Posts Tagged: House of Lords
The Antisemitism that Never Went Away
JNS.org - Antisemitism expresses itself in many forms, but few are as lethal or as persistent as the caricature of the hook-nosed Jew sitting on...
‘Queen’s Speech’ Outlines Measures to Halt UK Officials from Implementing BDS
JNS.org – Queen Elizabeth II has tasked the government of the United Kingdom with stopping local councils from implementing BDS activity against Israel and Jewish...
Baroness Tonge Pilloried at House of Lords Session She Initiated on Israel’s Treatment of Palestinian Children
Baroness Jenny Tonge, a notoriously anti-Israel member of the British House of Lords, was pilloried during a session she herself initiated on the issue of...
UK Government Official: Britain Committed to Further Strengthening Economic Ties With Israel
The British government is looking to bolster trade ties with Israel, a top UK official said this week. In response to a question posed by Mark...
Former UK Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks Says Only Time During Tenure He Felt ‘Genuinely Afraid’ as a Jew Was Lecturing at Oxford
The former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth revealed that the only time during his tenure that he felt "genuinely afraid" was when he...
British Jewish Community in Uproar After Controversial Author of ‘Whitewash’ Antisemitism Inquiry ‘Rewarded’ With Prestigious Parliamentary Position
Leaders of Britain's Jewish community voiced outrage on Friday after the country's Labour Party bestowed peerage on the controversial lead investigator of a recent antisemitism...
Jewish Members of UK House of Lords Rise to Israel’s Defense
Jewish peers in Britain's upper legislative chamber, the House of Lords, last night engaged in robust defense of Israel during a four-and-a-half hour debate on...
Israel Outlaws Hamas’s European Front Group CEPR; IDF Could Arrest its MP Board Members on Arrival
Citing emergency defense regulations, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon has outlawed The Council for European Palestinian Relations, a Belgian-registered non-profit organization that serves as terror...
House of Mendelsohn: Jon Joins Lords, Nicola Leads Facebook to Israel
This has been a big week for the Mendelsohns of London, what with Jon being introduced to the House of Lords Wednesday, and Nicola bringing...
British Lord Nazir Ahmed Blames Jail Sentence on Jewish Owned Media
Jerusalem Post - A British politician who was jailed after sending a text message while driving on a motorway, which killed another motorist, has...
Tory Supporting Lord Apologizes for Auschwitz Joke
Daily Mail - A Tory-supporting peer has been forced to apologize after making a joke about Auschwitz at a glittering party function attended...
Fanatical UK Lib-Dem Jenny Tonge Joins New Hate Fest Against Jewish State (VIDEO)
Editor's Note: Jenny Tonge has resigned from the Liberal Democrat Party after anti-Israel comments, and is now an Independent member...