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Gaza hostage plot to Iran was fake – Jewish Chronicle avoids UK watchdog probe

IPSO stated it would not pursue a full investigation, noting the Chronicle's serious engagement, quick removal of disputed articles, and significant reforms to its editorial procedures.

 The UK-based Jewish Chronicle is the world's oldest Jewish newspaper.
 The UK-based Jewish Chronicle is the world's oldest Jewish newspaper.

Worlds oldest Jewish newspaper appoints new editor

 EDITOR JAKE WALLIS SIMONS (R) discusses his 2023 book ‘Israelophobia: The Newest Version of the Oldest Hatred and What To Do About It,’ on PoliticsJOE podcast, Nov. 9, 2023.

A chronicle of failure: Shifts, secrets, and fake news of the world's oldest Jewish newspaper

 Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman, David Baddiel, David Aaronovitch (illustration)

'Great disgrace': High-profile British-Jewish journalists resign JC over scandal


Jewish Chronicle fires freelance journalist Elon Perry after false reporting on Gaza war

The Jewish Chronicle has fired freelance journalist Elon Perry after an investigation revealed his report on Hamas's plan to smuggle hostages to Iran was false.

 Elon Perry.

Six neo-Nazis stalk journalist to his home after they were investigated

The report cited a sign that one of the neo-Nazis held, which said: “Freedom of the press does not equal freedom from consequences.”

 Neo-Nazis wave swastika flags outside of Georgia synagogue this past June

UK chief rabbi: 'I never thought we'd witness Israelis discuss civil war'

UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis wrote an op-ed in the Jewish Chronicle calling for unity and calm ahead of PM Netanyahu's London visit.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Britain's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in London

BBC apologizes for 'unacceptable' handling of anti-Israel bias - report

The apology came shortly after a petition started by The Jewish Chronicle nearly met its goal of 7,500 signatures demanding a parliamentary inquiry into the BBC’s coverage of Jews and Israel.

A general view of the Broadcasting House at BBC headquarters in Central London in 2017.

Grapevine: The importance of media

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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From the Editor: The Jewish press

The printed press – including the Jewish press – cannot be allowed to become a casualty of corona.

A newspaper rack in the United Kingdom

What else for Britain’s ‘Jewish Chronicle’?

The Jewish Chronicle is no longer the “beating heart” of the Jewish community

What comes next for the UK’s ‘Jewish Chronicle’?

London’s Jewish Chronicle saved from extinction

A consortium from the Jewish community and beyond has reached an agreement with the paper’s former owners, the Kessler Foundation, to take over The Chronicle.

The cover of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle regarding the Tree of Life shooting of October, 2018

The wit and wisdom of Chaim Bermant, the Jewish Chronicle's crown jewel

For me, as for the vast majority of its readers, the first thing I turned to as the JC arrived each week was Bermant.

CHAIM BERMANT: Jewel in the ‘Jewish Chronicle’ crown

UK Jewish Chronicle owner seeks one newspaper by buying stricken assets

The board of the Jewish News, which describes itself as Britain's biggest Jewish newspaper, made the same announcement.

The cover of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle regarding the Tree of Life shooting of October, 2018

Will someone please save the Jewish Chronicle? - opinion

According to its statement, the weekly newspaper ‘will not be able to survive the impact of the current coronavirus epidemic in its current form’. In truth, its problems predate the pandemic.

A man buys a Sunday newspaper at a news stand in London July 17, 2011.