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Prince William calls for more aid to Gaza, release of hostages

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Britain’s Prince William released a statement on Tuesday calling for more aid into the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip as well as the release of the remaining 134 Israeli hostages being held by Palestinian terrorists. “I remain...

The antisemitism crisis is out of control

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The war in Gaza is prying open a potentially game-changing fissure in British politics that has wider implications for the Western world. Last weekend, a recording surfaced of a meeting of the Lancashire Labour Party...

Leeds University’s Jewish chaplain moved off campus following threats

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Security measures are being ramped up at the University of Leeds in the city of West Yorkshire in northern England following threats directed at a Jewish chaplain. “Free Palestine” graffiti was also painted on...

UK to ban masks at protests amid wave of violent, antisemitic demonstrations

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U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Thursday that his government will ban face coverings and institute other legal changes in response to months of anti-Israel protests that have featured violent Jew-hatred. “Since the Oct....
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron (left) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Jan. 24, 2024. Photo by Kobi Gideon/ GPO. | Kobi Gideon/ GPO

UK government denies plan to ‘reward’ Hamas with Palestinian statehood

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Lord David Cameron, U.K. foreign secretary, sparked controversy by suggesting that the United Kingdom might consider recognizing a Palestinian state. Cameron, a former U.K. prime minister, said during a reception for Arab ambassadors in the British Parliament...
Mohammed El-Kurd. Credit: 2023 Calgary Peace Prize site.

Met investigating El-Kurd over ‘normalize the massacres’ remarks

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London's Metropolitan Police have launched a formal investigation into Palestinian activist and poet Mohammed El-Kurd over his remarks at an anti-Israel protest over the weekend, which were widely denounced as antisemitic incitement, the Met announced on...
Thousands in London attend an anti-Israel demonstration in the wake of war on Hamas, Oct. 14, 2023. Source: X.

Hamas in London

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The pro-Hamas protests in London are not, apparently, as organic and spontaneous as their organizers would like them to seem. At least four groups with links to Hamas are reportedly behind several of the marches: The Muslim...
A protest in front of “BBC” headquarters after the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel and the refusal of the main news outlet in the United Kingdom to call Hamas a terror organization, Oct. 16, 2023. Credit: Nizzan Cohen via Wikimedia Commons.

British Jewish security group: Antisemitic incidents up 512%

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New figures show that the rise in bigoted attacks against Jews in the United Kingdom continues to grow. The Community Security Trust (CST), a Jewish organization, said that antisemitic incidents in the month after Oct. 7 increased...
Humza Yousaf, accompanied by family members, when he was sworn in as Scotland's First Minister at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on March 29, 2023. Credit: Scottish Government via Wikimedia Commons.

Scotland offers sanctuary to Palestinians escaping Hamas war

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Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf has announced plans for the country to take in refugees fleeing the war in Gaza. “Let’s say that Scotland will be a place of sanctuary...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog with then-Prince Charles at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire, England, Nov. 22, 2021. Photo by Koby Gideon/GPO.

King Charles condemns ‘barbaric’ Hamas attacks on Israel

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King Charles III of the United Kingdom called Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday to “express his condolences and deep shock at the criminal and barbaric actions of the terrorist organization Hamas in its...