UK’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, observes Shabbat, supports Israel and vows to fight antisemitism
Starmer’s wife is Jewish, they’re raising their kids as Jews, and Friday night dinner is sacrosanct
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Fast Forward Labour report blames Corbyn’s rivals for flawed anti-Semitism response
(JTA) — In a leaked internal report about anti-Semitism in Labour, the British party said it had “no evidence” of bias handling of complaints or staff “motivated by antisemitic intent.” Sky News published an article Sunday based on the 860-page report, which was compiled under former party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Last week, the party elected…
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Breaking News ‘Chanukah Miracle’: Most British Jewish Groups Relieved By Corbyn’s Defeat
Many British Jews group expressed their relief that the Labour Party suffered their worst electoral defeat in decades on Thursday. Party leader Jeremy Corbyn had been criticized for years amid claims that he allowed anti-Semitism to fester within the party, and a poll found that 87% of British Jews believed that he was personally anti-Semitic….
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Fast Forward UK Election Coverage: AOC Seemingly Endorses Corbyn, Labour
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared a campaign video made by Britain’s Labour Party on Thursday, the day of the British election. “The hoarding of wealth by the few is coming at the cost of peoples’ lives,” she wrote. “The only way we change is with a massive surge of new voters at the polls. UK, Vote!”…
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News Letter From London: What I Said To Jeremy Corbyn When I Saw Him On The Train
I was rushing back from Leeds on business and was deep in thought as I stood on the platform waiting for the train at Kings Cross station that would take me home. I was suddenly startled when I saw Jeremy Corbyn out of the corner of my eye. I had to do a double take,…
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News An Orthodox Jew Is Running Against Jeremy Corbyn To Protest Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — As an observant Jew, Yosef David was taught to believe in miracles. That’s a good thing since David, a social worker from London, is going to need one to succeed in his new mission: unseating Jeremy Corbyn from Parliament in the general election on Dec. 12. David registered recently as a candidate of…
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Fast Forward Britain’s Anti-Semitism Czar Resigns From Parliament Over Labour Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — A longtime British Labour Party lawmaker who serves as the country’s anti-Semitism czar announced his resignation from Parliament in protest of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s failure to act enough against rampant anti-Semitism in the party. John Mann’s announcement on Saturday comes just weeks before likely snap Parliamentary elections. He has served as a…
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Fast Forward Jeremy Corbyn: Labour Party Must Recognize Its Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Jeremy Corbyn said his Labour Party must recognize that anti-Jewish bigotry has become part of the movement and drive out anti-Semitism. “The evidence is clear enough. The worst cases of anti-Semitism in our party have included Holocaust denial, crude Jewish-banker stereotypes, conspiracy theories blaming Israel for 9/11 or every war on the Rothschild…
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