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July 8, 2026, 10:08 am
Iranian diplomat summoned over attack on journalist ‘on behalf of Iranian state’
The Foreign Office said the attack formed part of a long-running pattern of hostile activity by Iranian intelligence services in the UK
By JN Reporter
Maccabiah Games opening ceremony
June 9, 2026, 11:41 am
Maccabi GB confirms withdrawal of junior delegation from Maccabiah Games
Board confirms its initial decision of 21 May despite Foreign Office moving travel advice to Israel to 'green'
By Michelle Rosenberg
Activists detained after attempting to breach Israel’s Gaza blockade kneel at Ashdod port in footage shared online by Itamar Ben-Gvir.
May 21, 2026, 4:27 pm
Chief Rabbi condemns Ben-Gvir video
Foreign Office demanded explanation from Israel over detention conditions shown in footage condemned by Chief Rabbi Mirvis
By JN Reporter
Maccabiah games in 2013 (Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Maor X)
May 21, 2026, 2:36 pm
Maccabi GB pulls junior team from Maccabiah Games over Israel travel warning
Safeguarding concerns and ongoing FCDO advice against travel left ‘no responsible alternative’
By Annabel Sinclair
The Vicious Circle exhibition. Photo Credit: National Holocaust Museum/Facebook
May 7, 2026, 3:36 pm
UK venues decline antisemitism exhibition shown across Europe
National Holocaust Museum display hosted in Brussels and Berlin has yet to secure a public British venue
By Annabel Sinclair
Police outside Finchley Reform Synagogue in north London
April 21, 2026, 7:43 am
I told Parliament about the Iranian regime threat; here is what must be done now
Tom Tugendhat, former Minister of State for Security, writes for Jewish News about what the country must do to face down the IRGC's attempts to target Britain's Jewish community
By Tom Tugendhat MP
The site features a so-called “target map”
April 17, 2026, 4:42 pm
Palestine Action website targets the Foreign Office for ‘action’
Government urges removal of online material linked to banned group after ‘target map’ website emerges
By Annabel Sinclair
Departure counter at Ben Gurion International Airport.(Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)
March 25, 2026, 4:03 pm
‘Bring them home for Pesach’: Pressure mounts to evacuate Britons stranded in Israel
Tories and Jewish leaders demand action as families face festival abroad after weeks of cancelled flights and no government support
By Annabel Sinclair
Foreign Office staff attended event at Iranian Embassy
March 13, 2026, 12:27 pm
Downing Street defends Foreign Office attendance at Iranian embassy event
Diplomatic engagement a 'crucial part' of protecting British interests, says No.10
By Lee Harpin
Yvette Cooper address FCDO HMD event
January 26, 2026, 2:14 pm
Cooper warns at Foreign Office Holocaust event of violent effects of hate in today’s society
Daniela Grudsky Ekstein, the Chargé d'affaires at the Israeli Embassy, also speaks at moving event
By Lee Harpin
Yvette Cooper, as Home Secretary ar CST Fundraising Dinner 2025. (C) Blake Ezra Photography
December 30, 2025, 12:07 pm
Cooper orders Foreign Office review of ‘serious failures’ in Egyptian activist case
Alaa Abd El-Fattah's Facebook account likes post saying 'Zionists behind a 'campaign' to smear him
By Lee Harpin
Yvette Cooper speaks at FCDO with Chanukiah in courtyard
December 18, 2025, 11:46 am
Historic Menorah lighting at Foreign Office marks solidarity with Jewish communities
Yvette Cooper said:'Make no mistake: an attack on Jewish people is an attack on us all—on our values, our freedoms, and our democracy'
By Lee Harpin
UK tents arrive in Gaza after months of aid delays. Pic: Twitter/X LBC
December 2, 2025, 10:56 am
UK tents arrive in Gaza after months of delay
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says situation in Gaza is 'dire'; calls the arrival of the tents 'welcome news' but 'only one step'
By Jewish News Reporter
Keir Starmer meets Mandy Damari at LFI lunch event
August 1, 2025, 5:59 pm
Starmer: Hamas must also meet demands of UK ahead of Palestine statehood decision
EXCLUSIVE: In article for Jewish News, PM insists onus not just on Israel BUT families of hostages say officials told them Palestine could be recognised even while loved ones remain in captivity
By Lee Harpin
Dashcam photo of a Hamas terrorist capturing a man at the Supernova music festival, held near Kibbutz Reim in Israel's southern Negev desert on October 7 2023, where terrorists from Gaza killed hundreds of individuals.
August 1, 2025, 3:30 pm
UK government to hostage families: we’ll still recognise Palestinian state if Hamas keeps your relatives
At an emotional meeting at the Foreign Office last night, one family member described the government's new policy as 'a prize to Hamas for the murder of my two brothers'
By Daniel Sugarman
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