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Jane Prinsley

Jane Prinsley

Jane Prinsley is the Investigations Correspondent at the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach her at jprinsley@thejc.com

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Purim in Stamford Hill: A riotous ritual of colour and dance

Clapton Common transforms for the yearly carnival celebration of Jewish survival

By Jane Prinsley

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Children in fancy dress for Purim in Stamford Hill (Omer Barr)

A Palestine Action activist destroys a 1914 painting of Lord Balfour

Police give up on hunt for pro-Palestine vandal who was filmed slashing Balfour painting

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Former Jewish refugee, CIA official and wine merchant Peter Sichel at his home in Manhattan, NYC

Peter Sichel, the man who made Blue Nun a runaway success dies at 102

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A group of British rabbis on a tour of a village in the West Bank have claimed they were "rammed" at by an Israeli settler in a white pickup van

British rabbis on Yachad trip say they were attacked by settlers on tour of West Bank

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A life-affirming Jewish Book Week made space for debate... and dinner plans

London’s longest-running literary festival was packed with new ideas

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March 12, 2025 20:08

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Israeli source denies claims that Emily Thornberry was secretly filmed at Knesset meeting

Labour MP claims she was secretly filmed at Knesset; Israeli source hits back against allegations

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March 12, 2025 17:25

Emily Thornberry launched an attack on Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, claiming she secretly recorded a meeting of a UK delegation at the Knesset and posted it on Instagram. But an Israeli source said the meeting was openly filmed.

Number of young people going on tour this summer nearly doubles

Eight hundred teens sign up for post-16 ‘rite of passage’ Israel tour

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March 11, 2025 13:12

There has been a jump in signups for Israel tour this summer compared to last, with more than 800 teens ready to participate in the annual post-GCSE holiday (Photo Getty Images)

Tehran regime will fall before UK proscribes IRGC, claims Iranian peace camp protester

Vahid Beheshti has spent more than two years camped outside the Foreign Office in an attempt to force officials to act

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March 10, 2025 14:47

Beheshti outside his peace camp on the steps of the Foreign Office

Politician who questioned how many Jews were killed in Holocaust gets seat on Isle of Man Parliament

Gary Clueit also questioned whether Hamas kidnapped babies and suggested he enjoyed being called antisemitic

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March 10, 2025 12:16

A politician elected to the Isle of Man parliament described antisemitism as 'That warm feeling it gives you is just the piss running down your leg' and questioned the number of Jews killed in the Shoah

Labour suspends councillor after she said ‘Zionists’ funded UK summer riots

Members of the Labour group mocked Preston Jewish community and said hostage vigil was ‘difficult to walk past’

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March 7, 2025 16:43

The ruling Labour group at Preston City Council has been embroiled in scandal following leaked WhatsApp messages

Royal Television Society accused of nominating Hamas-sympathiser for emerging talent award

Al Jazeera reporter Hind Khoudary posted love hearts for Islamic Jihad ‘heroes’ and outed a Palestinian peace activist to Hamas

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March 7, 2025 14:10

Freelance journalist Hind Khoudary was nominated for an RTS award, but has been accused of making inflammatory social media posts and outing a peace activist to Hamas (Image: Al Jazeera)

Tories urged to suspend peer who said ‘rich Jews’ should pay for Holocaust memorial

Lord Hamilton was accused of invoking ‘antisemitic tropes’ during a debate in Parliament this week

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March 6, 2025 16:53

Tories urged to suspend peer who said ‘rich Jews’ should pay for Holocaust memorial

Jews are rich and should pay for the Holocaust memorial themselves, says Tory peer

Lord Hamilton’s ‘disgraceful’ remarks were condemned by his party

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March 5, 2025 14:30

Jews are rich and should pay for the Holocaust memorial themselves, says Tory peer

UK residents working for Iran must register with government or face prison

Government legislation means anyone working for Iran must register but measures fall short of proscribing IRGC

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March 4, 2025 20:22

Iranian Basij militia parade to mark the 25th anniversary of its foundation by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran on November 26, 2005. (Photo by Hossein Fatemi / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by HOSSEIN FATEMI/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Crown actor set to be questioned by police after attending Gaza rally

The Met has asked Khalid Abdalla to attend a ‘formal interview’ after he addressed crowd at the event, which saw dozens arrested

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March 4, 2025 16:19

Khalid Abdalla addressed that 'National March for Palestine' November 30 2024. The actor is being questioned by police over a January protest (Photo: YouTube)

Scottish cinema caves to BDS pressure over Coca-Cola

The Glasgow Film Theatre removed the fizzy drink from its lineup following a push from unionised staff

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March 4, 2025 15:42

Glasgow Film Theatre will stop selling coca-cola after a campaign from staff members of Unite Union who demanded the cinema adopts BDS (Photo: GFT)

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