Posts Tagged: British Jews
Israeli Officials, Jewish Groups Across the World Condemn Terror Slaughter in Har Adar
Israeli officials and Jewish leaders around the world united in condemnation of the terrorist attack in the Jewish community of Har Adar in the West...
Poll: 30% of the British Public Holds at Least One Antisemitic View
JNS.org - A new in-depth survey conducted by the UK-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR) found that around 30 percent of the British public hold at...
Corbyn Didn’t Win, So British Jews Shouldn’t Give Up on Labour
JNS.org - For me, the main takeaway from the British election on June 8 was that Jeremy Corbyn, the far-left leader of the opposition Labour party,...
British Prime Minister May Calls Out Labour Leader Corbyn: We Must Have Zero Tolerance for Antisemitism
The leader of Britain's Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn must “think very carefully” about antisemitism within his party, British Prime Minister Theresa May declared on Wednesday. May...
Briton Arrested Near Manchester for Allegedly Threatening Group of Jews With Ax on Rosh Hashanah
A British man was arrested last week for allegedly threatening a group of Jews while wielding an ax on Rosh Hashanah, the Manchester Evening News...
Most British Jews Think Country’s Labour Party is Too Tolerant of Antisemitism
JNS.org - A remarkable majority of British Jews believe the country's Labour party is too tolerant of antisemitism, according to a new study by the Campaign...
Bullies Force London Jewish Boy to Remove Kippa — Or Else
A Jewish child walking home from school in London on Wednesday evening was forced to remove his kippa by a gang of bullies, the UK’s...
Corbyn Video Dismissing Antisemitism Accusations Withdrawn After Angry Response From British Jews
A video produced by Jeremy Corbyn's leadership campaign team which dismissed concerns over antisemitic abuse has been withdrawn after an angry response from British Jews. The...
Antisemitism Report: Hate Crimes Against British Jews Surge, Prosecutions Drop
JNS.org - A disturbing report shows a continuously rising number of hate crimes committed against British Jews, while the number of hate crime cases being...
Celebrities Rally to Find Stem Cell Donor for UK Jewish Mother Battling Second Bout of Leukemia
Celebrities joined efforts to find a stem cell donor for a Jewish mother battling leukemia for the second time, The Jewish Chronicle reported on Thursday. TV personality Sharon Osbourne, actor Matt Lucas...
Israel Needs UK to Remain in EU to Fight Threats, PM David Cameron Says
JNS.org - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday told a group of British Jews that Israel needs the United Kingdom to remain in the European...
British Labour Party Engulfed by Convergence of the Far Left and Antisemitism
JNS.org - Jewish leaders in the United Kingdom have voiced their displeasure with the Labour Party in the wake of a scandal on antisemitism within its...
Anglo-Jewry Confronts Labour Antisemitic Surge
Ten years ago, I was accused of pandering to hysteria when I praised Melanie Phillips’ groundbreaking book, Londonistan, detailing the alarming growth of antisemitism in...
UK Aliyah Increased Nearly 25% in 2015
The number of British Jews who immigrated to Israel in 2015 went up almost 25 percent from the previous year, according to data recently released by The Jewish Agency for...
