Posts Tagged: United Kingdom
UK Sees Third-Highest Daily Death Toll With New Cases at Three-Week Low
Britain reported its lowest number of daily new coronavirus infections since the start of the year on Saturday, adding to signs that a national lockdown...
Universities Urged to Act After Survey Shows 60% Increase in Antisemitism Against UK Jewish Students
The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) in the United Kingdom has expressed concern over new figures showing a 60-percent rise in domestic antisemitic incidents affecting...
Police Arrest Suspect Over Antisemitic London Tube Diatribe Against Jewish Passengers
A man was arrested on Saturday evening after a viral video showed a Jewish family being harassed and "targeted with anti-Semitic abuse" on the London...
IDF Officer Who Led Aid Effort to Syria Protested at UK Universities
An Israeli military veteran who helped oversee a humanitarian aid effort benefiting victims of the Syrian conflict was protested while speaking at two British universities...
UK Disabled Students’ Group Calls Itself ‘Proudly Anti-Zionist’ and Endorses BDS, Drawing Protest From Jewish Peers
The Union of Jewish Students in the United Kingdom expressed disappointment on Wednesday after a representative body for disabled students defined itself as "anti-Zionist" and endorsed...
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 Teacher Who Wrote ‘We Hate Jews’ Is Deemed ‘Not Antisemitic,’ But Will Be Suspended
A teacher in the United Kingdom who said "we hate Jews" is not antisemitic, according to a panel that reviewed his conduct and recommended that...
British Jews Hail UK Vote Against Anti-Israel Resolutions at United Nations
The leading representative group for British Jewry praised the United Kingdom for voting against two anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations Human Rights Council. The UNHRC...
Netanyahu: Push for UK Apology for Balfour Declaration Reveals Conflict Is Not About Land or Palestinian Statehood
A campaign to get the United Kingdom to apologize for the 1917 Balfour Declaration is “very revealing about the true source” of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Ranks 3rd on UK Children’s Mag List of Topics Most Misunderstood by British Adults
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict ranked third on a new list -- published by a UK children’s magazine -- of the “top 10 current affairs topics misunderstood...
British-Jewish Student Leader to Controversial National Counterpart: ‘Combat Antisemitism on Campus or Resign Immediately’
The controversial head of Britain's largest student union should commit to combating antisemitism on campus or resign immediately, her Jewish counterpart insisted this week. In an op-ed...
British Jewish Groups Welcome Suspension of UK Funding to Palestinian Authority as International Concerns Over Terror Payments Grow
The British government’s decision to suspend funding to the Palestinian Authority amidst growing international concerns over its payments to terrorists and their families marks a “huge...
Organizer of London Al-Quds Day Counter-Demonstration Says Pro-Israel Community Will No Longer Be Silent Amid Growing Anti-Zionism
A planned counter-demonstration against an upcoming "Al-Quds Day" march in London will convey the clear message that the country's pro-Israel community won't be silenced, an...
Brexit Does Not Signal the Victory of ‘Another Europe,’ But of ‘No Europe at All’
Thursday’s Brexit marks a victory not of the people but of populism. Not of democracy but of demagogy. It is a victory of the hard Right over...
