UK Backlash

April 26, 2024, 9:27 am

Should British Jews publicly cut ties with Israeli government, asks peer

Home Office minister refuses to answer ‘deeply inappropriate’ question in the House of Lords posed by Lord Singh of Wimbledon

By Jewish News Reporter

April 25, 2024, 12:42 pm

Disbelief at reports Labour may restore whip to ‘Gaza is like the Holocaust’ MP

Kate Osamor was put under investigation in January after she likened Israel’s war with Hamas to the Final Solution

By Lee Harpin

File photo dated 11/09/23 of Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley in conversation with Sir Trevor Phillips at the Policy Exchange in London. PA

April 25, 2024, 11:07 am

Cleverly backs Met chief after antisemitism campaigner protest row

Home secretary says there’s still work to do after Mark Rowley refuses to sanction officer for using ‘clumsy and offensive’ language

By JN Reporter

Board president Marie van der Zyl with James Cleverly

April 25, 2024, 10:01 am

Home secretary holds talks over Jewish community safety fears

EXCLUSIVE: James Cleverly is understood to have said the community must be able to 'safely communicate their Jewishness publicly and visibly'

By Lee Harpin

2WFCRTX Khan Yonis, Gaza. 30th Jan, 2024. Palestinians, fleeing Khan Younis, walk past Israeli tanks amid a move towards Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian fighers in Gaza. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI. Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News

April 25, 2024, 12:15 am

1,600 British Jews call for ‘robust action’ to end conflict with Hamas

Letter signed by members of all synagogue denominations, and 40 rabbis, is sent to Lord Cameron outlining steps for UK government to take to try to end the conflict

By Lee Harpin

April 19, 2024, 11:14 am

Charity watchdog investigates woman over possible pro-Hamas news network funding

The regulator said it had launched an inquiry into Aozma Sultana amid “serious concerns” that public donations meant for humanitarian aid in Gaza were instead providing financial support for Gaza Now.

By Jewish News Reporter

Iranian missiles shot down by Israel's Iron Dome near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.

April 14, 2024, 8:31 am

RAF jets deployed to shoot down Iranian drones targeting Israel

Israeli spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said 99% of more than 300 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles had been shot down outside the country’s borders with warplanes intercepting more than 10 cruise missiles.

By Jewish News Reporter

Board of Deputies president candidates Michael Ziff, Amanda Bowman, Phil Rosenberg and Sheila Gewolb with (centre) United Synagogue president Michael Goldstein (photo: Richard Verber)

April 11, 2024, 10:53 am

Gloves are off as Board presidential candidate claims leadership ‘invisible’ since 7/10

Speaking at the latest Board president election hustings Sheila Gewolb claimed 'leadership has been invisible since the Hamas attack in defending and protecting our community'

By Lee Harpin

Muslim women walking through Shepherds Bush Market in west London.

April 9, 2024, 3:42 pm

Questions over poll suggesting 46 percent of British Muslims support Hamas

British Future think tank leader brands poll on Hamas is "a fishing expedition"

By Jenni Frazer

Sadiq Khan speaking from the stage at the Open Iftar event in Trafalgar Sq

April 9, 2024, 1:08 pm

Mayor of London repeats call for Hamas to ‘immediately’ release hostages

Speaking to Jewish News at an Open Iftar Ramadan event in London's Trafalgar Square, Sadiq Khan said: 'We know the pain and the anguish this is causing'

By Lee Harpin

April 8, 2024, 4:02 pm

Waterstones denies claims of anti-Israel bias in book display at flagship store

Of four recommended books on display for reading on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, three are written by anti-Zionist authors Ilan Pappe and Noam Chomsky.

By Lee Harpin

Maureen Lipman (left) and Nivi Feldman hold a yellow ribbon used as a symbol to demonstrate support for the hostages taken in the October 7 Hamas attacks, during a rally calling for their release at St Johns Wood United Synagogue

April 7, 2024, 8:16 pm

‘It’s hell’ – Families of Israeli hostages call for their release six months on

Actress Dame Maureen Lipman and influencer Oli London joined the event attended by hundreds of people at St Johns Wood United Synagogue on Sunday.

By Jewish News Reporter

April 7, 2024, 11:35 am

OPINION: The IDF’s tragic mistake has damaged the ethical doctrine it values most

Award-winning journalist says army’s inquiry into its unintentional strikes on WCK aid workers has been commendably swift but has also opened a pandora’s box for Israel

By John Ware

Israeli troops on the Gaza side of the border at the entrance to a tunnel.

April 7, 2024, 9:44 am

Cameron dodging scrutiny on Israel arms sales, says Lammy

MPs from across the political spectrum have suggested the UK should stop providing weapons for fear of breaching international humanitarian law

By Jewish News Reporter

Palestinians receive aid packs from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

April 7, 2024, 9:13 am

Royal Navy ship deployed in Gaza aid effort amid £9.7m funding

Foreign Secretary Lord said the UK and its allies needed to “explore all options” including sea and air deliveries

By Jewish News Reporter

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