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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson. Credit: CelebWikiProfiles.

The British working class saves Britain … and its Jews

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The relief was overwhelming. When the exit polls on Thursday evening correctly predicted a large majority for Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party, British Jews allowed themselves to breathe again. Overcome by the sense of deliverance...
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Corbyn; he and Labour lost big in UK elections

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) endorsed the British Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, in the Dec. 12 national elections, despite its problem with anti-Semitism. As of Friday morning, incumbent premier Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party won...
Flags and placards at the People's Vote March in London on March 23, 2019. Credit: Andrew Gray via Wikimedia Commons.

Britain, Brexit and the ripple effect on identity politics and anti-Semitism

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In Britain, the crisis so long dreaded by many British Jews is finally upon them. The general election that has been called for next month raises the possibility that hard-left Labour Party leader Jeremy...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: Flickr.

British premier attributes attack on Saudi oil to Iran

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that his country is “attributing responsibility with a very high degree of probability to Iran” for the Sept. 14 drone and cruise missile strike against the...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in London on Sept. 5, 2019. Credit: Chaim Tzach/GPO.

In London, Netanyahu and Johnson talk Iran, Middle East peace process

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday in London to discuss the Iranian threat and a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The meeting lasted only half an...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: Flickr.

Boris Johnson: Will He Be Good for the Jews?

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Britain now has its first celebrity prime minister. On Tuesday, Boris Johnson was elected leader of the Tory Party following Theresa May’s resignation over her failure to deliver Brexit. On Wednesday, Johnson “kissed hands” with...

A great friend to Israel

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The announcement that Boris Johnson was named Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday brought smiles to many faces in Jerusalem. Israel may have lost a friend in the form of his predecessor, Theresa May, but it...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: Flickr.

British legislator says Johnson will withdraw UK from Iran nuclear deal

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British legislator Matthew Offord said on Tuesday that new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will withdraw the United Kingdom from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the United States left in May 2018, reimposing...
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in London in 2017. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Boris Johnson, Britain’s newest leader, once described himself as a ‘passionate Zionist’

LONDON—In August 2014, Boris Johnson, who was then mayor of London, described himself as a “passionate Zionist” and declared Israel as a “great country.” Speaking on LBC radio, Johnson, who on Tuesday won the race...
Boris Johnson. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Boris Johnson becomes UK prime minister amid Brexit, tensions with Iran and anti-Semitism in...

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Boris Johnson overwhelmingly was elected by his Conservative Party on Tuesday to become the next party leader and prime minister of the United Kingdom. In his victory speech, Johnson, who defeated Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt...