Tag: United Kingdom
Four hostages died in Gaza captivity, remains held by Hamas
Four Israeli men, including a dual British citizen, who were taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 died in captivity in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces said...
Jew-hatred ‘explosion’ since Oct. 7, senior UK official says
Jews have not been safe since Hamas’s terror attack on Oct. 7, and “we have seen where the unchecked growth of antisemitism has led in the past,” Michael Gove, UK secretary of state for...
London Shoah memorial covered, guarded during anti-Israel protest
London police on Saturday hid a Holocaust memorial from view and stood guard to protect the monument in the city’s Hyde Park from anti-Israel vandals.
Built in 1983 as the U.K.’s first public memorial to...
Sunak vows to stand with Israel
The United Kingdom will continue to support Israel against “reckless” attacks by Iran and its terrorist proxies in the region, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed in his annual Passover holiday statement on Monday.
“My...
Herzog: World must work ‘decisively and defiantly’ against Iran
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday urged the international community to confront Iran, as Jerusalem prepares a response to the Islamic Republic’s massive drone and missile attack over the weekend.
“The whole world must work...
UK probing reported harassment of Oct. 7 survivors at Manchester Airport
The United Kingdom is investigating a report that two survivors of the Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel on Oct. 7 were discriminated against upon their arrival at Manchester Airport on Sunday.
British Home Secretary James...
Anti-Jewish activists mob pro-Israel students at University of Exeter
As many as 100 anti-Israel students descended on the table where six Jewish students representing CAMERA on Campus at the University of Exeter in England, were distributing their group’s literature, forcing them to end their event...
Anti-Israel protester destroys painting of Lord Balfour, who paved way for modern Israeli state
A woman apparently associated with the anti-Israel group Palestine Action is depicted in video, which circulated widely on social media, slashing a 1914 painting of Arthur Balfour, the first earl of Balfour, and defacing...
Einstein-signed menu from 1930 appeal for European Jews up for auction
A menu from an Oct. 28, 1930 fundraiser to support European Jews as the Nazis rose to power, which is signed by Albert Einstein, H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw and the second Lord...
Sir Michael Ellis: ‘BBC’ is ‘institutionally antisemitic’
A Jewish politician and barrister in the United Kingdom spoke out about the deleterious effects of Middle East war coverage that has been churned out by the country’s state-sponsored news service since Oct. 7.
Sir Michael Ellis,...