben Conway)

Courts

Stalker who sent antisemitic abuse and Holocaust references to judge detained in hospital

Court heard that Richard Kendal suffers from psychosis and harbours ‘deep suspicions of a judicial conspiracy’

By JC Reporter

4 min read

Exterior view of Kingston Crown Court (Getty Images)

Opinion

David Miller’s win is not our loss – it is the law protecting even repugnant beliefs

Saying Israel should not exist is legal – advocating or using violence to make that happen is not. The tribunal drew that distinction clearly; the question is whether those charged with enforcing it will respect that boundary rather than quietly redraw it

By Gill Levy

3 min read

Former University of Bristol academic David Miller (Image: YouTube)

By Yaakov Katz

Most in the West will not get it, but Netanyahu’s rejection of the Trump plan is nothing to do with left or right

After October 7, the gap between the prime minister and his two main rivals, Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett, on Hamas is far narrower than many imagine. The real question is whether they would stand up to a US president when necessary

5 min read

By Joe Mintz

Ethical debates should be wary of straying into politics

British history discourages clerics from pronouncing on political rights and wrongs

4 min read

By Stephen Pollard

This weekend’s pro-Iran march underlines how we have chosen to lose the fight against extremists

We have imported Islamists and made their lives here as comfortable as possible. Not only have we failed to legislate against the threat; under the guise of human rights, we have passed laws that make confronting it harder

3 min read

By Jonathan Harounoff

Kemi Badenoch made a serious misjudgement – but she remains one of British Jews’ strongest allies

She has stood with the community when it was neither fashionable nor politically expedient, because she believes it is the right thing to do. One bad call does not undo that record

3 min read

By Charlotte Henry

Harley Quinn – DC Comics’ chaotic, sexy and proudly Jewish hellraiser

Strange as it sounds, the Batman villain turned antihero may actually have something to teach us about surviving difficult situations – with just the right amount of unhinged swagger

3 min read

By Jake Wallis Simons

The Jews will survive the West’s betrayal – the real question is, will the West?

Could the civilisation that gave the world the industrial revolution, modern medicine, the Enlightenment, liberal democracy, Beethoven, Brahms and the Beatles, really be contemplating terminal decline?

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Sponsored

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

By Rhys Hughes

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

By Pindrop Hearing Clinics

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Designs on your summer décor

By Gina Benjamin

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Bringing out the barbecue? Try Sharon Lurie’s best braai

By Sharon Lurie

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Life

Trainspotting the Musical: an unnecessary trip down memory lane ★★★

By John Nathan

2 min read

Boy George

Boy George: I’ll sack bandmates who refuse to play pro-Israel song

The Culture Club frontman also defended the use of AI in creating the track, saying human musicians would have ‘gotten in his way’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

Football

Israeli winger Manor Solomon poised for £7m Spurs-West Ham leap

Solomon has played for Tottenham since 2023, after being evacuated from Ukraine the year before while signed to Shakhtar Donetsk

By JC Reporter

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Manor Solomon acknowledges fans after the Sydney Super Cup match between Sydney FC and Tottenham Hotspur at the Allianz Stadium, Sydney, on July 29, 2026 (Getty Images)

Kabbalah

The long history of Jewish psychics, palm-readers and mystics

A new exhibition in New York explores centuries of Jewish engagement with the occult – even though our biblical texts strictly forbid the practice

By Michele Goldsmith

7 min read

I can see a long road with a fork: Der Treyfer new year postcard created by Khayem Goldberg, in Warsaw, in 1910

October 7

October 7 drama ‘Our Loves’ set for Toronto Film Festival despite boycott demands

The recognition comes after a controversy around an honour for a similar film at last year’s festival

By Gabrielle Apfel

1 min read

Still image from the upcoming October 7 drama 'Our Loves' directed by Avi Nesher (YouTube/UnitedKingFilms)

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

By Jake Cohen

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

Miliband demands settler violence crackdown in first call with Israeli foreign minister

Pini Stimler, the Countdown kingpin from Hendon

Cambridge investigates claims Iran dissidents were misquoted in doctorate that ‘whitewashes’ the regime

West Bank settlements ‘not going anywhere,’ Israeli envoy tells UN

Police take more than 800 witness statements in Bondi shooting investigation

Young Jewish jobseekers on what it takes to stand out in the toughest job market in decades

Opinion

Zoë Garbett has much to learn from Haifa’s first Jewish mayor

Help! I’m a post-menopausal phone addict

Beware the parental minefield on results day

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX considering a multi-billion-dollar buyout of Israeli AI startup

Mamdani accused of excluding prominent rabbis from Jewish community roundtable

‘Zionist Jews are welcome’ declares US liberal arts college while settling antisemitism lawsuit

Trump kept Kabbalah text ‘close to his heart for protection,’ claims ex-wife

World news

Jacob Elordi ‘in talks’ to star opposite Scarlett Johansson in Jewish director’s A24 thriller

US brokers deal for atomic agency to remove ‘dirty bomb’ material from secret site in Syria

Israel offers to send ‘all possible assistance’ to Colombia as earthquake leaves 130 dead

Joy as Emilia, 6, becomes 100,000th person to make aliyah through Nefesh B’Nefesh

Toronto police make two more arrests for ‘antisemitic signs’ at March protest

Israel will reject roadmap plan for IDF to withdraw from Gaza until Hamas disarms says Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel opposes Gaza peace plan ‘in its current form,’ says energy minister

UK News

Jewish-American media mogul snaps up ten London West End theatres as part of estimated £4.5bn deal

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband meets with Jewish leaders

Former hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen performs deeply moving concert of songs conceived in Gaza

Stalker who sent antisemitic abuse and Holocaust references to judge detained in hospital

Opinion

David Miller’s win is not our loss – it is the law protecting even repugnant beliefs

Most in the West will not get it, but Netanyahu’s rejection of the Trump plan is nothing to do with left or right

Ethical debates should be wary of straying into politics

This weekend’s pro-Iran march underlines how we have chosen to lose the fight against extremists

Kemi Badenoch made a serious misjudgement – but she remains one of British Jews’ strongest allies

Harley Quinn – DC Comics’ chaotic, sexy and proudly Jewish hellraiser

The Jews will survive the West’s betrayal – the real question is, will the West?

Sponsored

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

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

Designs on your summer décor

Bringing out the barbecue? Try Sharon Lurie’s best braai

Life

Trainspotting the Musical: an unnecessary trip down memory lane ★★★

Boy George: I’ll sack bandmates who refuse to play pro-Israel song

Israeli winger Manor Solomon poised for £7m Spurs-West Ham leap

The long history of Jewish psychics, palm-readers and mystics

October 7 drama ‘Our Loves’ set for Toronto Film Festival despite boycott demands

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