Tag: British Jewry
Corbyn reinstated by UK Labour Party after suspension resulting from anti-Semitism probe
Former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted on Tuesday that he has been reinstated into the party following a 19-day suspension.
Corbyn, who led the Labour Party between September 2015 and last April, was...
Jewish entities worldwide institute 48-hour freeze on Twitter over hate speech
International Jewish groups are joining in a 48-hour abstention from Twitter in solidarity with Jews in the United Kingdom after British rap star Wiley, who has hundreds of thousands of followers, went on an...
UK chief rabbi: ‘Synagogues will not open for a long time’
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis projected on Thursday that all houses of worship affiliated with the United Synagogue—the largest network of Orthodox communities in the United Kingdom—“will not open for a...
UK Jewish newspaper ‘back to business’ after anonymous bidder saves it from folding
The Jewish News in the United Kingdom announced on Wednesday that it “is back” after stating earlier this month that, along with The Jewish Chronicle, it would fold as a result of both the state of print newspapers, coupled...
Political auto-immune disease among Diaspora Jews
Why are so many Diaspora Jews doing the dirty work of their mortal enemies for them?
In the United States, most Jews still support the Democratic Party despite the refusal by some politicians—namely, the four...
Can Labour overcome anti-Semitism after Corbyn?
History will not be kind to Jeremy Corbyn, the vanquished and soon-to-be former leader of the opposition British Labour Party.
Having been trounced by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party in last week’s general...
Jews shouldn’t ignore the real lesson of Corbyn’s defeat
British Jewry heaved a collective sigh of relief when Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives in last week’s parliamentary elections in the United...
Corbyn-led British Labour Party named No. 1 anti-Semitic threat worldwide
The Simon Wiesenthal Center released its annual list of the top 10 global anti-Semitic incidents, along with anti-Semitic people, and the No. 1 spot was given to the Jeremy Corbyn-led British Labour Party.
“No one...
Rabbi beaten in London by teenagers shouting ‘kill Jews’ and ‘f*** Jews’
A senior rabbi on a visit to the United Kingdom was severely beaten in London on Friday by two teenagers yelling anti-Semitic slurs. The rabbi, who has not yet been named, boarded a plane...
UK chief rabbi issues stark warning on consequences of Labour Party victory
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis came out strongly against the Labour Party on Monday ahead of next month’s election, expressing fear for the fate of British Jewry should Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn be elected...