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Lord Austin reappointed as UK trade envoy to Israel

The former MP for Dudley said he was ‘delighted’ to be continuing his work in the region

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Lord Austin has been reappointed as the UK's trade envoy to Israel (Image: Getty)

Foreign Secretary David Lammy attends Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony at the FCDO (Image: FCDO).

Lammy calls Yad Vashem visit ‘a great honour’ at HMD event

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Pro-Gaza independent MP Ayoub Khan has been criticised for a 'shameful' motion that seems to equate the hostages held by Hamas with Palestinian prisoners, some of whom are convicted of terror offences (Image: Ayoub Khan/X)

Pro-Gaza MP advertises motion calling Palestinian prisoners ‘hostages and abductees’ on Holocaust Memorial Day

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The leaders of the three main political parties have written for the JC ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day (Image: Getty)

Make ‘never again’ a reality, party leaders say ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day

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PM and wife host Holocaust survivors in Downing Street

An intimate afternoon tea was held in No10 ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day

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January 23, 2025 12:48

22/01/2025. London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer helps Renee Salt, a Holocaust survivor as he hosts survivors and relatives to a reception in 10 Downing Street to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

Pro-Gaza MP seemingly refers to Palestinian prisoners as ‘hostages’ during PMQs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer didn’t immediately reject Iqbal Mohamed’s claim in the Commons but it was later repudiated by his officals spokesperson

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January 22, 2025 14:22

Independent pro-Gaza MP Iqbal Mohamed seemingly referred to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails as 'hostages' during PMQs (Image: Parliament TV).

Israel should open consulate in Belfast to replace closed Dublin embassy, DUP MP says

I’ll stand up for Israel in Westminster against ‘bullies’, Jim Shannon tells the JC

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January 22, 2025 12:05

The DUP's Jim Shannon MP during an Adjournment Debate in Parliament (Image: Parliament TV).

Starmer thanks Netanyahu for work to secure Emily Damari release

Both leaders agreed to cooperate to combat the threat posed by Iran

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January 21, 2025 16:31

Sir Keir Starmer offered his thanks to Benjamin Netanyahu for his help in securing the release of Emily Damari, a Downing Street spokesperson said (Image: Getty)

Kemi Badenoch meets with Jewish communal leaders

The Opposition leader emphasised her commitment to ‘tackling antisemitism’, but there was no discussion of the complaint against former MP Sir Alan Duncan

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January 21, 2025 12:16

L-R: Board of Deputies President Phil Rosenberg, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, Jewish Leadership Council CEO Claudia Mendoza and Community Security Trust CEO Mark Gardner (Image: Board of Deputies).

Save the Children apologise and suspend staff member after ‘unacceptable’ ‘Zionist’ bagel shop video

The charity said they were ‘deeply’ sorry and the staff member was suspended pending an investigation

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January 21, 2025 10:44

Yasmin Ghaffar in her tiktok video (TikTok)

Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell questioned under caution by Met over Gaza protest

Police investigate claims organisers attempted to breach conditions imposed on protest

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January 20, 2025 12:02

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been interviewed under police caution in relation to the pro-Palestine march on Saturday (Picture: Getty)

New parliamentary report suggesting Israel could be guilty of ‘genocide’ slammed by Labour MP

The International Development Select Committee also called on the Government to recognise a Palestinian state

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January 17, 2025 10:16

A parliamentary select committee has suggested that Israel could be guilty of a genocide in Gaza, outraging one of its members (Picture: Getty)

Meet the ex-student trying to get the silent anti-extremist student majority to pipe up on Israel

The Pinsker Centre says students are keen to hear why Israel, like other nations, has the right to exist

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January 16, 2025 15:05

Pro-Palestine protestors stage a sit-in at Oxford University (Picture: Getty)

Corbyn and pro-Gaza MPs fail to mention hostages, Hamas or October 7 in ceasefire statement

The group of independent MPs accused the Government of aiding ‘genocide’ and called for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu for ‘war crimes’

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January 16, 2025 10:42

The Independent Alliance of 'pro-Gaza' MPs, which includes former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, failed to mention the hostages or Hamas in its statement on the ceasefire in Gaza (Picture: Getty)

Ministers hear survivor’s testimony in packed Holocaust Memorial event in Parliament

Parliament’s Speaker toured a cutting edge Holocaust exhibition in the heart of the parliamentary estate

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January 15, 2025 16:57

Karen Pollock CBE speaking at a packed Holocaust Educational Trust event in Parliament. Credit: HET

Starmer tells MPs he is ‘encouraged’ by Gaza ceasefire talks

Plight of hostage Avinatan Or, boyfriend of Noa Argamani, raised at PMQs

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January 15, 2025 15:36

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told MPs he was 'encouraged' by reports of progress on a hostage deal (Image: UK Parliament)

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Lord Austin reappointed as UK trade envoy to Israel

Lammy calls Yad Vashem visit ‘a great honour’ at HMD event

Pro-Gaza MP advertises motion calling Palestinian prisoners ‘hostages and abductees’ on Holocaust Memorial Day

Make ‘never again’ a reality, party leaders say ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day

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PM and wife host Holocaust survivors in Downing Street

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Israel should open consulate in Belfast to replace closed Dublin embassy, DUP MP says

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Kemi Badenoch meets with Jewish communal leaders

Save the Children apologise and suspend staff member after ‘unacceptable’ ‘Zionist’ bagel shop video

Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell questioned under caution by Met over Gaza protest

New parliamentary report suggesting Israel could be guilty of ‘genocide’ slammed by Labour MP

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Starmer tells MPs he is ‘encouraged’ by Gaza ceasefire talks