Posts Tagged: Jewish Labour Movement
Jewish Groups Call for Expulsion of Far-Right Israeli MK Visiting Britain
A group of Jewish and Israel-focused organizations asked the United Kingdom's home secretary on Thursday to expel a far-right Israeli Knesset member who was visiting...
Over 90% of UK Labour Jews Believe Party Leader Is Serious About Fighting Antisemitism, Poll Finds
Over 90 percent of members of the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) believe that the current leader of the British Labour Party is serious about purging...
Outrage After Ex-Labour Leader Corbyn Appears at Battle of Cable Street Anniversary With Activist Suspended Over Antisemitism Row
UK activists against antisemitism expressed dismay on Monday after former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn gave a speech marking the 85th anniversary of the Battle of...
UK Labour Party Unveils Plan to Tackle Persistent Antisemitism in Its Ranks
Britain's opposition Labour Party on Friday published a plan to handle antisemitism in its ranks, following a damning official report earlier this year that found...
Jewish Groups Hail UK Labour Party’s Suspension of Former Leader Jeremy Corbyn
Top Jewish groups expressed strong support on Thursday for UK Labour Party leader Keir Starmer’s suspension of his predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn. Corbyn, a far-leftist with a...
UK Labour Leader Axes Top Party Official for Sharing Article Promoting ‘Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory’
The UK Labour party’s shadow education secretary was fired on Thursday after she tweeted and praised an interview with a British actress who asserted that...
Two Major Party Groups, Prominent UK Rabbi Advise Against Voting for Corbyn-Led Labour
Two major UK Labour party groups have come out against voting for Labour in the upcoming parliamentary elections in December while it is under the...
Jewish Labour MP Targeted for Ouster by Corbyn Supporters Retains Her Seat: ‘Victory!’
MP Dame Margaret Hodge, a prominent opponent of antisemitism within her own Labour party and an outspoken critic of its leader Jeremy Corbyn, has defeated...
Poll: 78% of British Jews Prefer ‘No-Deal Brexit’ to Jeremy Corbyn as PM
Despite strong sentiments in favor of remaining in the European Union, British Jews overwhelmingly prefer a “no-deal Brexit” over the prospect of Labour party leader...
UK Labour Party Seeks to Oust Longtime Jewish MP, Opponent of Antisemitism in the Party
A long-time leading Member of Parliament for the UK's Labour party who is outspoken on the problem of antisemitism in the party is facing a...
London Mayor Accosted by Labour Activists for Speaking to Jewish Group
London Mayor Sadiq Khan was accosted on the street on Monday by Labour party activists outraged by his speech before a Jewish organization that has...
Keith Ellison Embraces Antisemitic UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, a former Democratic National Committee deputy chairman, posted a photo of himself on Tuesday night with UK Labour Party leader...
UK Jewish Groups Decry Election of ‘Antisemitic’ Labour Candidate to Parliament
Jewish groups in the UK have expressed outrage over the election to parliament this week of a Labour Party candidate accused of antisemitism. Euan Philipps --...
Jewish Groups, MPs Denounce UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn After Revelation He Endorsed Antisemitic Book
Controversial UK Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn is embroiled in another antisemitism scandal after it was revealed that he wrote the forward to an antisemitic...