Ben Bloch

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Jeremy Corbyn claims Luciana Berger left Labour 'to start a new party'

Corbyn also claimed that the issue of antisemitism had been 'weaponised' against him and that he was 'abused in an extremely unfair way about it'

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Jeremy Corbyn claims Luciana Berger left Labour 'to start a new party'

R2HEBF File photo dated 20/02/15 of Kanye West, who has donated 150,000 dollars (£117,000) to the family of a security guard shot and killed by police in the US.

Kanye West fails to raise any money for presidential bid after antisemitic tirades

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Palestinian representative refuses to condemn terror attack in fiery TV interview

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Jews live the longest - thanks to chicken soup and brandy

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Labour MP apologises 'unreservedly' for calling Israeli government 'fascist'

Kim Johnson urged Rishi Sunak to condemn the actions of the Israeli government without mentioning Palestinian terror

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February 1, 2023 14:12

Labour MP apologises 'unreservedly' for calling Israeli government 'fascist'

Blogger denied permission to appeal libel case against Rachel Riley

Michael Sivier has so far crowdfunded over £250,000 for his unsuccessful actions

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January 31, 2023 16:00

Blogger denied permission to appeal libel case against Rachel Riley

Blinken condemns 'heinous' synagogue attack as he lands in Tel Aviv

He called for 'everyone to take steps to calm tensions rather than inflame them' ahead of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leadership

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January 30, 2023 17:42

Blinken condemns 'heinous' synagogue attack as he lands in Tel Aviv

Ilhan Omar claims she 'wasn't aware of tropes about Jews and money'

The US Congresswoman was defending herself from accusations of antisemitism as Republicans try to remove her from an influential committee

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January 30, 2023 16:39

Ilhan Omar claims she 'wasn't aware of tropes about Jews and money'

Starmer takes swipe at Corbyn amid vow to remove 'stain' of antisemitism

Starmer criticised Corbyn's stances on Nato and business, and described last year's local elections victory in Barnet as 'the proudest moment of my leadership'

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January 29, 2023 13:14

Starmer takes swipe at Corbyn amid vow to remove 'stain' of antisemitism

14-year-old boy named among seven victims of Jerusalem synagogue attack

A married couple was killed after reportedly running to help the victims of the attack

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January 29, 2023 12:36

14-year-old boy named among seven victims of Jerusalem synagogue attack

Survivor shares testimony in Parliament as MPs mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle hosted survivors of three genocides in his residence before lighting a candle for the six million Jewish lives lost, and those lost to genocides since

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January 26, 2023 18:46

Survivor shares testimony in Parliament as MPs mark Holocaust Memorial Day

The young playwright who wants to show people what it’s like to be a Jewish teen

As her play Life Before the Line comes to London, Amy Lever explains why she is putting the lives of Manchester Jewish teenagers in the spotlight

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January 26, 2023 15:27

The young playwright who wants to show people what it’s like to be a Jewish teen

President Herzog implores Europe to fight 'pandemic of antisemitism at all costs'

Addressing the European Parliament on Thursday, President Herzog paid tribute to the six million Jewish men, women, and children murdered in the Holocaust

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January 26, 2023 12:14

President Herzog implores Europe to fight 'pandemic of antisemitism at all costs'

Light in the dark: Britain comes together to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

At thousands of events across the United Kingdom, ordinary Britons are gathering for Holocaust Memorial Day to honour the six million Jewish men, women, and children murdered by the Nazis

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January 26, 2023 10:32

Light in the dark: Britain comes together to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Rishi Sunak to bring forward a bill to build Westminster Holocaust Memorial

Due to legislation dating back to 1900, an Act of Parliament is required to build the memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens

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January 25, 2023 12:09

Rishi Sunak to bring forward a bill to build Westminster Holocaust Memorial

'Social media has power Nazis could only dream of' says survivor at Foreign Office event

Manfred Goldberg said social networks must be held to account for allowing antisemitic content to spread

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January 24, 2023 15:59

'Social media has power Nazis could only dream of' says survivor at Foreign Office event

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Ben Bloch

Latest from Ben Bloch

Jeremy Corbyn claims Luciana Berger left Labour 'to start a new party'

Kanye West fails to raise any money for presidential bid after antisemitic tirades

Palestinian representative refuses to condemn terror attack in fiery TV interview

Jews live the longest - thanks to chicken soup and brandy

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Labour MP apologises 'unreservedly' for calling Israeli government 'fascist'

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Starmer takes swipe at Corbyn amid vow to remove 'stain' of antisemitism

14-year-old boy named among seven victims of Jerusalem synagogue attack

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