Posts Tagged: Britain
Jewish, Israeli Leaders React to Brexit Outcome, Prime Minister Cameron’s Resignation
Jewish and Israeli leaders reacted on Friday to news that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union and the subsequent resignation of...
British Government Launches Official Investigation Into Claims Palestinian Authority Using Foreign Aid to Pay Terrorists, Incite Violence Against Israel
The British government has launched an official investigation into how it spends taxpayer money in funding Palestinian territories, the Jewish Chronicle reported on Thursday. According...
Chairwoman of Labour Antisemitism Probe Admits, Defends Joining Party on Day of Her Appointment
The head of the inquiry into antisemitism in Labour admitted that she joined the party on the day of her appointment and defended her decision to do so, the UK's Daily...
British Watchdog: Moves to Disaffiliate From National Union of Students Show Unwillingness to Tolerate Antisemitism in Representative Body
A prominent staffer of a UK charity and watchdog group said that the increasing move to sever ties with the National Union of Students (NUS) over the election...
Britain’s University of Lincoln Breaks Ties With National Union of Students Over Election of ‘Antisemitic’ President
Students from Britain’s University of Lincoln voted on Monday to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students (NUS) in protest over the election of the organization's new president...
Labour Member Says Jewish Donors Shunning Party Over Rise in Antisemitism; Blames Corbyn’s ‘Crass, Hateful, Ignorant’ Leadership
Major Jewish donors are turning their backs on Britain’s Labour Party, according to an op-ed in the Daily Mail over the weekend. Labour member and donor...
Muslims in UK More Likely Than Other Groups to Believe Jews Control Media, Banks, New Poll Shows
Muslims in Britain are more likely than non-Muslims to believe antisemitic conspiracy theories, according to a new poll, the UK's Jewish Chronicle reported. The survey -- part of a Channel 4 documentary...
Islamic Academy in Britain Teaching Students Jews Conspiring to ‘Poison Thinking and Minds of Young Muslims’
Students at a private Muslim school in Britain are being taught that Jews are secretly working to take over the world, Sky News reported on...
Cannibalism Rampant in Bergen Belsen, Newly Unsealed Records Show
A trove of newly-released documents from the British National Archives reveal how some prisoners in the Nazi concentration camp of Bergen Belsen resorted to cannibalism...
Thousands Sign Petitions Calling for Armed Guards at UK Jewish Gathering Places
Thousands in the UK had signed a petition by Friday calling for armed police guards outside Jewish institutions and gathering places in Great Britain. The petition concluded that there is a...
Literary Giant Howard Jacobson Savages Anti-Zionists Who Reject Criticism
Man Booker Prize-winning British author Howard Jacobson lashed out at anti-Zionists who reject criticism, in an op-ed piece for the The Independent on Friday. "The truism that criticism...
British Iran Expert: Ayatollahs’ Iran Will Never Be Friend of the UK
As long as the ayatollahs brought to power by the Islamic Revolution continue to maintain their firm grip on Iran, Tehran will be no friend of Britain's and,...
Israel’s Year-Round Growing Seasons Leading Edge on Competitors
Israel's year-round growing season has pushed it past competitors in some of the U.K.'s biggest food markets, the British Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. Gordon Bickel, the head of Israel's largest agricultural...
UK-Israeli Trade Doubled Under Resigning Ambassador Taub
Trade between Israel and the U.K. doubled during the four-year tenure of Israeli ambassador Daniel Taub, who will resign this summer, the Israeli Embassy in the United Kingdom announced...
