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From left: Iris Haim, Doron Lipstein, Thomas Hand and Orit Meir at the press briefing on 20 November

November 20, 2023, 5:20 pm

She must be thinking, ‘Daddy, save me’: parents of hostages describe mental torture

Israeli families visit London to plead for help in bringing their children – and more than 200 others kidnapped by Hamas – home from Gaza

By Beatrice Sayers

The balloons are released near Tower Bridge in London on Friday. Picture: Blake Ezra

October 27, 2023, 3:45 pm

JEWISH NEWS CAMPAIGN: 229 blue and white balloons, floating in the autumn sky

A Jewish News project has seen hundreds of balloons released in cities around the world for each Hamas hostage as families demand their safe return.

By Michelle Rosenberg

January 19, 2023, 6:56 pm

500 meals for the hungry and homeless: Israeli embassy champions ‘Dugo Day’

Day of social action to celebrate Holocaust survivor David 'Dugo' Leitner, who invites people to eat falafel every 18 January as a symbol of Nazi resistance.

By Michelle Rosenberg

A far right-wing activist kisses the flag of the outlawed Kach movement, a hard line Israeli militant group that advocates for the expulsion of Arabs from the biblical lands of Israel during a ceremony honouring late Jewish extremist leader Rabbi Meir Kahane.

November 22, 2022, 5:43 pm

UJS to ‘make representations to Israeli Embassy in London’ over rise of far-right

In statement UJS said it wanted to condemn 'anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism and homophobia' of 'likely cabinet ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich' as part of the Netanyahu government

By Lee Harpin

Hakham Ezra Dangoor, chief rabbi of Baghdad, pictured with his family in 1910. (Jewish News)

December 2, 2020, 10:02 am

Israel envoy challenges Nakba ‘lies’, as expulsion of Mizrahi Jews remembered

Tzipi Hotovely spoke at event to commemorate refugees from the Middle East, North Africa and Iran which she said has 'been forgotten outside Israel'

By Sandy Rashty

Signs plastered on the Israeli embassy gate notifying that staff have gone on strike

November 5, 2019, 4:16 pm

Israeli diplomats end global strike as funding row nears resolution

Embassy and consulate in London shut last week, before reopening on Friday morning, with a Facebook notice saying things had been 'temporarily resolved'

More than 1000 attended the Eurovision Party

July 10, 2019, 11:43 am

OPINION: Building bridges on campus is the future of our movement

From attracting a thousand to a Eurovision party to hosting cross-communal conferences, two students at Warwick have found a way to engage non-Jewish people on Israel

By Angus Taylor and Zak Wagman

Israel's president Reuven Rivlin saltes members the Veteran Games teams.

May 31, 2019, 11:10 am

President Rivlin salutes ‘heroes’ who took part in inaugural Veteran Games

Head of state told the group that Britain and Israel faced common enemies of terrorism but were united by shares values like freedom and democracy

By Justin Cohen in Israel

March 28, 2019, 3:22 pm

Diplomats in London cast early votes in Israeli election

Ambassador Mark Regev took part in voting for the 28th Knesset at the Kensington Embassy

By Jewish News Reporter

Members of the police, fire brigade and ambulance service during a joint exercise to test their response to a ÔHAZMATÕ type ncident involving a hazardous substance, at the Israeli Embassy in Kensington, London.

Photo credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire

December 10, 2017, 8:36 pm

Israeli embassy in London hosts hazardous chemical incident training

Emergency teams in bio suits descended on the Israeli embassy in a training exercise for a hazardous chemical incident.

By Jewish News Reporter

Shai Masot, political officer for the Israeli embassy, being filmed by an undercover Al Jazeera reporter.

October 12, 2017, 11:14 am

Al Jazeera acknowledges it planted undercover reporter in pro-Israel U.S. groups

Qatar-based news network says a new documentary will be aired highlighting the work of the secret investigation

By JTA

Andrew Murray speaking during a Stop The War Coalition demo (Screenshot from Youtube)

May 15, 2017, 2:21 pm

Corbyn appoints anti-Israel Unite chief to run election campaign

Labour leader makes long-time Communist Party member Andrew Murray in charge of getting him into Number 10

May 9, 2017, 4:52 pm

Cambridge event on ‘how terrorism created Israel’ pulled

Planned presentation of author Thomas Suarez's new book 'State of Terror' was cancelled by organisers

By Jewish News Reporter

Deputy Ambassador Sharon Bar-li is welcomed for the first time in Houses of Parliament (Credit: Conservative Friends of Israel on twitter)

February 28, 2017, 7:39 pm

New Israeli deputy envoy opens historic parliamentary exhibit

Sharon Bar-li was introduced to Britain's Israel supporters

By Stephen Oryszczuk

September 7, 2016, 6:57 pm

Composer Brian Eno refuses Israeli dancers his music

The Batsheva dance company was snubbed by the long-time supporter of boycotts of Israel

By JTA

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