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British Houses of Parliament. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Proposed UK Holocaust memorial likely to be rejected following complaints

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A proposed Holocaust memorial next to the United Kingdom Parliament is likely be rejected amid complaints from locals, and conservation and environmental groups. The proposal includes a monument and education center in Victoria Tower Gardens,...
From left: Knesset members Aida Touma-Sliman, Ahmad Tibi and Yosef Jabareen attend a Knesset committee meeting on April 13, 2016. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Arab Knesset member urges boycott of Israel at London pro-BDS conference

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Knesset member Yousef Jabareen of the Hadash-Taal Party publicly called to boycott Israel in a speech he gave over the weekend at a pro-BDS conference in London, reported Israel’s Kan news. “The international community has...
Siamak Moreh Sedgh, the sole Jewish member of Iran's parliament. Credit: Screenshot.

Sole Jewish member of Iran parliament calls for Jews to protest Zionism

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The only Jewish member of Iran’s parliament is calling on Jews to participate at an annual Iranian-backed, anti-Semitic rally in London scheduled for Sunday. “Jewish Iranians consider participation in Quds Day rallies as a national and...
Al-Quds rally in London in 2014. Credit: Screenshot.

Annual Iranian-backed, anti-Semitic Al-Quds rally to take place in London

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An annual Iranian-backed, anti-Semitic rally in London is scheduled for Sunday. The Al-Quds rally was established in Tehran by Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to call for Israel’s annihilation. It is also held in several cities...
Israel’s booth at the World Travel Market tourism fair in London. Credit: Israel Kasnett.

In record year of tourism, Israel shines among the nations at London tourism fair

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Israel had much to tout at the World Travel Market tourism fair in London last week—namely, its best tourism year yet. October proved to be a record-breaker, thanks to almost 500,000 tourists injecting $676.3 million into...
“Israeli is a racist endeavor” posters put up in London on Sept. 5-6, 2018. Source: Twitter

‘Israel is a racist endeavor’ posters go up in London

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Londoners woke up on Thursday morning to messages on at least six bus stops with “Israel is a racist endeavor” posters, just two days after the U.K. Labour Party adopted a definition of anti-Semitism...

British Jews rally in London to protest Labour Party’s anti-Semitism under the motto: ‘Enough...

LONDON—British Jews, who accuse Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn of “siding with anti-Semites rather than with Jews,’’ have been called to rally on Monday in Parliament Square in London as Labour Parliament members meet inside. Labour...

Orthodox Rabbis again urge congregants to boycott JW3 in London

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Orthodox rabbis in Hendon and Golders Green have sent another letter to congregants telling them not to attend events at Jewish community centre JW3. The rabbis are believed to be angry about an event celebrating...

Sephardi community launches genealogy service in England

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The organisation representing Britain’s Sephardi Jews this week launched a genealogy service to help descendants of Jews who fled the Spanish Inquisition 500 years ago gain Spanish and Portuguese passports. German authorities revealed late last...

Muslims who saved Jews during the Holocaust honoured in London

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Jewish and Muslim leaders in Barnet have paid tribute to the Muslims who saved Jews during the Holocaust as part of the council’s Celebrate Interfaith Week. An event at Middlesex University earlier this month heard...