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Breaking News British Law Student Wins $1,300 Payment for Anti-Semitic Abuse
— A Jewish law student in Britain will receive a public apology and about $1,300 from the student union of York University for anti-Semitic abuse. The payment is reported to be the first of its kind for a British university. The apology comes from the university’s student union and reportedly will be published on line….
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Breaking News David Cameron Says Britain Can Protect Israel by Staying in Europe
— British Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain can only affect Europe’s approach to Israel by remaining in the European Union. “When Europe is discussing its attitude to Israel, do you want Britain — Israel’s greatest friend — in there opposing boycotts, opposing the campaign for divestment and sanctions, or do you want us outside…
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News What 5 Key British Jews Are Saying About Brexit Vote
On Thursday, the United Kingdom will hold a referendum on whether or not to remain part of the European Union. Although the UK retains a currency (the pound) separate from the EU, it is a signatory on many other economic and political treaties. Many Britons see the Brexit referendum, as it is known colloquially, as…
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Breaking News Jewish Migrants Raise Few Hackles in Britain — Muslims and Roma Unwelcome
— The prospect of Jewish immigration raised the least amount of opposition among respondents to a British survey about attitudes to immigration. A study conducted by the Centre for Social Investigation at Nuffield College in Oxford found that 7 percent of British people would allow no Jewish migrants into the United Kingdom, while 17 percent would…
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Breaking News Gabby Giffords ‘Sickened’ by Murder of British Lawmaker Jo Cox
Gabrielle Giffords, the Jewish congresswoman who survived a 2011 Arizona assassination attempt, joined Jewish leaders in condemning the murder of British lawmaker Jo Cox. “Absolutely sickened to hear of the assassination of Jo Cox. She was young, courageous, and hardworking. A rising star, mother, and wife,” she tweeted. Giffords is now a prominent gun safety…
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Breaking News 2 Women Claim Sigmund Freud’s Grandson Sexually Abused Them
— Two elderly women in Britain said that they had been sexually abused, one of them as a child, by a late lawmaker who was a grandson of the Austrian Jewish psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. The accusations were leveled against Clement Freud, a celebrated British broadcaster and politician, to ITV in a documentary scheduled to be aired Wednesday, the television…
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Breaking News George Soros Bets Britain Will Vote To Stay ‘In’ Europe
George Soros said he was confident that support for Britain to remain in the European Union would rise ahead of the June 23 vote, the Wall Street Journal reported. Soros told the Journal there remained a good chance that the European Union will collapse due to the migration crisis, challenges in Greece and a potential…
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Breaking News 34 Orthodox British Boys Rescued From Rising Tide on School Trip
A school trip to Britain’s picturesque south coast nearly turned tragic when 34 Orthodox teenage boys from London and their two teachers were trapped by rising tides and had to be plucked to safety Monday night. The trapped teens were forced signal for help with the light from their cell phones after ignoring danger signs…
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