British Jewry

British Jews feel abandoned, no longer trust UK institutions on antisemitism, new report reveals

The report was compiled by Professor Shani Orgad at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) between December 2025 and March 2026, across six focus groups.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.
Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

“If settlements are illegal, why have we not made an outright ban on trade? What exactly is it that we’re waiting for?” said Abtisam Mohamed, a Labour politician.

|ByKELLY HARTOG/JTA
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish youngster walks past a wall displaying posters of hostages, most of whom were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, in Stamford Hill, London.

Britain pledges over 250 million pounds to protect Jewish communities after antisemitic attacks

The funding will deliver over 500 additional officers across England and Wales, boosting security in Jewish neighborhoods and around schools, synagogues and community centers, the government said.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
The NHS logo is displayed on a ambulance parked close to a nearby hospital, on October 20, 2025.

British Jews shouldn't fear requesting kosher meals in hospitals - opinion

A kosher meal in a hospital should be boring, a footnote, one line on a dietary form swallowed up in the vast machinery of clinical care. Instead, it has become a test of nerve.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Israel-Diaspora future will be shaped by people, not just institutions - opinion

Why the next chapter will be shaped as much by people as by policy

FEBRUARY 10, 2026ByMICHAEL WEGIER
Participants of the Board of Deputies Under 35s Assembly group volunteer on Kibbutz Mefalsim during a visit to Israel last year.

US considering offering British Jews asylum amid rising antisemitism, Trump's UK-born lawyer says

Amid growing antisemitism in the UK, Trump’s lawyer Robert Garson revealed talks with the US State Department about offering asylum to British Jews seeking refuge.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Protesters wave flags and hold placards during a demonstration organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside Downing Street in London on October 9, 2025 to mark one week since the attack on a synagogue in Manchester; illustrative.

Trump’s lawyer tells 'Post' he raised idea of offering asylum to UK Jews - interview

"Jews are being persecuted in the United Kingdom. They fit a wonderful demographic for the United States. They're exactly the sort of immigrant the United States should want to attract," said Garson.

JANUARY 19, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
People dance under Israeli flags as they gather for a commemorative event organized by the Jewish community to honour the lives lost in the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, in Trafalgar Square, London on October 5, 2025.

UK declares 'no confidence' in police chief behind ban on Israeli soccer fans

"We have witnessed a failure of leadership that has harmed the reputation and eroded public confidence in West Midlands Police and policing more broadly," said interior minister Shabana Mahmood.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByREUTERS, MATHILDA HELLER
Police officer and security staff look on as protesters display banners before Maccabi Tel Aviv faces Aston Villa, in Birmingham, UK, November 6, 2025

Jewish MP banned from visiting Bristol school to avoid angering teachers, fellow lawmaker says

MP Steve Reed revisited an anti-Israel campaign to prevent a pro-Israel Labour Parliament Member from visiting a school at the Sunday Jewish Labour Movement Conference.

JANUARY 13, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
British Housing Secretary Steve Reed walks outside Downing Street, in London, Britain, November 18, 2025.

UK unlikely to classify circumcision as child abuse despite reports, Jewish leaders tell 'Post'

Jewish leaders told The Jerusalem Post that the guidance made it clear it was aimed at circumcision under inappropriate conditions, and not to classify it as child abuse.

JANUARY 12, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

British Home Sec. bans extremist Islamist preacher Shadee Elmasry from entering UK for tour

This comes a day after The Jerusalem Post reported on the planned speaking tour of US-based Dr. Shadee Elmasry, who has a history of extremist, antisemitic, and pro-terror views.

JANUARY 6, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood looks on during a statement at Crumpsall Lane, after a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur. Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025.

Why Israel set up the J50 forum: Streamlining the global Jewish message - analysis

The global Jewish response to antisemitism historically rested on a fragile equilibrium, on the assumption that antisemitism would remain largely local. That assumption collapsed after October 7.

JANUARY 1, 2026ByFELICE FRIEDSON, GABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
ISRAELI FOREIGN Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Mauro Berenstein, president of DAIA.

After 10 years of dispute, UK Holocaust memorial may finally break ground

After more than a decade of debate, the UK is moving closer to unveiling a new Holocaust memorial in the heart of Westminster

DECEMBER 30, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
The Holocaust Memorial in Hyde Park, London.

'Eyeing the exits': Nearly half of British Jews don't feel welcome in UK, don't see future - poll

The Campaign Against Antisemitism also found out that a clear majority of British Jews (61%) have considered leaving Britain in the past two years.

DECEMBER 21, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Demonstrators hold Israeli and British flags outside the Law Courts, during a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, during a temporary truce between the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and Israel, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.