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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.

Half a million anti-Semitic tweets sent per year in the UK

New British study finds that an astonishing half million overtly anti-Semitic tweets are sent every year in the UK.

Vandal erases Israel from UK Natural History Museum sign

The British Natural History Museum has responded to complaints that the word “Israel” was erased with a red marker from a display caption.

UK rabbi ‘will never surrender to darkness’ after menorah defaced

Police are investigating the destruction of a menorah in northwest London as a hate crime.

UK rabbis blast government's 'damaging' asylum reform proposals

Letter signed by 28 prominent British rabbis expresses “deep concern and dismay” over the government’s proposed bill for asylum seekers.

Watford, UK honors Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi Germany

The event was part of the “80 Trees for 80 Years” initiative, planting 80 trees recognizing the contributions of Jewish refugees to society.

Man behind anti-Semitic letters to UK Apprentice star convicted

A man has been found guilty of sending threatening anti-Semitic letters to Lord Alan Sugar, the star of the UK version of The Apprentice.

UK Jewish teens light menorah in defiance of their attackers

Group of Chabad teens return to scene where they were abused while celebrating Hanukkah on a bus to light menorah in defiance.

Acclaimed Jewish theater actor Antony Sher dies at 72

Celebrated Jewish actor Antony Sher, who was well known on stage and on screen, has died at the age of 72.

British TV station calls terrorist who killed Eli Kay a 'martyr'

UK Arabic language TV station accused of breaking broadcasting regs and may have broken UK law for referring to terrorist as a "martyr."

Rapper Wiley removed from Twitter after latest anti-Jewish rant

Wiley has been suspended again from Twitter and Instagram after posting a torrent of anti-Semitic material on both social media sites.

Bus full of UK Jewish teens celebrating Hanukkah attacked by mob

Violent youths attempt to smash bus windows while hurling anti-Semitic abuse, spitting and making Nazi salutes.

BBC pundit apologizes for comparing soccer game to 'a Holocaust'

BBC 5 soccer pundit apologizes on-air for saying West Ham faced “a Holocaust” in an away game against rival Manchester City.

FM Lapid: Iran coming to talks only to get sanctions lifted

'Iranians will play for time, earn billions, and covertly advance their nuclear program,' Foreign Minister Lapid warns.

Israel, UK vow to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon

In joint article, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss stress commitment to prevent Iran from a nuclear weapon.

London theater's website hosted map for years that erased Israel

Theater previously denounced for putting on a play featuring a billionaire character with a stereotypically Jewish name again under fire.

Outrage as new British Army badge resembles Nazi Eagle

The British Army has been inundated with angry comments due to a new regimental badge’s striking resemblance to the Nazi Eagle symbol.

UK gov human rights agency compares Israel to North Korea and Iran

British agency lists Israel as having ‘concerning’ human rights situation, alongside Iran, Iraq, North Korea and Pakistan.

British MP: Hamas rockets fired at Israel could be ‘legitimate’

MP Crispin Blunt says that Hamas rockets fired at Israel could be “legitimate” if the terrorist group could aim at specific Israelis.

Holocaust survivor celebrates 92nd birthday - with Israeli Pres.

At UK event on anti-Semitism, Israeli Pres. Herzog praises Holocaust survivor for 'unbreakable will to overcome darkest evil.'

President Herzog to meet Prince of Wales, British PM

Israel's President will begin a three-day state visit to England on Sunday, meeting with the Prince of Wales and the British Prime Minister.

Lapid: UK blacklisted Hamas - because of my bridge-building

'There is no legitimate part of a terrorist organization.' Israeli Foreign Minister takes credit for UK's decision to blacklist Hamas.

UK: Officers to speak to relative of Liverpool bomber

British authorities raised the country's terror threat level to its second-highest level following Sunday's explosion in Liverpool.

President Herzog to make official visit to the United Kingdom

During the official visit, President Herzog will meet PM Boris Johnson and pay tribute to the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.

UK campus anti-Semitism at record high new survey finds

A British survey of campus anti-Semitism is sounding “alarm bells” with data showing incidents have reached historic levels.

Britain raises terror threat level following Liverpool explosion

British authorities raise terror threat level to second-highest level, a day after explosion in taxi outside Liverpool hospital.

British universities on the payroll of Islamic regimes

British universities have been 'put up for sale'. The buyers are China and Vietman, but leading by a wide margin, are Islamic regimes. Op-ed

UK man to be sentenced for wearing T-shirts of terror groups

34-year old man pleaded guilty to wearing T-shirts featuring Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

UK Jewish students decry Oxford U funding from family of fascist

Jewish student group demands explanation from university after education minister questions how the funds got past their ethics regulations.

UK universities adopting anti-Semitism guidelines as abuse soars

Nearly 100 British universities have adopted the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism as reported incidents double in the last two years.

UK TV historian under fire for imitating Hitler during debate

British art historian banned by popular debating society for offensive impression that he has since apologized for.

British protest group compares climate change to the Holocaust

UK Jewish groups slam latest comparison of climate change to the Holocaust.

Oxford U slammed for donations from estate of son of UK fascist

British Jewish student groups denounce university for accepting millions in donations from charitable trust linked to Oswald Mosley.

UK uni denounced for claiming ‘Christians at risk in Israel’

Paper by University of Birmingham prof strongly criticized for alleging Christians in Israel face "discriminatory policies."

UK soccer fan given 8 weeks in jail for anti-Semitic tweets

21-year old Chelsea F.C. season ticket holder pleaded guilty in October to seven charges for posting anti-Semitic material on Twitter.

British MPs move to limit kosher slaughter in the UK

As UK moves to ban "non-stunned" meat, kosher industry officials are working on a response with a halal food industry group.

Study reveals UK Labour Party's obsessive anti-Israel tweeting

New study by British anti-extremism group finds that Labour Party’s elite are "obsessed" with posting anti-Israel tweets.

UK Jewish families targeted with anti-Semitic flyers

Jewish residents of Borehamwood, UK discover anti-Semitic flyers on their doorsteps calling for ban on kosher food.

UK: 12-year-olds can get COVID shots even if parents object

Government regulations allow for "competent" children between ages of 12 & 15 to overrule parental objection to be vaccinated.

Apology for anti-Semitism 'serious blow to academic freedom'

Noam Chomsky says Scottish university newspaper shouldn’t apologize for article it deemed ‘anti-Semitic.’