Posts Tagged: uk
43 UK Campus Leaders Slam President of Country’s Largest Student Union for Repeatedly Dismissing Concerns of Systemic Antisemitism
In an open letter on Wednesday, campus leaders across the UK slammed the head of the country’s largest student union for her repeated dismissal of concerns regarding systemic...
UK Baroness Unrepentant on Antisemitism
Baroness Jenny Tonge caused an uproar last week when she gave a speech in the House of Lords, claiming that Israeli policies are a “major cause” of ISIS. Of...
Israel’s UN Ambassador Mocks PA President’s Plan to Sue Britain for Balfour Declaration: ‘Why Not Go After Egypt for the Exodus?’
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday sarcastically called on the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to consider suing Egypt, France and Iran for their...
Jewish Students Among Minorities ‘Bludgeoned Into Acceptance of Islamo-Marxist Political Orthodoxy’ at London U’s School of Oriental and African Studies
Jewish and pro-Israel students at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at London University have become a persecuted minority at an institution that...
The Labour Party’s Denial of Antisemitism Will Be Its Undoing
Anyone who pays attention to current events in the UK will be aware that the Labour Party has been the center of much controversy. Even...
Britain’s National Student Union Elects ‘Open Racist’ as President; Jewish Groups in Uproar Over Antisemitic Past (VIDEO)
British Jewish student organizations are in an uproar following a decision on Wednesday by the UK’s National Union of Students (NUS) to elect a controversial president...
Egypt Purchases $45,000 Worth of Israeli Chocolate in 2015
Israel's domestic chocolate industry is growing and among its export destinations is none other than its southern neighbor, Egypt. In figures released by the Israeli Economy...
UK Mother Decries Apathy of Passengers to Son’s Falling Prey to Antisemitic Abuse on London Underground
The concerned mother of a 23-year-old and his girlfriend who were abused by a man shouting antisemitic epithets on the London Tube has called on fellow Britons to stand...
London Police Arrest Teen Caught Throwing Fireworks at Jewish Pedestrians
Police arrested a 14-year-old boy in the Hackney neighborhood of London after he was caught throwing fireworks at Jewish passersby. The teenager was initially detained by the London Shomrim,...
UK Jewish Leader on ‘Striking’ New Holocaust Monument: ‘Permanent Statement of Our Values as a Nation’
The new Holocaust memorial announced by British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday will stand as a "permanent statement of our values as a nation," said the...
UK Synagogue Hires French-Speaking Rabbi Amid Influx of Jews From France
A UK synagogue has hired a French-speaking rabbi to serve the congregation's Gallic community that has immigrated to Britain largely since the ISIS-inspired terrorist attacks last January...
Jewish London Mayoral Candidate Sees Antisemitic Tweets as Harbinger of Overall Trend in Europe
Conservative London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith said some critics on Twitter accused him of being at the center of a Jewish conspiracy, and pointed to such rhetoric...
In Wake of Paris Attacks, Security Beefed Up at UK Jewish Sites
Security at many UK Jewish sites was beefed up with "unprecedented government funding" after simultaneous terrorist attacks Friday, claimed by Islamic State, killed more than 132 in...
Major UK Jewish Group ‘Disappointed’ at Lack of Repercussions Over Labour MP’s Antisemitic Remarks
The UK Jewish Leadership Council expressed disappointment in the lack of action taken by the Labour Party over remarks by one of its MPs, Sir Gerald Kaufman,...
