Tag: United Kingdom
Tom Stoppard, award-winning British playwright, dies at 88
Tom Stoppard, the prolific British playwright whose late-in-life discovery of his Jewish roots inspired his 2020 play “Leopoldstadt,” died at his home in Dorset, England, on Nov. 29. He was 88.
His many works include...
King Charles visits Manchester synagogue in wake of deadly attack
King Charles III of the United Kingdom visited the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on Monday, where a suspected jihadist murdered two people earlier this month on Yom Kippur.
The monarch spent a few minutes...
Gal Gadot returns to London set after disruptions by anti-Israel activists
Israeli actress Gal Gadot resumed work on her latest film in London after production was delayed by a series of anti-Israel protests in the United Kingdom, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday.
The report published fresh images...
World leaders praise Gaza agreement
World leaders from across the globe on Thursday welcomed Israel and Hamas’s agreement to the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire deal, reflecting both intense global relief that the end to the...
Manchester hero rabbi underwent Israeli security training
Manchester Rabbi Daniel Walker, who blocked the terrorist from entering his synagogue on Yom Kippur, underwent security training through an Israeli government initiative.
Thanks to the rabbi’s actions, an even greater disaster was prevented in the attack,...
Terrorist kills two in Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur
Two people were killed on Thursday in a terrorist attack at an Orthodox synagogue in Manchester, England.
The terrorist rammed his car into worshippers outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on Middleton Road before exiting...
‘A jihadist state on Israel’s border’—Netanyahu slams UK
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday criticized the United Kingdom's pledge to recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Jerusalem ends the war in Gaza and meets a series of demands.
In a statement...
‘BBC’ admits one ethics failure in nixed Gaza feature
A BBC report published Monday confirmed the existence of an ethical and editorial issue in a documentary about Gaza that the broadcaster had pulled offline in February, but claimed this was the result of an honest mistake by...
Five countries sanction Ben-Gvir, Smotrich for ‘inciting violence’
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the U.K. are imposing sanctions on Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for allegedly "inciting violence" against Palestinians in Judea and Samaria.
"Itamar...
Runners honor hostages at London Marathon
Fifty-nine runners dedicated their London Marathon medals on Sunday to the remaining 59 hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
"Each participant ran the grueling 26.2-mile course wearing a yellow hat bearing the...