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Gaza activists attack Corbyn after he refuses to say he is an anti-Zionist

It comes amid rumours of further division between the former Labour leader and Zarah Sultana, with whom he is seeking to set up a new party

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Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Picture: Getty)

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard (Image: Lorin Bell-Cross).

South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard: I reconnected with Jewish identity amid Corbynite hostility

9 min read

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey (Image: Getty).

Lib Dem leader to boycott Trump dinner in Gaza protest

2 min read

Apple Books is selling the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion for just 49p (Image: Apple Books screenshot)

Apple Books selling reviled antisemitic conspiracy text for 49p

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Former cabinet minister slams UK ‘complacency’ over Muslim Brotherhood influence

Another former minister told the JC that some countries in Middle East are concerned that Westminster doesn’t take the issue seriously

3 min read

August 8, 2025 14:13

A former cabinet minister has expressed concern over the 'complacency' in the UK about the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood (Pictured: Supporters of the Brotherhood at a pro-Palestine rally in Jordan; Image: Getty)

Palestine Action are banned because they targeted Jewish businesses, Starmer tells Labour NEC

The prime minister was challenged at a meeting of Labour’s governing body about the move to ban the group under the Terrorism Act

3 min read

August 7, 2025 13:53

Protesters show a banner reading 'We are all Palestine Action' during a Palestine Action demonstration at Trafalgar Square on June 23, 2025 in London, England. (Getty Images)

Starmer says Hamas must have nothing to do with any future Palestinian state

The prime minister didn’t say whether recognition would take place if Hamas continue to hold hostages

2 min read

August 6, 2025 16:00

‘The UK-Israel relationship has got worse under Labour’ says Israeli ambassador as she prepares to leave London

Israel’s outgoing ambassador thanked Britain’s Jewish communities for tirelessly advocating for the hostages

8 min read

August 5, 2025 15:22

Hotovely (right) and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner

Starmer’s Palestine recognition plan under fire from some Labour MPs amid Hamas praise

One MP described the move as an ‘empty gesture at best and providing a win to Hamas at worst’

3 min read

August 5, 2025 14:47

A group of peers, including some of the UK's foremost legal minds, has suggested that the UK's recognition of Palestine may breach international law (Image: Getty)

Government set to allow 300 sick Gazans to come to UK and receive NHS treatment

Some Labour MPs have called on the government to create a bespoke refugee scheme for Palestinians

2 min read

August 3, 2025 11:39

British Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on March 26, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Hamas claims that West’s recognition of Palestinian state ‘is one of the fruits of October 7’

The terrorist group have refused demands by Sir Keir Starmer and others to disarm

2 min read

August 3, 2025 09:07

Razi Hamad, a member of Hamas' decision-making political bureau, (Image: AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

UK’s ‘vision for peace’ could now involve Hamas hostages rotting in tunnels, say lawyers

The government’s move to recognise a Palestinian state could hurt the captives, their representatives say

3 min read

August 1, 2025 15:32

The plight of Hamas hostage Avinatan Or, whose mother is a British citizen, was also raised during the session (Image: Alamy)

Pro-Gaza MP dubbed ‘fool’ and urged to apologise for Emily Damari comments

Ayoub Khan posted about the former hostage after her criticism of the UK’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state

2 min read

July 31, 2025 16:00

Pro-Gaza MP Ayoub Khan (Image: Parliament TV).

Communal leaders demand clarity on hostages following Palestine recognition announcement

Both the Board of Deputies and the JLC urged the prime minister to refrain from recognition as long as Hamas holds captives in Gaza

4 min read

July 31, 2025 12:48

Palestine Action granted permission to judicially review proscription as terror group

The government moved to ban the group following its activists’ break-in at RAF Brize Norton in June

2 min read

July 30, 2025 15:28

Palestine Action has allegedly set up a new recruitment website in the wake of its proscription under UK counter-terror laws (Image: Getty)

UK recognition of Palestine: What has been announced and why?

Some Labour insiders have slammed the decision as ‘not morally defensible’

5 min read

July 30, 2025 12:29

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer annpunces plans to recognise a Palestinian state at No. 10 Downing Street on July 29, 202. (Image: Getty)

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Gaza activists attack Corbyn after he refuses to say he is an anti-Zionist

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Lib Dem leader to boycott Trump dinner in Gaza protest

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Former cabinet minister slams UK ‘complacency’ over Muslim Brotherhood influence

Palestine Action are banned because they targeted Jewish businesses, Starmer tells Labour NEC

Starmer says Hamas must have nothing to do with any future Palestinian state

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Starmer’s Palestine recognition plan under fire from some Labour MPs amid Hamas praise

Government set to allow 300 sick Gazans to come to UK and receive NHS treatment

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Communal leaders demand clarity on hostages following Palestine recognition announcement

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UK recognition of Palestine: What has been announced and why?