Posts Tagged: Labour Friends of Israel
UK Parliament Members Debate ‘Systematic Insertion of Violence, Martyrdom and Jihad’ in Palestinian Authority Textbooks
Members of the UK Parliament debated on Tuesday the issue of incitement to violence and terrorism in Palestinian Authority textbooks, with one expressing concern over...
UK Labour MP Files Complaint After Being Targeted With Antisemitic Abuse by Corbyn Backer
A prominent pro-Israel UK Labour MP has filed a complaint with her own party after being targeted online by an antisemitic Labour member. MP Rachel Reeves...
Jewish Groups Slam UK Labour MP for Inviting Rep of Antisemitic Houthi Terror Group to Parliamentary Event
Leading UK Jewish groups and a member of parliament slammed a Labour MP for planning to host a representative of a virulently antisemitic Yemeni terrorist...
British Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Slash Funding to Palestinian Schools That Promote Hate
A bill to prohibit British aid money from funding Palestinian schools that promote violent and discriminatory themes was introduced in parliament on Tuesday. Put forward by...
UK’s Jeremy Corbyn Says ‘Zionists’ Don’t Understand British Culture
JNS.org - A video from 2013 has surfaced of the UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn accusing British Zionists of having no understanding of British culture. “Zionists...
Labour MP to UK Students: Anti-Zionism Is ‘New Antisemitism,’ Must Be Rejected
A British parliamentarian urged the Labour Party to adopt a zero-tolerance attitude toward anti-Zionism, which she called “the new antisemitism” in remarks made on Monday...
Amid New UK Labour Party Antisemitism Row, Ex-London Mayor Claims Offensive Comments About Jews Are ‘Not Antisemitic’
The former Labour Party mayor of London, Ken Livingstone -- long the bête noire of UK Jews for his association with Islamists and his constant allegations that...
Top UK Jewish Officials Slam Corbyn Over 2014 Visit to Grave of Palestinian Terrorist Linked to Munich Massacre
Top UK Jewish officials have expressed concern over a Sunday Times report that Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn took part in an event at a...
Report: 24 Palestinian Authority Schools Funded by UK, EU Ignore Aid Conditions, Continue to Indoctrinate Students to Commit Violence Against Israelis
As part of an ongoing investigation, a British daily revealed on Sunday that 24 Palestinian Authority schools are openly ignoring Western demands to cease encouraging violence...
Former Commander of UK Forces in Afghanistan Says Anti-Israeli Settlement UN Resolution ‘Incites Palestinian Violence, Encourages BDS, Antisemitism’
The former commander of Britain’s forces in Afghanistan blasted the anti-Israeli settlement Resolution 2334, passed last month by the UN Security Council, on the grounds that...
Leading UK Jewish Groups Decry Labour Leader Corbyn’s Meeting With Notorious Anti-Israel Activist
An official with British Jewry's leading representative body sharply denounced last week's meeting in London between Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and the co-founder of an international anti-Israel...
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...
UK Labour Friends of Israel Invites Jeremy Corbyn for Party Reception
Labour Friends of Israel invited Britain's new opposition leader and head of that party, Jeremy Corbyn, to address its reception at a party meeting in Brighton next week,...
Report: Nearly 7 of 10 British Jews ‘Concerned’ With Corbyn’s Lead in Labour Race
Nearly 70% of British Jews are concerned with the prospect of Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn becoming the new face of the country's Labour Party, a poll conducted by the U.K. Jewish...
