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British Jewish leaders express concern to UK government over anticipated settlement trade ban

UK's Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis called the anticipated sanctions "counter-productive," adding that it could "even endanger" the search for peace in the Middle East.

People attend a rally of Jewish community groups, including Campaign Against Antisemitism and Stop the Hate UK, calling for action to "extinguish antisemitism", outside Downing Street in London, Britain, May 10, 2026.
An advertisement for Sacha Baron Cohen's film, "Ali G: Who Iz I?"

Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G to return in new film amid character's 'racist stereotypes' controversy

Britain's Princess Diana holds Prince Harry during a morning picture session at Marivent Palace, where the Prince and Princess of Wales are holidaying as guests of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia in Mallorca

On This Day: UK's Princess Diana dies in tragic car crash in Paris

NHS doctor Rahmeh Aladwan denies expressing support for Hamas on social media.

NHS doctor denies posting social media support for Hamas in London court


UK local council votes to end decades-old twin city agreement with Haifa

Hackney's twinning agreement with Haifa was established in 1968 in a spirit of working-class solidarity, bringing multi-faith and multi-ethnic cooperation centered around medical links.

Pro-Palestinian activists (left) and pro-Israeli activists (right) are seen outside Hackney Town Hall on July 28, 2026.

Pro-Palestine activist spared jail after 17-hour barefoot Big Ben protest cost UK taxpayers £92,000

As part of his suspended sentence, Daniel Day was ordered to complete up to 20 rehabilitation days and will be subjected to four months of electronic monitoring. 

 Man climbs Big Ben with a Palestinian flag.

UK Supreme Court rejects Bahrain immunity claim in dissidents’ spyware lawsuit

Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that Bahrain cannot use state immunity to block a lawsuit by two dissidents who allege the kingdom hacked their laptops with FinSpy surveillance software.

 Cyberattack on a smartphone. Beware of downloading spyware (Illustrative).

Who is Andy Slaughter, UK's Labour Party's new anti-Israel Solicitor General? - explainer

Ultimately, Slaughter’s elevation to the role of Solicitor General places an official with a long-standing record of critical positions on Israel into a key governmental advisory post.

Britain's Member of Parliament (MP) Andy Slaughter speaks during the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, June 21, 2023.

Islamic charity allegedly tied to IRGC granted right to sponsor migrant visas in the UK- report

The charity has previously been accused of having ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and has been formally reprimanded for posting video clips calling for Israel's destruction.

A man walks past an Islamic Centre in Luton, southern England December 13, 2010.

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.

While the movement to boycott Israel has called for divestment since 2005, advocacy has ramped up in many places in the last two years during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Associate of Manchester synagogue attacker jailed over terror reconnaissance

Mohammad Asim Bashir was sentenced to life in prison after conducting hostile reconnaissance at a UK military base with the Manchester synagogue attacker.

ARMED POLICE officers stand outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester following the attack there on Yom Kippur.

As antisemitism evolves, more Diaspora Jews are forced to pass anti-Zionist 'purity tests'

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: "There is a danger of antisemitism becoming normalized" as anti-Zionism masks anti-Jewish hate, UK rabbi Yoni Birnbaum warns.

JEWS ARE seen protesting against Israel and demanding Palestinian statehood recognition, in August 2025.

British military ready to defend country after IRGC threatens bases over presence of US bombers

On Thursday, the IRGC said the US had flown bombing missions against Iran from Fairford in southwest England, adding that any base used to launch such attacks would be a legitimate target.

 A 5th-generation F-35 lands at RAF Lakenheath, in Mildenhall, England, January 7, 2026

British Jews feel abandoned, no longer trust UK institutions on antisemitism, new report reveals

The report was compiled by Professor Shani Orgad at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) between December 2025 and March 2026, across six focus groups.

PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.