Israel and britain

UK Jewish groups express concern as the likely next PM Andy Burnham criticizes Israel over Gaza

Andy Burnham apologized for Labour’s early Gaza response and called for greater pressure on Israel, prompting British Jewish leaders to raise concerns over his remarks.

Labour MP and challenger for Leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham, arrives at Millbank studios in Westminster, central London, on July 2, 2026.
Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, Britain, June 29, 2026.

Incoming UK PM Andy Burnham urges to ramp up pressure on Israel and ban settlement goods

Police officers detain a protester at 'Everyone Day', a mass vigil and sign-holding event in Trafalgar Square organised by Defend Our Juries to demand the lifting of the ban on Palestine Action, in London, Britain, April 11, 2026.

Britain challenges court decision that Palestine Action ban was unlawful

Israeli settlers gesture during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the West Bank, February 7, 2026.

US, UK denounce security cabinet decision to expand West Bank annexation


Anti-Zionist protests can create a hostile environment for Jews

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has long been associated with a hardline anti-Israel stance.

Jonathan Arkush

Labour readmits activist suspended for blaming slave trade on Jews

In a blog post, Walker said that she first heard of her suspension from the Jewish Telegraph Agency.

UK Labour member Jackie Walker

Herzog pens letter to Corbyn, urges Labor delegation to visit Yad Vashem

"Perhaps, we can ensure that the anti-Semitism expressed in recent days is not the example to set to the young British generation," Herzog writes.

Opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) and UK Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn

Corbyn is clueless about UK Labor’s anti-Semitism crisis

The Jerusalem Post

UK Labor Party suspends MP Naz Shah who said Israel 'should be relocated to America'

The suspension came after British Prime Minister David Cameron called for her removal and Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn called her comments "offensive and unacceptable."

British Labor MK Naz Shah

Next year, Your Majesty

The Jerusalem Post

Despite boycott pressure: Hundreds of top British and Israeli scientists meet at Oxford

Boycott efforts did not deter 250 British researchers from 33 institutions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from attending BIRAX Conference with their Israeli counterparts.

Israel and UK flags

Poll: Third of British Muslims say 'Jews have too much power in UK'

Polling company ICM conducted the survey and aired their findings Wednesday in a new documentary titled "What do British Muslims Really Think."

Orthodox Jews walk along Whitehall in central London

The Commonwealth and Arab-Israel reconciliation

The Jerusalem Post

Why Britain's Euro referendum matters to Israel

The Jerusalem Post