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Breaking News Britain’s Labour Party Voices Objection to Israel Boycott
Britain’s Labour Party reiterated its opposition to boycotting Israel after a municipality voted to support one. The Midlands Council passed a motion earlier this week resolving to remove goods from the “Israeli Occupied Territories” and condemning Israel for “continuing to ignore and breach international law,” Jewishnews.co.uk reported Wednesday. The council is made up overwhelmingly of…
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Breaking News British Soccer Owner Sorry for ‘Jews Chase Money’ Jibe
The owner of a British soccer club apologized for saying in an interview that Jews were inclined to chase money and for defending a racial slur against Asians. Dave Whelan, who owns the Wigan Athletic Football Club near Manchester, made the statements in an interview published on Thursday in The Guardian daily and apologized for…
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Breaking News British Lawmaker Ties Synagogue Terror Attack to Temple Mount
A British baroness and former lawmaker is under fire for a Twitter post that tied the terror attack in a Jerusalem synagogue to Israel’s policies on the Temple Mount. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi tweeted Tuesday in the hours after the attack: “Israeli extremists storm Al Aksa & intimidate worshipers, Palestinian extremists storm synagogue & kill 4…
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Opinion Yachad Included in British Jewry’s Tent — Barely
A Yachad tour overlooking the South Hebron Hills at the southern tip of the West Bank / Yachad In a historic move on Sunday, the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BoD) voted overwhelmingly to admit Yachad into the umbrella organization. Yachad was set up in 2011 to build support within the British Jewish community…
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Breaking News British Jewry Umbrella Votes To Include ‘Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace’ Yachad
The umbrella organization for British Jewry accepted for membership a group that backed the recent nonbinding parliamentary vote recognizing a Palestinian state. On Sunday, the Board of Deputies of British Jewry voted 135 to 61 to accept Yachad UK, which calls itself “pro-Israel, pro-peace.” The group supports a two-state solution and takes British Jews on…
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Breaking News Jewish Donors Desert Britain’s Labor Party After ‘Palestine’ Vote
Jewish donors and supporters are deserting Britain’s Labor party over party leader Ed Miliband’s perceived pro-Palestinian stance. Miliband has been warned of the loss of Jewish support, the U.K. Independent reported Sunday. Miliband, the son of Holocaust refugees, last month ordered all party lawmakers to vote in favor of a nonbinding motion to recognize the…
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Breaking News British Labor Party Chief Slams ‘Rise of Anti-Semitism’
British Labor Party leader Ed Miliband decried the rise of anti-Semitism in Great Britain and called for “a zero-tolerance approach to anti-Semitism in the UK.” Miliband, the son of Holocaust refugees, in a Facebook post cited figures from the Jewish Community Security Trust that indicate a sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents. He praised Britain’s tradition…
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Breaking News British Lawmaker Wants Labels on Meat From Unstunned Animals
Meat sold in Britain should be labeled if the animal has not been stunned before slaughter, a British lawmaker said. Neil Parish, who heads the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Beef and Lamb, made the call on Monday for the increased stunning of animals undergoing ritual slaughter during a parliamentary meeting of the group, the London-based…
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