Britain

UK Islamist suggests MP was murdered for being pro-Israel

Radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary suggests David Amess may have been targeted due to his stance on Israel.

Father ‘traumatized’ by arrest of son in murder of British MP

Father of man suspected of stabbing British lawmaker David Amess to death says he's shocked and “traumatized” by his son’s arrest.

Killer of British MP named

25-year-old man of Somali descent named as suspect in stabbing death of Conservative lawmaker David Amess.

Murder of British MP investigated by counterterrorism officers

Counterterrorism officers leading investigation into murder of David Amess, but it is not yet clear whether the stabbing was terror-related.

UK professor fired for calling Jewish students ‘pawns’ of Israel

British university fires professor who accused Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' and called Jewish students 'pawns' of Israel.

UK Labour party approves new review process for anti-Semitism

British Labour party approves new process under which complaints about anti-Semitism will be reviewed by an independent committee.

Britain urges Iran to return to nuclear talks

British Foreign Minister meets Iranian counterpart, urges him to return rapidly to nuclear negotiations in Vienna.

UK: No decision on COVID vaccines for kids

UK continues to mull whether to offer COVID vaccines to kids ages 12-15, after committee recommends against vaccinating healthy children.

Britain criticizes Polish restitution law

British minister says Poland should provide legal avenues for victims of the Holocaust to pursue restitution claims.

Group protests UK actors union's pro-Palestinian activism

Group delivers letter to union demanding end to pro-Palestinian activism by leaders that led to Jewish members feeling unsafe and resigning.

UK Jewish org calls for suspension of prof under investigation

Board of Deputies calls on University of Bristol to suspend prof pending outcome of investigation into comments made about Jewish students.

UK approves Moderna vaccine for 12-to-17-year-olds

UK's health regulator approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 17 years.

UK podcaster gets nearly 3 years in jail for antisemitic remarks

Podcaster who incited 'racial hatred' against Jews and called Britons to 'take up arms' to take their country back gets 32 months in jail.

Security Council to discuss tanker attack off coast of Oman

Britain to raise last week’s deadly tanker attack at closed-door meeting, but the 15-member body is not expected to take any action.

Britain urges UN to respond to tanker attack near Oman

British Foreign Secretary: Security Council must respond to Iran’s destabilizing actions & lack of respect for international law.

British PM: Iran should face the consequences

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Iran carried out unacceptable and outrageous attack on commercial shipping.

Britain to offer COVID booster shots next month

Britain to offer booster vaccines against COVID-19 to 32 million citizens starting early next month.

UK: Iran is behind deadly attack on Israeli-managed ship

Britain condemns Iranian attack on oil tanker managed by Israeli-owned company, refuting Iran's denial it was behind attack.

UK Supreme Court rejects appeal from Orthodox girl's family

The UK Supreme Court has rejected the family’s appeal to save Alta.

Princess Diana's niece marries Jewish fashion mogul

English model Lady Kitty Spencer weds South African Jewish fashion tycoon Michael Lewis. Did she convert to Judaism for the wedding?

Britain lifts pandemic restrictions on daily life

Nightclubs now able to reopen and other indoor venues allowed to run at full capacity.

Scottish National Party MP sorry for comparing UK gov to Nazis

MP deletes tweet claiming the Nazis didn't reveal their agenda until they'd "been in power several years and had stoked up fear and hatred."

Britain to lift all remaining lockdown restrictions in a week

British PM says all remaining lockdown restrictions will be lifted despite rise in coronavirus cases.

Britain to scrap some COVID restrictions

British PM announces laws requiring face masks and social distancing will be scrapped later this month.

UK: Jewish man targeted in 2 anti-Semitic incidents in 1 hour

Watch: Jewish passenger threatened twice in back-to-back anti-Semitic incidents in London.

Schumer asks UK not to take Jewish girl off life support

Senate Majority Leader urges Britain not to remove life support from 2-year-old haredi girl.

British court to decide Jewish toddler's fate tomorrow

Previous court rulings prevent 2-year-old's parents from taking child to Israel for treatment, mandate taking her off life-support.

West won't push for anti-Iran resolution at IAEA board meeting

Britain, France, Germany, US will not push for resolution against Iran despite its failure to explain uranium traces found at three sites.

Jewish actor Stephen Fry calls pro-BDS essay "brilliant"

Essay compares Israel to "a Jew that embarrasses other Jews."

Jewish teachers in London quit union over pro-Palestinian stance

Dozens of Jewish schoolteachers in London have quit Britain's National Education Union after it endorsed anti-Israel rallies.

UK PM Boris Johnson gets married in secret ceremony

A bachelor no longer: Britain's Prime Minister gets married in small ceremony in Westminster Abbey.

UK's largest actors' union slams Israeli actions against Hamas

Three people quit Britain's largest actors' guild after the union blasted Israel, calling anti-terror campaign 'horrifying'.

Israel-Hamas cease-fire doesn't slow UK anti-Semitism

500% increase in anti-Semitic incidents in Britain over the last 17 days with no decline despite end of Hamas-Israel violence.

Jewish lecturer faces probe for suggesting Corbyn is antisemitic

British university orders 'urgent' ethics review for Jewish academic who suggested Jeremy Corbyn is antisemitic.

Watch: ‘Am Yisrael Chai’ at pro-Israel demonstration in London

Thousands of Jews and supporters of Israel demonstrate in central London. A pro-Palestinian group demonstrates at the same time.

London: Man arrested for attacking Jews outside supermarket

Suspect arrested in Golders Green for attacking Jews outside supermarket over Israeli flag.

Two men arrested in connection with attack of rabbi near London

The suspects, aged 18 and 25, arrested in connection with what police described as "a religiously aggravated assault".

Rabbi hospitalized after being assaulted near London

Orthodox rabbi suffers cuts on his head in assault outside of London.

Anti-Semitism stalks Britain. Does Labour bear responsibility?

A brazen attempt to intimidate UK Jews in broad daylight, whipped up by one-sided media and agitation legitimised by political figures.Op-ed

Britain: Four men arrested over threats of anti-Semitic abuse

British police arrest four men over viral video showing a group shouting anti-Semitic abuse from moving vehicles.

Israel among countries okayed for British travelers

Israel on British government list of countries to which citizens will be able to travel to without having to quarantine upon return.

UK-France row escalates over Jersey fishing grounds

The UK has sent two Royal Navy ships to patrol the self-governing Channel island of Jersey located between the UK and France,

European countries condemn Israel for construction in Jerusalem

France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Britain condemn Israel for approving construction in the Har Homa neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Bristol prof accused of targeting Jewish students back at work

Bristol U professor who referred to Jewish students as "pawns of a racist regime" back to work despite ongoing investigation into comments.

UK Conservative candidate denounced over anti-Semitic FB posts

Candidate has since apologized but major UK Jewish organization wants to ensure he doesn't get leadership position if he is elected.

UK anti-racism writer accused of anti-Semitic social media posts

Author's 2014 novel had explored issues of racism and won praise for its portrayal of a mixed-race young woman growing up in Scotland.

UK moves to list US neo-Nazi group as terror organization

Atomwaffen Division has been cited by UK prosecutors as influencing a number of teenagers convicted of terror offences.

Britcoin: Bank of England may create its own digital currency

Potential currency would allow consumers and businesses to have direct access to central bank funds.

"Antisemitism denier" hired to look into UK Labour anti-Semitism

Investigation into allegations Labour councillor accused Jewish colleague of worshipping money chaired by "anti-Semitism denier."

Earliest evidence of kosher diet in UK found in Oxford

Archaeologists in Britain find remains of 800-year-old Jewish households in Oxford, find evidence of kosher diet.

UK to open Europe’s first kosher eco hotel

When the Sadeh Farm Hotel opens at the end of May in Kent, the southeastern England resort will become the first kosher eco hotel in Europe.

Watch: Gun salutes in London for Prince Phillip

British military pay respects to Prince Phillip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, who passed away last week at 99.

Prince Philip dead at 99

The Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip, is dead at age 99.

'He was a Likudnik at heart and a Herutnik in soul'

Joe Gellert, former vice president of the Likud-Herut UK and Zionist activist, passes away.

Church of England: Booklet 'not intended' to be Christian seder

Church of England sorry for prayer booklet that resembles Passover Haggadah.

British Holocaust denier handed prison sentence

Holocaust denier from London with previous convictions for inciting hatred against Jews handed a nine-week prison sentence.

Britain: 30 cases of blood clots after AstraZeneca vaccine

British regulators say benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine still outweigh the risk.

Iran and world powers to discuss nuclear agreement

Officials from Iran, China, Russia, France, Germany and Britain will meet virtually to discuss possible US return to 2015 nuclear deal.

Bridge to London

Israeli Ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely describes how her family has adapted to being away from home during the COVID period.

New evidence: Proof medieval U.K. Jews kept kosher

Dig on grounds of Oxford’s old Jewish quarter uncovers new evidence that medieval British Jews observed the laws of kashrut.