Tag: United Kingdom
UK’s Labour elects new leader after Corbyn with goal to quash anti-Semitism in party
The U.K. Labour Party elected Keir Starmer over the weekend as its new leader, replacing Jeremy Corbyn, who has long been accused of letting anti-Semitism plague the party, in addition to himself holding hateful...
For Israel, recognizing another enemy is second nature
Among the world’s democracies fighting the coronavirus, Israel has so far been by far the most successful.
With a population of about 8.6 million, it had recorded at time of writing 33 deaths from COVID-19....
United Synagogues in UK close under advisement of country’s chief rabbi
The United Synagogue, the largest network of Orthodox communities in the United Kingdom, is closing all of its affiliated synagogues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis announced that “our Torah obligation to protect...
Johnson takes opportunity to berate Labour’s anti-Semitic ‘bullying and discrimination’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticized a member of the Labour Party during a Parliament session on Wednesday for her party’s anti-Semitic “bullying and discrimination” against those who support Israel and the Jewish people.
Labour...
UK school textbook removed from sale, asks if Israel was responsible for 9/11 attacks
A secondary-school textbook in the United Kingdom that asked students how Israel might have been responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was removed from sale on Thursday by its publishers, who also...
Lady Kitty Spencer, Princess Diana’s niece, is reportedly converting to Judaism
Lady Kitty Spencer, the niece of the late Princess Diana of Wales, is converting to Judaism to marry Jewish fashion tycoon Michael Lewis.
It will be the second marriage for Lewis, a South Africa native...
UK Labour Party expels 25 members in one day over anti-Semitism allegations
The U.K. Labour Party expelled 25 members in one day over anti-Semitism allegations, party sources told the HuffPost UK on Wednesday.
Some of the former members were expelled by a National Executive Committee panel using new standards...
Tenuous political havens for Jewish community
Boris Johnson performed a momentous service for Britain’s 300,000 Jews: He smashed a burgeoning anti-Semitic movement.
Of course, English Jews helped Johnson lead Conservatives and Brexit advocates to an overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections just...
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...