Josh Glancy

His Majesty greets members of the Jewish community in Golders Green, Thursday 14 May, 2026 (Credit: Robert Hardman)

May 14, 2026, 5:22 pm

The King in Golders Green marked a special moment for British Jews

His Majesty visited the site of an attempted massacre to shake hands with a traumatised and fearful Jewish community. He has, in short, behaved like a mensch

By Josh Glancy

Protesters gather outside The Guardian’s King’s Cross headquarters holding banners reading “Stop the new hate movement” following the Gail’s op-ed controversy. Photo Credit: Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA)

March 20, 2026, 1:11 pm

How the Great Croissant War became a proxy for Jewish anxiety in a world on fire

British Jews turning their anger on a vituperative Guardian column felt like angst looking for somewhere safe to land

By Josh Glancy

Smoke rises up behind Azadi, or freedom tower, following a U.S.-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. ((Davoud Ghahrdar/ISNA via AP)

March 3, 2026, 6:19 pm

On a very narrow bridge, pride, dread and doubt jostle for space

In an era where nations simply “do things”, courage and recklessness look perilously alike

By Josh Glancy

Attorney General Richard Hermer (right) and Conservative peer Lord David Wolfson, whose parallel legal careers reflect diverging Jewish worldviews.

January 28, 2026, 12:04 pm

Hermer and Wolfson: the fault line running through Anglo-Jewry

Two parallel legal lives reflect a deepening divide over Israel, faith and Jewish identity

By Josh Glancy

People attend a Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK event in Westminster, central London (Pic PA)

January 12, 2026, 12:46 pm

Grappling with Jewish identity in a more hostile world

As many of us face questions brought about by the sharp resurgence of antisemitism, different Jews are arriving at different answers

By Josh Glancy

Mourners at a memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sydney, Monday, December 15, 2025. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING Credit: Australian Associated Press/Alamy Live News

December 16, 2025, 2:07 pm

When Jews are hunted, history repeats and the media asks the wrong question

From Tsarist Russia to Bondi Beach, the Jew killers always find an excuse

By Josh Glancy

Mainstream outlets in Britain publish 18 times as many stories about Gaza than about Suda

November 4, 2025, 1:56 pm

The world was outraged by Gaza. So why doesn’t it care about Sudan?

Sudan’s horror is plain to see. The hypocrisy and indifference is harder to watch

By Josh Glancy

October 3, 2025, 9:21 am

OPINION: The innocence of Anglo-Jewry ended this Yom Kippur

Even when this war somehow ends and takes the temperature of life down a few degrees, the long-term trends in this country and elsewhere are all heading the wrong way, writes Josh Glancy

By Josh Glancy

Edward Thomas' memorial stone near Steep, Hampshire

September 9, 2025, 10:24 am

OPINON: England shouldn’t have to change for anyone

First World War poet Edward Thomas fought for a country defined by its landscape and its people. Families like mine came here seeking that same tranquillity, not to remake it in our own image

By Josh Glancy

Families and supporters of Israeli hostages protest outside the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, calling for him to secure the release of all hostages held captive in Gaza

August 13, 2025, 11:49 am

OPINION: Thirty four questions about the war and no good answers

From Israel's direction to the future of diaspora Jews, this conflict leaves me with only doubt, fear and questions

By Josh Glancy

Limmud Festival is one of many examples of the richness of Jewish life that does not focus on the Jewish state

Photo by Masha Lvova

July 1, 2025, 9:22 am

OPINION: Why I’m writing less about Israel

Josh Glancy on a frosty school debate two decades ago and how the pressure to conflate Jewish identity with Israel has only grown since

By Josh Glancy

Josh (right) with a cousin in Eilat in the early 2000s.

May 20, 2025, 9:19 am

OPINION: Eilat 2001: Innocence on the edge of a storm

Josh Glancy looks back to when Jewish Londoners relaxed in paradise, oblivious to a darkening future just beyond the desert hills

By Josh Glancy

Muslim and Jewish leaders came together in Feburary to sign accords –a first step towards healing the deep wounds of division

April 9, 2025, 10:57 am

OPINION: Jewish-Muslim relationships have been torched. How do we put out the fire?

Gaza has exposed painful truths. But amid rising tensions, the path forward lies in refusing to abandon dialogue – even when it seems futile and fraught

By Josh Glancy

Reunited: Former hostages with their families.

March 4, 2025, 10:35 am

OPINON: Hooked on hope: the joy and pain of watching hostage reunions

Josh Glancy on witnessing unfiltered glimpses of Jewish unity and survival. But amid the joy, a surprising emotion lingers: envy

By Josh Glancy

Israeli soldiers operating in Gaza. Credit: IDF

February 6, 2025, 10:17 am

OPINION: JOSH GLANCY – Questioning Israel isn’t betrayal. Quite the opposite

Sixteen months after Hamas’ attack on southern Israel and everything that has followed, here are four tough questions on my mind

By Josh Glancy

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