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Lorin Bell-Cross

Lorin Bell-Cross

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign

We will defy the police, say organisers of Saturday’s Gaza march

Protesters find support from 29 MPs, who are calling on the police to allow the march to wind up near a synagogue

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Ismail Patel announcing he would go on the march even if it means he 'goes to prison'

A pro-Palestinian supporter waves a Palestinian flag during a National March for Palestine in central London (Photo: Getty Images)

Revealed: MPs spend more time on average talking about Israel than any other foreign nation

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Foreign Secretary David Lammy (centre) with Emily Damari's mother Mandy (left) in Israel (Image: David Lammy).

Meeting with mother of last British hostage ‘important’ ahead of possible deal, Lammy tells MPs

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting talks at the Jewish Labour Movement conference (Image: Jewish Labour Movement/Ian Vogler).

Health Secretary Wes Streeting ‘shocked’ by NHS antisemitism

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Middle East Minister refuses to apologise for comments about Israeli ambassador

Hamish Falconer: it was clear that I wasn’t commenting on Hotovely personally in Parliament last week

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January 13, 2025 12:09

Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer MP (left) with LFI chair Jon Pearce (Photo: Labour Friends of Israel)

Labour justice minister denies claims of two-tier policing in Britain

The MP for Finchley and Golders Green was speaking at a Jewish Labour Movement conference

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January 12, 2025 19:09

Justice Minister Sarah Sackman (right) with Lord Macdonald KC

Israel condemns British minister’s remarks about Israeli ambassador not being to the UK’s ‘taste’

Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel called on Hamish Falconer to apologise

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January 9, 2025 17:42

Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer. Credit: UK Parliament.

Charedi protesters denounce new Schools Bill as ‘persecution’

Department for Education say Bill ‘does not prevent parents securing a faith-based education’

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January 8, 2025 17:27

Charedi protest against the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

‘Antisemitism has no place in society’, Starmer tells PMQs

The prime minister repeated commitment to CST funding and Holocaust education

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January 8, 2025 14:13

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Parliament TV)

Government rules out expelling Israeli ambassador but says ‘she’s not to our taste politically’

Labour MPs overwhelmingly spoke critically of Israel in Parliament yesterday

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January 8, 2025 11:30

Government rules out expelling Israeli ambassador but says ‘she’s not to our taste politically’

‘Reform? What shul do you go to?’ Meet the British Jews drawn to Nigel Farage’s party

Meet the vocal minority of Jews supporting the upstart party

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January 7, 2025 17:05

Mark Shooter (right) with Reform UK member of the London Assembly at a Christmas party (Image: Mark Shooter).

Elon Musk shares clip by ‘pro-Hitler’ conspiracy theorist

Owner of X also expressed support for jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson

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January 7, 2025 09:07

Elon Musk (Getty Images)

‘This is how you deal with bullies’ World Bowls Tour overturns ban on Israelis following politicians’ outrage

Reversal was welcomed by UKLFI and Board of Deputies

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January 2, 2025 11:08

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Few in 2024 escaped Labour’s chaos – least of all the Israelis

Under pressure from the left and right, the first Labour government in 14 years seems paralysed

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December 27, 2024 15:40

Mandy Damari accused the UK government of delivering “A message to Hamas that they can kill Emily. Another nail in her coffin.” (Getty Images)

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy ‘shocked’ after hearing evidence of antisemitism in the arts

Lisa Nandy met a delegation including Tracy-Ann Oberman, Rachel Riley and other Jewish cultural figures

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December 20, 2024 12:19

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy (right) with Board of Deputies president Phil Rosenberg (Image: Board of Deputies).

ChanuKeir Sameach! Party leaders wish Britain’s Jews a happy holidays

Sir Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Sir Ed Davey all gave festive wishes to JC readers

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December 20, 2024 12:12

ChanuKeir Sameach! Party leaders wish Britain’s Jews a happy holidays

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