Posts Tagged: Marie van der Zyl
Jewish Groups Hail UK Labour Party’s Suspension of Former Leader Jeremy Corbyn
Top Jewish groups expressed strong support on Thursday for UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s suspension of his predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn, a far-leftist with a...
UK Jewish Group Praises Labour Leader for Supporting New London Holocaust Museum
A top UK Jewish group praised Labour party leader Keir Starmer on Wednesday for expressing support for a new Holocaust museum to be built in...
Top UK Jewish Group Praises Liberal Democrats for Withdrawing London Mayoral Candidate Caught Using Antisemitic Language in Past
A top UK Jewish group praised the Liberal Democrat party on Monday for suspending one of its candidates for mayor of London after she was...
Leading UK Jewish Group Blasts Major Muslim Charity After Second Antisemitism Scandal This Year
The president of the leading Jewish group in the UK sharply criticized a major Muslim organization after its leadership was forced to resign en masse...
Jewish Organizations, Leaders, Allies to Boycott Twitter, Instagram Over Tepid Response to Rapper’s Antisemitic Rant
A host of Jewish organizations, leaders, and their non-Jewish allies are preparing to boycott Twitter and Instagram after the social media giants failed to react...
‘The Whole World Is Watching’: Top UK Jewish Group Urges China to End Persecution of Uyghur Muslims
A top British Jewish organization has sent a formal letter to the Chinese ambassador to UK, calling on Beijing to cease its persecution of the...
UK Labour Leader Axes Top Party Official for Sharing Article Promoting ‘Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory’
The UK Labour party’s shadow education secretary was fired on Thursday after she tweeted and praised an interview with a British actress who asserted that...
Seeking to ‘Banish Prejudice,’ Top UK Jewish Group Forms Commission on Racial Inclusivity
Saying that the Jewish community must “learn and strive to become a more welcoming environment for its own Black members,” the Board of Deputies of...
Top UK Jewish Group Urges Facebook’s New Oversight Board to Adopt International Antisemitism Definition
A top UK Jewish organization has formally asked Facebook to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism in order to combat hate...
Top UK Jewish Groups Blast Labour After MPs Take Part in Online Call With Members Expelled for Antisemitism
Top UK Jewish groups sharply criticized the Labour party on Thursday for failing to live up to its promises to root out antisemitism from its...
British Jewish Groups Express Cautious Optimism Over New Labour Party Leader’s Pledge to Stamp Out Antisemitism Within the Party
Leading Jewish groups in Britain offered praise over the weekend for the newly-elected leader of the UK Labour party for his pledge to root out...
Top UK Jewish Group Calls on Post-Corbyn Labour to ‘Work to Repair Itself’ From Antisemitism Scandals
As the UK Labour party gears up to elect a new leader, a top British Jewish organization called on it to work to reconcile with...
Tributes Pour in After Leading UK Rabbi Dies of Coronavirus
Tributes poured in on Tuesday at the news that a leading UK rabbi had died of coronavirus. Dayan Rabbi Yehuda Yaakov Refson, the senior rabbi of...
UK Government Amends Emergency Coronavirus Bill to Ensure Jewish and Muslim Burial Practices Are Respected
The British government on Monday amended a bill granting emergency powers to combat the coronavirus pandemic so as to safeguard religious burial practices, drawing praise...
