Jennifer Lipman

UK ambassador to Israel on 'hostile' Britain

The outgoing UK ambassador to Israel has said that it is undeniable that “there is antisemitism in the UK” but it is not “a simple story of hostile Britain drifting away from Israel.”

Shimon Peres: UK not antisemitic

Shimon Peres has said that an interview in which he was seen to accuse British people of antisemitism was misunderstood.

Jacobs' Street: Don't Stop Believing

Rockets fired at Eilat and Aqaba

Several rockets have been fired at Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat and the Jordanian city of Aqaba.

Blogger forced out of anti-Israel parliament meeting

A prominent pro-Israel blogger was forcibly removed from a Westminster meeting at which Israeli Arab MKs said the Jewish state is much worse than apartheid South Africa.

Swastika no longer viewed as Nazi symbol

An American organisation which monitors antisemitism has said that the Nazi swastika will no longer automatically be considered a hate symbol.

Hungarian government sued over Nazi art theft

The family of a Jewish banker whose art collection, valued at more than £60 million, was allegedly looted by the Nazis during the Holocaust has filed a lawsuit.

Russian 'spy' is nice Jewish girl

A Latvian-born American beautician arrested for trying to smuggle night-vision equipment to Russia is actually just “a nice Jewish girl”, according to her lawyer.

Suspected Nazi indicted for Belzec murders

A man named as the third most-wanted Nazi suspect has been charged with participating in the murder of 430,000 Jews during the Holocaust.

Facebook page promoted 'Auschwitz spa'

A Facebook page advertising the “Auschwitz Spa” as a “slimming” place has been removed following complaints by the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Centre.

Israel welcomes new arrivals

Howard Jacobson up for Man Booker prize

Jewish novelist Howard Jacobson has been placed on the longlist for one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards.