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Communities Secretary Michael Gove giving his keynote address during the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Picture date: Monday October 4, 2021.
May 25, 2024, 9:17 am
Michael Gove announces he is standing down at general election
The Conservative minister has been an outspoken supporter of Israel since becoming MP for Surrey Heath in 2005
By Lee Harpin
Micheal Gove speaks at JW3 on antisemitism
May 21, 2024, 12:47 pm
Michael Gove admits progress has ‘slowed’ for government’s anti-BDS bill
In speech on antisemitism, delivered at JW3, in North London, Michael Gove blames 'opposition peers' for slowing progress of anti-BDS through parliament
By Lee Harpin
Communities Secretary Michael Gove giving his keynote address during the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Picture date: Monday October 4, 2021.
May 21, 2024, 12:00 am
Gove to warn antisemitism is ‘currency of hate’ connecting Islamists with far-right and left
Michael Gove to warn the cry of ‘From The River to the Sea’ envisages the 'erasure of the Jewish people’s home'
By Lee Harpin
Michael Gove said in January he was 'minded' to withdraw an offer of funding made to IFN more than six months earlier
March 20, 2024, 11:15 am
Michael Gove urged to extend Lord Mann’s term as antisemitism adviser
Jewish News understands communal leaders have pressed the Communities Secretary to extend Lord Mann's term as the government's independent antisemitism adviser for another year
By Lee Harpin
Communities Secretary Michael Gove giving his keynote address during the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Picture date: Monday October 4, 2021.
March 14, 2024, 12:04 am
Gove claims new extremism definition will target those ‘setting out to subvert democracy’
Communities Secretary Michael Gove to tell Commons the 'pervasiveness of extremist ideologies has become increasingly clear in the aftermath of the 7 October attacks in Israel'
By Lee Harpin
Many families are still anxiously awaiting the return of hostages
January 22, 2024, 11:20 am
OPINION: ‘Perhaps Michael Gove was right – we’ve had enough of experts’
'EVERYONE has an opinion on Israel, but are they forgetting about the hostages still captive in Gaza?' asks communications adviser Andrew Freedman for Jewish News
By Andrew Freedman
November 10, 2023, 1:40 pm
‘Famous British tolerance’ stretched to breaking point, says journalist behind October Declaration
Allison Pearson takes part in a wide-ranging Q&A session moderated by Gary Mond, chair of the National Jewish Assembly
By Jenni Frazer
Michael Gove said in January he was 'minded' to withdraw an offer of funding made to IFN more than six months earlier
October 26, 2023, 12:15 pm
Government defeats attempt to remove Israel ‘carve-out’ from boycott ban
Legislation risked 'playing into the antisemitism' that has increased in the UK, warned Tory former cabinet minister Kit Malthouse
By Jewish News Reporter
L-R: Sol Schlagman; Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities of the United Kingdom; Rabbi Benjy Morgan, CEO of JLE; Tom Horvath, Young Leadership Board; Daniel Lyons, Trustee; Photo credits: Sacha Johnson
August 21, 2023, 3:40 pm
Michael Gove visits Jewish education hub in Golders Green
Secretary of State and members of the Jewish Learning Exchange (JLE) discuss apathy amongst young Jews towards their communities
By Michelle Rosenberg
A Jewish settler walks past Israeli settlement construction sites around Givat Zeev and Ramat Givat Zeev in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, near Jerusalem June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
July 11, 2023, 11:19 am
James Cleverly ‘expressed concerns’ over anti-BDS bill
BBC report that letter sent to Downing St raised concerns Michael Gove's bill failed to distinguish between boycotts against Israel and those against settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories
By Lee Harpin
Pro-Palestinian protesters call for a boycott on Israeli goods in central London.
July 3, 2023, 11:02 am
Top lawyer warns Gove’s BDS bill has ‘profoundly detrimental impact’ on UK human rights stance
Richard Hermer KC, of Matrix Chambers, concludes the government's bill is 'appallingly badly drafted' and 'effectively equates the OPT  (occupied Palestinian territories) with Israel itself'
By Lee Harpin
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement wants to end international support for Israel.
June 30, 2023, 1:16 pm
’40 Tory MPs’ expressing ‘serious concerns’ about Gove’s BDS bill
Labour expected to publish legal advice on Monday which suggests the bill is 'very poorly drafted' and 'deeply problematic from both a domestic and international law perspective'
By Lee Harpin
Lisa Nandy and Keir Starmer
June 28, 2023, 2:01 pm
INTERVIEW: Lisa Nandy: Labour ‘absolutely shares’ government’s concern over BDS
EXCLUSIVE: The Labour frontbencher confirms to Jewish News her party will be raising objections to Michael Gove's anti-BDS legislation, adding 'it's not clear the bill does what the government thinks it does'
By Lee Harpin
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement wants to end international support for Israel.
June 19, 2023, 6:34 pm
OPINION: Banning BDS in public bodies is not the way to advocate for Israel
Leaders of Jewish youth movements Habonim Dror, RSY Netzer, LJY Netzer and Noam Masorti Youth, insist 'many young British Jews share our opposition' to Michael Gove's new bill
By Jewish youth group leaders
Oxford University (Jewish News)
April 28, 2022, 1:18 pm
OPINION: One prejudice is as bad as another
"To penalise youngsters from public schools or the better universities is just another form of prejudice and it appears to be becoming fashionable"
By Derek Taylor
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