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June 4, 2026, 1:44 pm

Sentencing delayed for teenager who carried out arson attack on synagogue

Delayed after request from the counter-terrorism branch of the Crown Prosecution Service

By JN Reporter

May 18, 2026, 10:52 am

CPS warned Yvette Cooper that Palestine Action article might prejudice trial

Lawyers representing defendants in Elbit Systems raid argue that column written by the then-home secretary 'deprived'their clients of 'the presumption of innocence'

By JN Reporter

The entrance to the CPS office in Central London (Creative Commons/David Pearson)

May 5, 2026, 6:03 pm

The CPS is determined to combat the scourge of antisemitism. This is what we will do

Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, writes for Jewish News regarding additional steps - beyond today's announcement of new hate crimes guidance - the CPS will take

By Stephen Parkinson

Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions (Credit: Sentencing Council)

May 5, 2026, 5:53 pm

CPS issues new hate crime guidance in effort to tackle rise in antisemitism

The apparent difficulty of prosecuting cases of antisemitism is an issue which has long troubled many British Jews

By JN Reporter

Mark Birbeck (r) at a recent Our Fight UK event showing solidarity with Gails in Archway, North London, after it was targeted by anti-Israel vandalism (Photo: Our Fight UK)

April 16, 2026, 5:15 pm

CPS ordered to pay CAA’s costs over ‘shambolic’ disclosure in dropped case

The Crown Prosecution Service was accused of "improper" mistakes regarding the attempted prosecution of Mark Birbeck, founder of pro-Israel group Our Fight UK

By JN Reporter

March 27, 2026, 10:59 am

Labour peer backs calls for dedicated CPS antisemitism unit

Proposal follows new figures showing crimes against Muslims more likely to be prosecuted than those against Jews

By Lee Harpin

Palestine Action activists found guilty over the Elbit Systems factory raid near Bristol.

February 11, 2026, 6:55 pm

Palestine Action break-in trial protests ‘threaten the administration of justice’

CPS chief warns demonstrations outside Elbit retrial risk influencing jurors and undermining the administration of justice

By JN Reporter

February 5, 2026, 9:49 am

Man who wrote ‘kill jews’ on cell wall found guilty of hate crimes

Ibrahim Iqbal, 36, will be sentenced on February 16 at Leeds District Magistrates’ Court

By JN Reporter

December 19, 2025, 12:34 pm

Alleged ‘I love 7 October’ chanter charged after CPS TWICE decline to take action

The Metropolitan police have said that 'a file of evidence was sent to the CPS in January'

By Jewish News Reporter

Ben Jamal of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign

December 17, 2025, 3:47 pm

Palestine Solidarity Campaign chief claims crackdown on ‘globalise intifada’ is ‘repression’

Ben Jamal bemoans lack of consultation with 'Palestine coalition'

By Lee Harpin

Video footage from May 2021 showed anti-Israel protestors chanting the "Khaybar" slogan

December 4, 2025, 5:09 pm

Jury finds two men accused of ‘Khaybar’ chant not guilty of inciting racial hatred

The verdict in the case of Khaldoun Ahmad El-Ali and Mohammad Jihad Al Safi was announced this afternoon

By Daniel Sugarman

November 18, 2025, 2:22 pm

CPS drops charges against activists accused of disrupting Gal Gadot London shoot

Eight pro-Palestinian protesters accused of targeting Israeli actress Gal Gadot during filming walk free after CPS ends case

By Annabel Sinclair

Demo outside JW3 during Haaretz conference

November 3, 2025, 12:16 pm

CPS told Jews who faced alleged Nazi salutes that they weren’t victims

The CPS only changed course after two Jewish people, aged 29 and 69, hired lawyers and initiated a judicial review process

By Jewish News Reporter

October 3, 2025, 1:02 pm

OPINION: 7 Tangible steps the government can take to improve life for British Jews

Sympathetic words are welcome - but ultimately, action, rather than platitudes, is what is needed

By Daniel Sugarman

Polic form a human cordon to separate the pro-Palestine demonstrators from pro-Israel counter-protestors.

May 24, 2025, 5:31 pm

Jewish protester charged with ‘racial harassment’ for carrying anti-Hezbollah sign

The man, who was not named, said: “It beggars belief that police could think that this placard may be offensive to supporters of Hezbollah"

By Jewish News Reporter

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