Tag: United Kingdom
New UK bill to prevent government councils from boycotting Israel
A new bill soon to be introduced is set to deal a blow against the BDS movement in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Communities Secretary Michael Gove will introduce legislation to prevent councils in the United...
Israel’s two-faced allies
America and Britain claim to be allies of Israel. There is no gainsaying the deep links between them of military assistance, intelligence and trade. Israel is the invaluable strategic asset for America and Britain...
UK security minister confirms Iran ‘mapped’ Jewish targets
In a speech on Monday in Parliament, U.K. Security Minister Tom Tugendhat confirmed last week’s Jewish Chronicle report that the Iranian government was “mapping” Jewish leaders.
“Between 2020 and 2022, Iran tried to collect intelligence on Israeli and U.K.-based...
Palestinian envoy to UK refuses to condemn terrorist killing of seven Israelis
The PLO’s envoy to the United Kingdom, Husam Zomlot, refused to condemn the attack that killed seven Israelis on Shabbat, and described Islamic Jihad terrorists as “refugees” who were “ethnically cleansed.”
In an interview on Sky News, host...
British PM Rishi Sunak plans to visit Israel for its historic 75th birthday next...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told a packed Conservative Friends of Israel reception that he plans to visit Israel next year for the Jewish state’s 75th anniversary of independence.
According to a report by the...
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, British financier and scion of banking dynasty, dies at 91
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, the London head of the Jewish family Rothschild banking dynasty, died on Nov. 8. He was 91. Rothschild died after a stroke at home in London, according to a family...
UK chief rabbi to stay with King Charles to be able to attend coronation...
Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Ephraim Mirvis will be an overnight guest of the royal family in May so that he will be able to attend King Charles’s coronation that will take place...
Rishi Sunak inaugurated as Britain’s prime minister
Rishi Sunak was inaugurated as Britain’s new prime minister on Tuesday, just days after fellow Conservative Party member Liz Truss resigned from the position, and after securing the Tory leadership without a vote.
Sunak, 42,...
UK prime minister candidate to review moving embassy to Jerusalem, if elected
British Foreign Secretary of State and Parliament member Liz Truss promised to consider moving the British embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem if she is elected Tory leader and becomes prime minister...
British Labour Party leader under fire for campaign spot filmed in Germany
Jews in the United Kingdom and Germany are speaking out against a campaign ad from Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, in which he is seen walking through the Memorial to the Murdered Jews...