Tag: United Kingdom
Jewish security group reveals nearly 570 percent increase in UK anti-Semitic attacks
The security arm of the Jewish community in the United Kingdom said on Wednesday that it has recorded 294 anti-Semitic incidents since May 8, of which 267 were related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle...
Johnson says UK won’t let anti-Semitism ‘take root and grow’ after rise in attacks
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his concerns on Wednesday regarding the rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the United Kingdom since the start of the Gaza conflict, Reuters reported.
In response to a question in parliament from...
‘Queen’s Speech’ outlines measures to halt UK officials from implementing BDS
Queen Elizabeth II has tasked the government of the United Kingdom with stopping local councils from implementing BDS activity against Israel and Jewish companies.
Though BDS is not specifically mentioned in her “Queen’s Speech” before...
Johnson calls for ‘restraint’ amid rising violence between Israelis, Palestinians
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday to “step back from the brink” and “show restraint” as violence heightened between both sides.
He said the United Kingdom “is deeply concerned by the...
British prime minister affirms opposition to ICC war-crimes probe of Israel
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced the United Kingdom’s opposition to an International Criminal Court investigation into Israel for alleged war crimes.
In an April 9 letter to the British lobby group Conservative Friends of Israel,...
Jewish leaders react to death of Prince Philip, praise his ‘affection’ for community
Buckingham Palace announced on Friday the death of Prince Philip, 99, the Duke of Edinburgh—husband to Queen Elizabeth and father to Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Leaders of the United Kingdom’s Jewish community...
UK student union president receives backlash for joining event with BDS leader
The president of Britain’s National Union of Students (NUS) has sparked outrage for agreeing to speak alongside BDS movement founder Omar Barghouti at an event for Israel Apartheid Week.
Larissa Kennedy, elected last July, is...
‘Harry Potter’ star narrates new Holocaust documentary for British students
A new Holocaust documentary narrated by British actor and “Harry Potter” star Jason Isaacs debuted this week for students in the United Kingdom.
Holocaust Learning UK commissioned the hour-long film “Out of the Darkness,” which features the testimony...
Report: Decrease in anti-Semitic incidents in UK, though numbers remain high
A report released on Thursday shows a slight decrease in the number of anti-Semitic incidents in 2020 across the United Kingdom, even though the numbers still remain quite high.
These were the findings of the United Kingdom’s Jewish communal...
Blinken to discuss Iran with European allies as White House convenes NSC
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken was slated to discuss Iran and other foreign-policy issues with his British, French and German counterparts on Friday.
“The secretary will have an opportunity to discuss with some of...