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UK lawmakers demand full arms embargo and settlement trade ban on Israel
Eighty UK MPs and peers urged the new prime minister to impose a full arms embargo, sanction Israel and ban trade linked to Israeli settlements.
Britain's new prime minister Andy Burnham vows to end years of instability
British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports
Church of England votes in favor of text calling Israel a ‘colonial enterprise built on racism’
Kosher food made available at British parliament
The move was approved in 2020 but implementation was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
UK bill change would make it easier to punish Jewish divorce refusers
If convicted of coercive behavior, recalcitrant spouses may face up to five years in jail.
UK parliament approves Brexit trade deal with EU, both look to future
Britain and the European Union signed the deal on Wednesday and the British parliament will finalize its implementation, ending over four years of negotiation.
Winning back Britain’s Jews – Sir Keir Starmer makes a start
Well before Jeremy Corbyn became leader of Britain’s Labour Party in September 2015, worrying symptoms of a contagious antisemitism had begun to manifest themselves within its left wing.
UK MPs urge Johnson gov’t to enforce Hezbollah ban
The letter came after UK Security Minister James Brokenshire said that the government did not collect data on the number of people in the UK investigated or charged with supporting Hezbollah.
John Bercow says antisemitism is a conservative issue, not a Labour one
When Bercow asked if that was because he was Jewish or working class, the lawmaker responded “both.”
A Jew, running away from gangsters
Until 1939, Australia was a mere outpost of Anglo-Jewry, subservient to the British chief rabbi, wedded to minhag anglia (English custom), and in love with the royal family.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to blow shofar
Johnson was not able to get a sound out of the instrument, but managed to utter the age-old pun “Shofar so good,”
British House of Commons’ Jewish speaker John Bercow to resign
Bercow’s move assures that the current Parliament will elect his successor, not a new government after a potential snap election.
Three UK Labour members quit party due to antisemitism controversy
"I always said it was worth hanging on to fight so long as there was a prospect of winning. I now don't believe with this leadership there is," wrote Triesman.
