Lee Harpin

Lee Harpin was a reporter until 2021

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Trump praises ‘unbreakable bond’ between Israel and US

Warm words from both leaders on US President’s arrival in Israel

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Trump praises ‘unbreakable bond’ between Israel and US

Trump lands in Israel for first official visit to Holy Land

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Trump is eroding trust, say ex Israeli spy chiefs

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Constituency profile: Hampstead and Kilburn

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Israel policy in Lib Dem manifesto

At the launch of their general election manifesto Tim Farron’s party also condemned "Hamas’ rocket attacks and other targeting of Israeli civilians”

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May 17, 2017 12:50

Israel ambassador hits out at Unesco

Mark Regev has launched an outspoken attack on the UN cultural agency's record on Israel at the Board's monthly meeting in central London. Mr Regev spoke out ahead of commemorations to mark the 50th anniversary of Israel's Six Day War

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May 14, 2017 15:37

Labour Israel boycott claim

Sajid Javid attacked Jeremy Corbyn's stance on Israel and BDS at a packed Board of Deputies and JC election 2017 hustings event on Sunday after Labour's Keir Starmer attempted to defend his party's policy

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May 14, 2017 15:14

End of Eurovision for Israel

Jury head on Euro show says closure of IBA means Israel can no longer compete

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May 14, 2017 09:35

Tulip Siddiq makes pitch for the Jewish vote

Labour's candidate in Hampstead and Kilburn stakes her claim to the Jewish vote, and says she backed Corbyn's leadership bid only to broaden debate in the party

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May 12, 2017 11:23

Tulip Siddiq makes pitch for the Jewish vote

Gibraltar needs UK help over Brexit

Gibraltar is caught "literally between a rock and a hard place" over its wish to remain British and a member of the EU, says Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, the politically ambitious daughter of Sir Joshua Hasaan, the much celebrated first Jewish leader of the Rock

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May 11, 2017 18:07

Labour's manifesto surprise

Labour's leaked draft manifesto contains a more hardline pro-Palestinian position than the text which had been officially signed off in recent days by Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry, the JC can reveal.

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May 11, 2017 13:21

Constituency profile: Finchley & Golders Green

In Finchley and Golders Green, where Jews make up more than one-fifth of the electorate, it would be hard to argue a case for the Labour Party doing better in 2017 than it did in 2015

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May 11, 2017 12:33

Labour student resigns over Nazi tweets

Manchester Metropolitan University student Tayyib Nawaz claims Jews were involved in Holocaust, compares Israel to Nazism, and says he would "slap" his children if they were gay in a series of offensive social media posts

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May 10, 2017 17:25

Board holding Election 2017 hustings event

Conservative Communites secretary Sajid Javid and Labour shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer are among the panel taking part in Board general election hustings event on Sunday

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May 10, 2017 16:21