The full version of the Royall Report was originally kept secret, with only the recommendations being published in May. It was then expected to be published alongside the Chakrabarti Report last month, but instead remained unpublished. Baroness Royall was then brought into the wider-ranging Chakrabarti Inquiry into antisemitism in the Labour Party, which we saw […]
By Lea Speyer A major British Jewish student group blasted the head of the country’s largest student union for falsely claiming to have backtracked on what they consider an offensive decision, the UK’s Jewish Chronicle reported on Thursday, just as an incriminating video in which she is featured surfaced. The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) […]
Britain’s new Home Secretary writes exclusively in Jewish News about her commitment to tackling anti-Semitism Anti-semitism has no place in Great Britain’s diverse and tolerant society. In the past few years, the Jewish community has been the target of horrific attacks in Paris, Copenhagen, Brussels and Toulouse. These outrages horrify the people of Britain, but […]
By Daniel Sugarman, Ivan Lewis is on a mission. The veteran Jewish MP is fighting to be Labour’s candidate in next year’s Manchester mayoral election. He has a mountain to climb – his rivals for the nomination are Tony Lloyd, who is currently interim mayor, and Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham. But Mr Lewis told […]
The Palestinian Authority leader has failed to govern his people to nationhood and now hopes to rip it by force from history 100 years old. By Hana Levi Julian Barely a year before the 100th anniversary of the issuing of the Balfour Declaration, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas is hoping to force the United Kingdom to […]
The two programs are promoting cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian researchers on water, medical research. By Gali Weinreb The UK has been funding two initiatives to facilitate cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian scientists. The Stream program finances joint studies by Israeli, Palestinian, and UK researchers on water problems and joint studies by Israelis with residents of […]
(JNS.org) British Member of Parliament (MP) Naz Shah—who was suspended in April from the Labour Party for suggesting that Israel should be relocated to the United States as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and was later reinstated—told BBC Radio 4 that she is not anti-Semitic, but admitted she had used anti-Semitic language. Shah’s initial comment sparked an […]
Michael Gove has been sacked from the government as Prime Minister Theresa May puts together her new team in her first full day in Downing Street. Her first cabinet announcement was former foreign secretary Mr Hammond as chancellor – replacing Mr Osborne. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has also gone, as well as Culture Secretary John […]
LONDON (JTA) — Intermarriage among British Jews in 2011 stood at 26 percent, or roughly half the rate documented among American Jews, according to a new demographic study. The report published Tuesday by the London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research is based on data from the National Jewish Community Survey and the 2001 and 2011 national […]
Former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni received a letter from the British police with an unprecedented summons for questioning over suspicions of involvement in war crimes during Operation “Cast Lead” in the Gaza Strip in 2008. Livni is currently in London. After diplomatic negotiations between Israel and the UK, Tzipi Livni had diplomatic immunity. A senior […]
