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Israeli ambassador to UK updates on war effort

Tzippi Hotovely, Israel's ambassador to the UK, tells Sky News about the war in Gaza.

London:

Jewish schools to remain closed due to antisemitism

Torah Vodaas in Edgware and Ateres Beis Yaakov in Colindale both informed parents on Thursday evening they would not reopen until Monday.

UK: Palestian flags may be banned after pro-Hamas rallies

Home Secretary Suella Braverman instructs police that Palestinian flags 'may not be legitimate' after antisemites celebrate Hamas massacre.

London:

Kosher restaurant vandalized

Several bridges in the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Golders Green were vandalized by Hamas supporters.

'All the people with antisemitic views didn't go away'

ADL CEO: The British Green Party is looking like the next hub of antisemitism in British politics.

Festival drops documentary denying Jeremy Corbyn antisemitism

Glastonbury festival drops pro-Jeremy Corbyn documentary after outcry from Jewish groups.

British bill would bar localities from boycotting Israel

Minister Michael Gove says BDS campaigns lead to antisemitism as he raises anti-BDS bill this week.

UK: Three dead, three injured in ramming attacks

31-year-old suspect arrested after running down pedestrians in Nottingham, UK.

Three British soldiers faint from London heat

In UK, three guardsmen faint during 'Colonel's Review' parade. Prince William tweets 'big thank you, you all did a really good job.'

Delegates from House of Lords visit Israel on four-day trip

Largest-ever British House of Lords delegation visits Israel to talk trade.

UK haredi community slams gov aim to regulate yeshivas

Community leaders push back against renewed attempt to insert secular curriculum into Orthodox schools.

Op-Ed:

How the Orwellian UK surrenders to Islamists

You can't make this up. The paradoxes of living with Islam in the once-democratic UK of 2023 bring Orwell's 1984' to life. Op-ed.

UK:

Home Secretary announces new steps to combat antisemitism

According to the plan, the grant to Synagogues and religious schools will increase by 1 million GBP, and a new task force will be formed.

Protests expected as Netanyahu flies to London

Prime Minister Netanyahu leaves for state visit to Britain and meetings with his UK counterpart, Rishi Sunak.

Amid justice reform division:

UK Chief Rabbi calls for Jewish unity

Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, called Jewish unity a 'sacred responsibility' for all.

Israeli ambassador to UK:

'Pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded us, shouting curses'

Tzipi Hotovely describes anti-Semitism in the heart of London, need for constant security detail.

UK bans TikTok from official government devices

The move follows similar restrictions imposed by Canada, the European Union and the United States.

Welsh lawmaker slammed for Holocaust event without Jews

Invitation to Holocaust Memorial Day event by minister in Welsh government mentions only "Gypsies, Roma and Travellers."

UK PM to visit Israel to mark 75 years of UK-Israel relations

PM Netanyahu speaks with British PM Rishi Sunak, thanks him for British vote on ICJ, decision to declare IRG a terror org.

Report:

Britain to designate IRGC a terrorist organization

Sources tell The Telegraph the move is expected to be announced within weeks and is supported by British ministers.

'Historic for Anglo Jewry:'

UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis receives Knighthood

Rabbi Mirvis knighted by King Charles as Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to interfaith dialogue, education.

​​​​​​​UK caterer slammed for ‘Anne Frankfurter’ vegan hot dog

Caterer faces intense backlash for offering plant-based hot dog named after Anne Frank.

UK Charity Commission rules against student union BDS motion

Ruling described as 'historic' forces union to repeal BDS measures it took after passing motion.

UK gov to compel social media companies to tackle antisemitism

Proposed laws would force platforms to follow policies on online hate or face fines of up to 10 percent of their annual revenue.

Man who attacked three Jews in north London found guilty

British man convicted for string of attacks in heavily Jewish area of north London.

Ex-British PM Liz Truss has bank card declined at restaurant

Truss embarrassed after friend forced to pay for meal when her card was declined several times.

The future of the Islamicized UK as set in Leicester

Afghanistan was returned to the Taliban. Leicester was given over to their way of rules and regulations. Op-ed.

Watch: Environmentalists smear King Charles wax statue

Activists are demanding that the UK cut all oil and gas extractions.

Britain:

Boris Johnson will not run for Conservative Party leadership

Former PM says he had broad support for bid to return as Conservative leader, but decided it would "not be the right thing to do".

Ambassador Hotovely:

'I've never met anyone who didn't like the Queen'

Tzipi Hotovely explains the mourning that has swept the kingdom, and why she's excited about the nation's new prime minister

Boris Johnson to resign Tuesday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves for Scotland to formally offer the Queen his resignation, with Liz Truss set to replace him.

UK national student union pres. suspended over anti-Jewish posts

Shaima Dallali, set to serve 2-year term, suspended as head of union representing 95% of UK students after investigation into tweets.

Britain's next prime minister - Liz Truss

Foreign Affairs Secretary wins Conservative Party internal election, is poised to become Britain's next prime minister.

UK union launches ‘Jewish faith workers branch’

One of Britain's biggest trade unions creates new unit for Jewish community employees.

Jewish Scrabble player one letter short of UK championship

63-year old longtime Scrabble competitor's final match comes down to the wire.

UK Prime Minister's parting remarks: 'Our future is golden'

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation today with a message of national hope and party pride for the British public.

UK tries to ship asylum seekers back to Africa - no one comes

In a strange twist, the British government's plan to ship off migrants failed when no one showed up for a chartered flight back to Rwanda.

Ambassador:

'Relationship between UK & Israel is the best it has ever been'

70 years on the throne: British Embassy, Amb. Neil Wigan, celebrate traditional Queen’s Birthday Party with 750 guests.

Russia threatens to destroy the UK, Finland in 'seconds'

Russia accused the West of waging a 'hybrid war', as a Putin ally threatened to nuke the UK in just over 3 minutes and Finland in 10 secs.

Freed UK resident says Iran used her as a negotiations 'pawn'

Aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe accused both Britain and Iran of treating her as a political pawn after almost 6 years in captivity.

British Amb. to Israel:

UK appreciates Bennett's efforts

Ambassador Neil Wigan: Israel has best relationship with both Russia and Ukraine of any democracy.

Ukrainian-born oligarch found dead in Britain

Mikhail Watford, 66, found dead in garage of his mansion.

Jewish BBC contributor resigns over antisemitism concerns

Rabbi Rabbi YY Rubinstein, a regular presence on several popular BBC programs, has resigned over biased coverage of the Jewish community.

UK government remembers Holocaust survivor Freda Wineman

Wineman, who survived Auschwitz and other death camps, was awarded a British Empire Medal in 2019 for her service in Holocaust education.

Book which erased Israel from map dropped by UK publisher

'Amazing Women of the Middle East', which featured map replacing Israel with Palestine, pulled from publisher's website, bookseller.

Survey: Under Keir Starmer, Jews returning to UK Labour Party

UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s work ridding the party of antisemitism has received the endorsement of the Jewish Labour Movement.

Jewish man punched in the face in Manchester, England

Vicious assault of Jewish man captured by CCTV footage, with police searching for the suspect.

UK publisher blasted for children’s book that erases Israel

UK publisher has come under criticism for publishing a children’s book about women of the Middle East that denies Israel's existence.

UK lists Iran, China, North Korea, Russia as ‘hostile nations’

British minister of state for security and borders Damian Hinds has labelled Iran, China, North Korea and Russia as “hostile nations.”

Attacker to London Jewish man: 'I want to find a Jew to kill'

A Jewish man was brutally attacked in a London, UK store by a man who screamed "You are Jewish. I am going to kill you.”

UK Jewish leader to meet with BBC over anti-Semitism reporting

UK Board of Deputies will ask BBC to make apology to Jewish community over its coverage of a Hanukkah attack on a bus of young Jews.

One of Bergen-Belsen’s last liberators passes away

One of the last living liberators of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp has died at the age of 97.

Kosher food shortage may mean the end of Jews in N. Ireland

Trade issues between UK and EU have led to “cupboards nearly bare of kosher foods” for Northern Ireland's Jewish community.

London boy, 9, abducted by gang targeting Jewish children

Jewish boy carried off by teenage Stamford Hill gang that has been harassing Jewish children for over a year.

UK report warns of teens grooming other teens into neo-Nazis

Report warns that teens are being groomed into neo-Nazis by peers their own age, and not as previously assumed by older far right leaders.

UK lawmaker apologizes for comparing COVID-19 to Holocaust

UK lawmaker Marcus Fysh apologizes for evoking Nazi Germany in debate over COVID-19 measures.

Will UK pass a BDS ban?

UK Conservative MP Robert Jenrick hints British government will include a ban on BDS in its spring legislative agenda.

Omicron spreading at 'phenomenal rate', UK says

'Tidal wave' of infections, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns, as Omicron spreads across Britain.

Israel to ban travel to UK, Denmark

Israeli Health Ministry labels UK and Denmark 'red' countries, restricting travel to and from those countries.

London theater loses sponsors over anti-Semitism scandal

Royal Court Theatre has lost two major sponsors over a play that contained a scheming billionaire character with a Jewish sounding name.