Posts Tagged: UK antisemitism
British Jewish Leader Attacks Labour Leader’s ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Defense of Brother’s ‘Belittling of Antisemitism Problem’
The head of UK Jewry's umbrella organization railed against Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday for defending derogatory comments his brother made against a politician who called on the party to...
British Police Seeking Soccer-Fan Suspects Behind Antisemitic Abuse of Orthodox Jew on UK Train
Police in the UK are searching for a suspect in connection to the verbal abuse of a Jewish man by fans of the Chelsea Football Club, the Evening Standard reported...
UK Labour Party Re-Suspends Member Over Antisemitic Tweets
JNS.org - A day after reinstating her, the British Labour Party re-suspended party activist and parliamentary candidate Vicky Kirby on Tuesday for a series of antisemitic...
British Justice Secretary Slams BDS, Says ‘We’ve Seen This Before, Know Where It Takes Us’
JNS.org - British Justice Secretary Michael Gove strongly criticized the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement for indulging in “prejudice rather than fighting it,” at an...
UK Labour Party Launches Investigation Into Antisemitism at Oxford U. Club
JNS.org - The United Kingdom’s Labour Party has announced that it has launched an investigation into allegations of antisemitism at Oxford University’s Labour Club. In mid-February, Oxford...
New Bill Seeks to Block Boycotts of Israeli Goods in UK
JNS.org - New British government directives are aiming to prevent public bodies, universities, and student unions from boycotting Israeli products, The Independent reported Sunday. According to The...
‘I’d Rather Be Jewish Than Muslim’ in Britain Today, Says UK Talk-Radio Host
A UK talk-radio host said he would "rather be Jewish than Muslim at the moment in Britain." James O'Brien, a presenter with the London station LBC, made the comment to...
Obfuscating Hamas’ Role, UK Paper Calls Gaza Blockade ‘Evil’
When British Jews claim in overwhelming numbers that media coverage of Israel incites antisemitism in the UK, they typically refer to hyperbolic and grossly misleading headlines, demonizing rhetoric, and...
Defending Israel to Diaspora Jews at Limmud
I spent the last days of 2015 meeting with British Jews in Birmingham. Along with many presenters from different countries and professional fields, I had...
British White Supremacist Sentenced to Three Years in Jail for Disseminating Antisemitic Material
A British court sentenced a white supremacist to three years and fourth months in prison on Thursday for anti-Jewish incitement, the UK's Western Gazette reported. Southwark Crown Court convicted Joshua...
British Jews Under Pressure
Reviewing the status of Anglo-Jewry can lead to diametrically opposing conclusions. Residing in a northwest London Jewish suburb, one can easily be deluded that life...
Israeli Girl Snubbed by Anti-Israel British Professor: ‘I Was Shocked and Confused’
An Israeli schoolgirl was left shocked and confused when a Jewish professor in the UK not only refused to help her with a homework assignment, but issued her a...
UK Jewish Professor Invokes Palestinian ‘Suffering’ in Refusal to Answer Young Israeli Girl’s Query About Horses
JNS.org - A Jewish former professor at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom refused to help a 13-year-old Israeli student from a kibbutz with a school...
Antisemitism, Terror Support Rampant at Anti-Netanyahu Protests in London
Anti-Israel activists hurled antisemitic epithets and waved flags representing terror groups on Wednesday, during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to London. An estimated 400 demonstrators gathered outside the...
