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buff.lyIsraelis want security as they head to the polls. The question is: who will deliver it? - The Jewish ChronicleIsraelis are divided over whether three years of war are an argument for Netanyahu or for change

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Israelis want security as they head to the polls. The question is: who will deliver it?

buff.lySchool report: we need to set benchmarks for Jewish knowledge - The Jewish ChronicleOffering a broader curriculum and encouraging GCSE projects can also strengthen Jewish studies

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School report: we need to set benchmarks for Jewish knowledge

buff.lyIsrael elections 2026 live: Two million votes cast as early turnout breaks records - The Jewish ChronicleFollow the JC for the latest updates, analysis, and results

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Israel elections 2026 live: Two million votes cast as early turnout breaks records

buff.lyThree parties file complaints with Israeli election authorities over alleged ballot tampering - The Jewish ChronicleYashar, which is leading the polls, alleged a ‘systematic attempt’ to interfere with its voting slips

Three parties file complaints with Israeli election authorities over alleged ballot tampering

buff.lyTwo UK nationals charged over RAF Fairford ‘plot to aid Iran’ - The Jewish ChronicleThe men will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later today

Two UK nationals charged over RAF Fairford ‘plot to aid Iran’

buff.lyHow did eco-idealists of the 70s descend into Israel-hating Greens of today? - The Jewish ChronicleMovement founded half a century ago by environmentalists seems to have betrayed core mission

How did eco-idealists of the 70s descend into Israel-hating Greens of today?

buff.lyNetherlands backs out of Eurovision in apparent U-turn over Israel - The Jewish ChronicleThe country had previously withdrawn from the contest, but then rejoined before pulling out once more, citing ‘sensitivities’ around the event

Netherlands backs out of Eurovision in apparent U-turn over Israel

buff.lyEarly turnout the highest since 1981 as Israeli election voting begins - The Jewish ChronicleFar-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has claimed that the surge is located in Arab communites and ‘legt-wing strongholds’

Early turnout the highest since 1981 as Israeli election voting begins

buff.lyAre Israel-Arabs voting to shake off oppression and apartheid? No: cost of living and crime are their main concerns, they tell JC - The Jewish ChroniclePre-election JC street poll in mixed southern Tel Aviv neighbourhood debunk widespread assumptions about Israeli-Arab voters’ views

Are Israel-Arabs voting to shake off oppression and apartheid? No: cost of living and crime are their main concerns, they tell JC

Are Israel-Arabs voting to shake off oppression and apartheid? No: cost of living and crime are their main concerns, they tell JC

buff.lyIsraelis go to the polls for first election since October 7 attacks - The Jewish ChronicleMore than seven million people are eligible to vote and tens of thousands have returned home from overseas to have their say

Israelis go to the polls for first election since October 7 attacks

buff.lyGreens are no longer a party of peace after ‘Zionism is racism’ motion - The Jewish ChronicleLone Green Councillor in Barnet said the quiet part out loud last week in supporting the dismantling of the State of Israel

Greens are no longer a party of peace after ‘Zionism is racism’ motion

buff.lyHe’s passed the final frontier: Walter Koenig who played Chekov in Star Trek dies at 90 - The Jewish ChronicleJewish actor’s Russian navigator was mainstay of the original series and seven feature films

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He’s passed the final frontier: Walter Koenig who played Chekov in Star Trek dies at 90

buff.ly‘Just vote against Bibi,’ Garry Kasparov urges Russian-Israelis ahead of Knesset election - The Jewish ChronicleThe former chess world champion suggested that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s ouster could help Ukraine and weaken the Putin regime in Moscow

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‘Just vote against Bibi,’ Garry Kasparov urges Russian-Israelis ahead of Knesset election

buff.ly‘100 Orthodox families fleeing New York for new Florida Jewish community’ as antisemitism surges - The Jewish ChronicleThe 550-acre development in the Sunshine State has a kosher supermarket, shul, and a yeshiva

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‘100 Orthodox families fleeing New York for new Florida Jewish community’ as antisemitism surges

buff.lyFinal polls before 2026 Israeli elections predict coalition deadlock - The Jewish ChronicleGaid Eisenkot retains a comfortable cushion over incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but neither bloc looks set to gain enough seats to form a majority government

Final polls before 2026 Israeli elections predict coalition deadlock

buff.lyLSJS names Elaine Robinson as its new chief executive - The Jewish ChronicleThe principal of Singapore’s Jewish school will return to the UK to take up her new role next autumn

LSJS names Elaine Robinson as its new chief executive

buff.lyDoctors meet to discuss life, death and everything in between - The Jewish ChronicleThe second Jewish Doctors Conference aimed to improve care for Jewish patients

Doctors meet to discuss life, death and everything in between

buff.lyMarvel producers checked I wasn’t offended to be offered role as devil-like villain, reveals Sacha Baron Cohen - The Jewish ChronicleThe Ali G creator guest-starred as Mephisto in the TV miniseries Ironheart last year

Marvel producers checked I wasn’t offended to be offered role as devil-like villain, reveals Sacha Baron Cohen

buff.ly‘I don’t believe in voting blue no matter who’: Michigan’s Jewish Democrats waver over el-Sayed - The Jewish ChronicleThe party’s candidate has a chance to become the first-ever Muslim US Senator, but his views on Israel have alienated part of its traditional base

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‘I don’t believe in voting blue no matter who’: Michigan’s Jewish Democrats waver over el-Sayed

buff.lyPro-Democrat campaign ad claims US gives Israel money ‘to kill Palestinians’ - The Jewish ChronicleThe clip, produced by an organisation linked to prominent leftist figures, suggests that the Gaza War is the reason for price increases in American shops

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Pro-Democrat campaign ad claims US gives Israel money ‘to kill Palestinians’

buff.ly‘We reject all forms of religious hatred and discrimination’, Pope tells Jewish delegation - The Jewish ChronicleThe pontiff reiterated the Church’s commitment to ‘fight antisemitism’ during a visit to the Vatican by the American Jewish Committee

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‘We reject all forms of religious hatred and discrimination’, Pope tells Jewish delegation

buff.lyWill any Jews be watching this? Why the dilemma over Nobody Wants This is deeper than you think - The Jewish ChronicleOnce again, something that should have been light and fun has become deeply problematic for proud, Zionist Jews

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Will any Jews be watching this? Why the dilemma over Nobody Wants This is deeper than you think

buff.lyPro-Hamas academic accused of masterminding Milan riots is arrested - The Jewish ChronicleItalian-Moroccan dual citizen Youssef Siher justified the October 7 massacres in a 2024 essay

Pro-Hamas academic accused of masterminding Milan riots is arrested

buff.lyJonathan Powell’s flawed approach to Israel is more dangerous than his wife’s views - The Jewish ChronicleSarah Helm’s posts have sparked outrage, but UK national security adviser’s belief that Northern Ireland lessons apply to Middle East is of greater concern

Jonathan Powell’s flawed approach to Israel is more dangerous than his wife’s views

buff.lyBBC is biased against Israel and has been taken over by a ‘radical generation’, says former Panorama producer - The Jewish ChronicleReferring to the corporation’s coverage of Gaza, Phil Craig said ‘all the mistakes in this particular war seem to be in the same direction’

BBC is biased against Israel and has been taken over by a ‘radical generation’, says former Panorama producer

buff.lyMan stormed into Jewish wedding on ‘hate spree’, court told - The Jewish ChronicleJoseph Nixon was found guilty of racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment after the incident at Liverpool’s historic Adelphi Hotel

Man stormed into Jewish wedding on ‘hate spree’, court told

buff.lyOscar winner Lucie Kon received £400k payout from BBC after racial discrimination tribunal threat - The Jewish Chronicle‘The BBC broke me,” said the acclaimed documentary producer

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Oscar winner Lucie Kon received £400k payout from BBC after racial discrimination tribunal threat

buff.lyHow to boost your mental health? Latkes, gardening and collage - The Jewish ChronicleAn event in Manchester put the emphasis on hands-on activities to support mental health

How to boost your mental health? Latkes, gardening and collage

buff.lyBen-Gvir and Smotrich have done ‘enormous reputational damage’ to Israel, says billionaire Bill Ackman ahead of Knesset election - The Jewish ChronicleThe prominent investor and outspoken pro-Israel advocate has called for the two far-right leaders to be excluded from the next coalition government

Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have done ‘enormous reputational damage’ to Israel, says billionaire Bill Ackman ahead of Knesset election

buff.lyNobel Prize winner Claude Cohen-Tannoudji dies aged 93 - The Jewish ChronicleFrench government minister Philippe Baptiste says the Jewish physicist’s ‘legacy will continue to inspire generations of researchers’

Nobel Prize winner Claude Cohen-Tannoudji dies aged 93

buff.lyAnti-Israel president Lula records upset victory in Brazilian election - The Jewish ChronicleThe race between the veteran leftist and Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of his predecessor, was tight enough to force a second vote, but ultimately bucked the trend of Latin America’s rightward shift

Anti-Israel president Lula records upset victory in Brazilian election

buff.lyEcstasy and magic mushrooms to be trialled in Israel as treatments for PTSD - The Jewish ChronicleIsrael has been faced with soaring demand for mental health services since October 7

Ecstasy and magic mushrooms to be trialled in Israel as treatments for PTSD

buff.ly‘They took a diamond from us, my strength, my soul,’ says heartbroken father of IDF soldier killed at checkpoint - The Jewish ChronicleFunerals were held on Sunday for Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, and Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, who were killed near Hebron on Friday

‘They took a diamond from us, my strength, my soul,’ says heartbroken father of IDF soldier killed at checkpoint

buff.lyVolunteers work together in the park for 2026’s first Mitzvah Day event - The Jewish ChronicleThe Joy of Giving Back is the theme of the event this year

Volunteers work together in the park for 2026’s first Mitzvah Day event

buff.lyMemory of fallen soldiers must never be exploited for cynical election slogans - The Jewish ChronicleLaw must ensure political campaigns can use names and images of the dead only with consent of bereaved families

Memory of fallen soldiers must never be exploited for cynical election slogans

buff.lyBoard of Deputies votes to declare Greens a ‘racist party’ - The Jewish ChronicleAt Sunday’s monthly plenary, called on other parties to shun alliances with the Greens following their ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

Board of Deputies votes to declare Greens a ‘racist party’

buff.lyBBC accused of giving Green activist ‘free rein’ to ‘launch disgusting attack’ on Jewish guest - The Jewish ChronicleDr Ashok Kumar later said that ‘Zionism will join apartheid and Jim Crow in the ugly dustbin of history’

BBC accused of giving Green activist ‘free rein’ to ‘launch disgusting attack’ on Jewish guest

buff.lyBank of Israel rejects Netanyahu’s claim crypto could help evade financial sanctions - The Jewish ChronicleThe prime minister told Israelis to prepare for the economic impact of potential international measures against Jerusalem

Bank of Israel rejects Netanyahu’s claim crypto could help evade financial sanctions

buff.lySuspect arrested over blaze that ‘destroyed’ Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest - The Jewish ChronicleThe Nazi leader’s mountain retreat in Bavaria had survived the Second World War and was being used as a restaurant

Suspect arrested over blaze that ‘destroyed’ Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest

buff.lyThe AI librarian that can help with our Jewish learning - The Jewish ChronicleSefaria’s new online tool can guide us to the sources we need

The AI librarian that can help with our Jewish learning

buff.lyUK sanctions handed Netanyahu electoral boost, new polling shows - The Jewish ChronicleIsraelis also showed more support for the settlement project and attached less importance to maintaining good relations with the UK and Europe

UK sanctions handed Netanyahu electoral boost, new polling shows

buff.lyInside Israel, I see how little haters worldwide understand this election - The Jewish ChronicleBenjamin Netanyahu’s future is at stake – but the issues for voters in a nation recovering from trauma are far removed from luxury beliefs of critics living safely abroad

Inside Israel, I see how little haters worldwide understand this election

buff.lyHow Jewish clubs helped put Sunday football on the FA map - The Jewish ChronicleJews who could not play on Shabbat – together with non-Jews who did not have time on any other day – forced FA to recognise Sunday football

How Jewish clubs helped put Sunday football on the FA map

buff.lyThe slaughter debate has lost its sense of proportion - The Jewish ChronicleIs the real objection to shechita not to the treatment of the animal on four legs but to the person on two?

The slaughter debate has lost its sense of proportion

buff.ly‘I wasn’t terribly excited by his writing when I was young’: Paweł Pawlikowski on his new film about Thomas Mann - The Jewish ChronicleHanns Zischler and Sandra Hüller play the great writer and his daughter in Fatherland, the Polish-Jewish film-maker’s portrait of postwar Germany

‘I wasn’t terribly excited by his writing when I was young’: Paweł Pawlikowski on his new film about Thomas Mann

How Jewish clubs helped put Sunday football on the FA map

buff.lyExclusive: Peers back calls for greater Charity Commission powers to counter IRGC influence - The Jewish ChronicleKasra Aarabi, director of IRGC research at United Against Nuclear Iran, said the regime is using British charities to ‘come through the back door’

Exclusive: Peers back calls for greater Charity Commission powers to counter IRGC influence

buff.lyMen deny arson attack on synagogue - The Jewish ChronicleDominic Charles-Turner and Moses Edwards are accused of setting fire to East London Synagogue in Nelson Street, Whitechapel

Men deny arson attack on synagogue