Britain

American haredi man jailed in UK en route to wedding

Diplomatic intervention by Aryeh Deri, PM, Foreign Ministry leads to a happy ending after a Los Angeles man's wedding was nearly derailed.

British Labour member: Time to recognize 'Palestine'

Emily Thornberry says UK government should mark the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration by formally recognizing Palestinian state.

British Foreign Secretary 'proud' of Balfour Declaration

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says he's proud of his country's role in helping create the State of Israel.

Fatah continues campaign against Balfour Declaration

Abbas's movement calls on Britain to apologize for the 1917 Balfour Declaration.

MI5 chief warns of 'intense' terror threat

MI5 head Andrew Parker says terror activity is coming more quickly and is harder to detect.

Spanish newspaper slammed for soccer team 'Jewish origins' piece

Newspaper claims 'Jewish origin' of British soccer team causes team to be hated by rivals.

May to Netanyahu: Iran deal has 'neutralized' nuclear threat

British PM tells Israeli counterpart Iran nuclear deal must be preserved, as it prevents Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons for 10 years.

Britain: Holocaust survivor compares Israel to Nazis

Holocaust survivor Marika Sherwood tells British students 'Israel doing to Palestinians what Nazis did to me.'

British Labour Party to adopt new anti-Semitism rules

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn warned party must solve anti-Semitism problem or be unable to win elections.

Third suspect arrested in London Underground bombing

British Police arrest 25-year-old in connection with attack on Parsons Green station.

Britain downgrades terrorism threat

Britain downgrades terrorism threat from its highest level, after second arrest made in connection with London bombing.

More than a quarter of Britons hold anti-Semitic views

More than a quarter of British people hold at least one anti-Semitic view, new study of attitudes to Jewish people finds.

Chelsea asks fans to drop anti-Semitic song

British soccer team pleads with fans to ditch anti-Semitic song about the club’s striker.

Did Iran secretly help North Korea?

Britain suspects North Korea’s sudden advancement in developing nuclear weapons may be due to secret support from Iran.

British chief rabbi calls for more inclusiveness for LGBTQ Jews

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis tells over 100 Orthodox rabbis to be more open to LGBTQ Jews in the synagogue.

British Jewish centenarians celebrate 83rd wedding anniversary.

Husband says the secret to a happy marriage is to 'always agree with your wife.'

Britain lifts laptop ban on EgyptAir flights

Passengers flying with EgyptAir from Cairo to Britain will again be allowed to carry personal electronic devices.

Poll: One third of British Jews have considered emigrating

Almost a third of UK Jews said they have considered leaving over the past two years due to anti-Semitism.

Irish writer: I deserved to be fired for anti-Semitic column

Columnist who penned piece called anti-Semitic apologizes, says he deserved to fired for offensive mistake in choice of words.

Watch your step: These people fell from escalators

British train station attempts to encourage passenger awareness, safety, by compiling footage of escalator falls, New York Post reports.

British columnist apologizes over anti-Semitic article

Kevin Myers, who was fired from the Sunday Times over anti-Semitic article, says he admires the Jewish people.

British columnist fired over anti-Semitic column

Columnist for Sunday Times fired for column in which he made anti-Semitic references.

UK: 767 anti-Semitic incidents in first half of 2017

UK Jewish community reports a record number of anti-Semitic incidents in the first half of 2017.

UN Ambassador: Security Council must immediately condemn attack

Israeli UN Ambassador Danon calls on UN to condemn terror attack, British Minister compares murder to Temple Mount security precautions.

Top UK Sephardi Rabbi will no longer serve as religious judge

Britain's top Sephardi Rabbi apologizes for 'inappropriate' remarks on homosexuality.

British ban on Hezbollah in doubt

British government minister casts doubt on the likelihood of a full ban being imposed on Hezbollah.

British Islamist investigated over remarks on 'Zionists'

British police investigating Islamist activist who claimed that Zionists "murdered" the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Report: Synagogue membership in UK at all time low

20,000 fewer British households are members of synagogues than 25 years ago, despite there being more synagogues.

'Israel can help Diaspora Jews fight assimilation'

Gesher CEO on visit to Britain to learn concerns and issues facing Diaspora Jewry says Israel can help strengthen Jewish identify abroad.

'The conflict is the moral question of our time'

Watch: Eitan Schwartz of the Yachad organization explains why a political resolution to Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict is important.

UK threatens to close Jewish school for not teaching LGBT agenda

'All equalities are equal, but some are more equal than others': LGBT agenda tops parents' and schools' right to choose 1st grade studies.

Britain's next government

Pro-Israel party forms coalition with May

Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party joins coalition with Conservatives to form majority in British Parliament.

Radiohead concert disrupted over Tel Aviv visit

British BDS protesters disrupt concert by Rdiohead band over upcoming concert in Tel Aviv.

UK Board of Deputies asks candidates to support PA State

UK Jewish leadership sends both candidates list of 10 Commitments; May and Corbyn promised to keep them - one is to advocate for a PA state.

May keeps top cabinet ministers

British Prime Minister makes no change to her top ministers, leaves finance minister and foreign secretary in their respective positions.

May wins election but loses majority

British Prime Minister's Conservatives projected to be largest party but fall just shy of the threshold needed to form a majority.

Britain goes out to vote

UK parliamentary elections take place today, in the shadow of recent terror attacks. Will Conservative party lose its absolute majority?

Watch: London Bridge terrorists shot by police

New dramatic footage shows British police officers shooting London terrorists.

Suspect in Manchester attack arrested at Heathrow

British police arrest 38-year-old man at London's Heathrow Airport in connection with Manchester Arena attack.

Amnesty urges world to ban 'settlement products'

Amnesty International calls world countries to ban goods from Judea and Samaria in campaign marking 50 years of "Israeli occupation".

Watch: Muslim carrying machetes nabbed in London

London police nab Muslim man carrying a number of machetes.

ISIS claims London attack

Islamic State claims responsibility for London Bridge attack in which seven were murdered.

Merkel: Britain, US no longer reliable security partners

German Chancellor says Europe must take destiny into its own hands after Brexit, Trump election.

WHO passes on anti-Israel resolution, UK, US oppose it

Britain joins US in opposing UN health body’s resolution singling out Israel.

'Large part' of network behind Manchester attack nabbed

British police say large part of network behind suicide bomb attack in Manchester has been arrested.

Report: Manchester terrorist trained in Syria

Officials in the United States believe Manchester suicide bomber received some training from ISIS in Syria.

Sixth suspect arrested in connection with Manchester attack

British police arrest woman in connection with Monday's bombing at Manchester Arena.

UK terror threat level raised to 'critical'

British Prime Minister says terror threat level has been raised to critical, meaning an attack is expected imminently.

22 dead in explosion at Manchester concert hall

22 killed and 59 wounded in suspected suicide bombing at Manchester Arena following Ariana Grande concert.

Gaza: Thousands walk on 'Balfour Declaration' carpet

Gazan film festival features 328-foot-long carpet with the words 'Balfour Declaration' on it.

74 countries hit by huge cyber attack

Massive cyber attack targets Britain's health system, telecommunications companies in Spain and Russia, among others.

Cyber Command chief:

'US alerted France to Russian election hacking'

'Look, we're watching the Russians, we're seeing them penetrate some of your infrastructure.'

Britain scraps plans for Prince Charles visit to Israel

First official state visit to Israel by member of Royal Family cancelled, reportedly to avoid upsetting Arab world.

Four arrested in anti-terror operation in London

Woman shot and four arrested in anti-terror operation in London.

UK Parliament on lockdown after foiled terror attack

Terrorist captured just outside of UK Parliament one month after attack in Westminster left five dead.

Anti-Semitic UK student leader ousted

President of British student union who supported attacks on Israelis loses bid to be reelected.

British party suspends member over anti-Semitism

Liberal Democrat party suspends one of its members over anti-Semitic posts on social media.

Britain refuses to apologize for Balfour Declaraion

British government rejects PA request for apology over historical document, says it is proud of the role Britain played in birth of Israel.

British soccer team mourns victim of Jerusalem stabbing attack

Derby soccer club holds moment of silence for fan of team murdered on Jerusalem light rail.

British mayoral candidate apologizes for burning New Testament

Orthodox candidate for mayor burns copy of Christian Bible left in Synagogue by missionary group.