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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...
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labor Party. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

In a first, Jewish Labour Movement withdraws party support due to anti-Semitism

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For the first time in its 100-year history, the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) in the United Kingdom will not be campaigning for members of the Labour Party outside of “exceptional circumstances and for exceptional...
Louise Ellman, a Jewish member of Parliament who quit the British Labour Party over accusations of anti-Semitism. Photo by Steve Dunlop via Flickr.

Jewish MP quits Labour Party after 55 years, blasts Corbyn over anti-Semitism

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A Jewish lawmaker on Wednesday quit the British Labour Party that she had been a member of for 55 years and condemned its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, for allowing anti-Semitism to spread under his leadership. Liverpool...
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, May 12, 2017. Photo by Chatham House, London/Wikimedia Commons.

Corbyn sparks controversy for Rosh Hashanah video featuring Hamas supporter

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Jeremy Corbyn sparked outrage for releasing a Rosh Hashanah video that features an activist who last year led a public Jewish mourning prayer for dead members of Hamas. In the clip posted on Twitter ahead...

A nostalgic, educational visit to London

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Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner, la la la. Yes, I was born and brought up in London, albeit by parents originally from Germany, but London still has a place in my heart, and...
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party UK with MP Andrew Gwynne. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

British Labour Party adopts anti-Israel policies, including first formal one on BDS

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The British Labour Party voted in on Tuesday several anti-Israel policies, including what is believed to be its first formal policy regarding BDS. During the Labour Party conference in Brighton, delegates voted to support a...
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labor Party. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Corbyn faces scandal after revelation of document accusing Israel of ‘apartheid’

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British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn signed a 2002 document that accuses Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinian people, it was revealed over the weekend. The Cairo Declaration calls for a boycott of Israel, and accuses...
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...
BDS movement co-founder Omar Barghouti. Credit: YouTube Screenshot.

BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti to speak at Labour Party Conference festival

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Palestinian activist and co-founder of the BDS movement Omar Barghouti will speak on a panel at an event taking place alongside the British Labour Party Conference. Barghouti plans to discuss “British state and non-state actors”...
The British oil tanker "British Heritage." Source: Screenshot, vesselfinder.com.

Bahrain becomes first Gulf state to join US, UK coalition against Iran

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Bahrain announced on Monday that it would join the U.S.-led efforts to protect shipping in the Gulf after Iranian aggressive and violent behavior in the area. Bahrain King Hamad met with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)...