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Lorin Bell-Cross

Lorin Bell-Cross

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Holocaust education

Holocaust charity apologises for referring to ‘violence against Palestinians’ in memorial ceremony invitation

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust chair Laura Marks: This was not appropriate and should not have happened

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Survivors of the Holocaust, and the Rwandan, Darfur and Bosnia genocides at Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony 2024 (photo: Sam Churchill/the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust)

Foreign Secretary David Lammy speaks as the United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the situation in the Middle East (photo: Getty Images)

Foreign Secretary raises Emily Damari’s plight at United Nations Security Council

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Iranian missiles in Tehran, Iran (Photo: Getty Images)

UK unveils sanctions on Iran for aiding Russian war in Ukraine

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14: Britain's Prime Minister, Keir Starmer chats to Rabbi Charley Baginsky, co-lead of Progressive Judaism, during a breakfast roundtable meeting for faith leaders as part of InterFaith Week in 10 Downing Street (Photo: Getty Images)

Starmer hosts interfaith breakfast in Downing Street

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‘Bagel-loving’ Jewish MP appointed to junior government role

Matthew Patrick and Josh Simons were both elected in July’s general election

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November 15, 2024 10:35

Labour MP Matthew Patrick. Credit: Parliament TV

UK’s Middle East Minister condemns far-right Israeli Minister’s annexation comments

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he was considering sanctioning Bezalal Smotrich

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November 14, 2024 15:49

Close allies: Netanyahu and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich (Getty Images)

I told the Met Police chief he had to get tougher on jihadis, says new shadow home secretary

Chris Philp gives the JC his first interview since being appointed

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November 14, 2024 11:48

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp MP at the launch of Kemi Badenoch's leadership campaign in London in September. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Deputy Prime Minister praises interfaith work of Jewish-Muslim women’s group

Nisa-Nashim met Angela Rayner and discussed promoting successful interfaith work

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November 14, 2024 11:47

12/11/2024. London, United Kingdom. The Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner meets with representatives from Nisa-Nashim, a national network bringing Jewish and Muslim women together to inspire and lead social change, in her Westminster office. Picture by Simon Walker / Deputy Prime Minister's Office

Starmer rejects ‘genocide’ claim and scolds pro-Gaza MP

Nigel Farage called for the IRGC to be proscribed following reported Trump assassination attempt

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November 13, 2024 15:03

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking in Parliament on the anniversary of October 7. Credit: Parliament TV.

I don’t speak to Corbyn any more, says Momentum founder Jon Lansman

The veteran left-winger also said he wouldn’t feel comfortable on pro-Palestine marches

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November 11, 2024 16:37

Jon Lansman, Momentum founder

Shadow home secretary: Amsterdam antisemitic thugs should be deported if here illegally

Chris Philp MP has described the attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam as “evil, sickening”

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November 8, 2024 12:09

Supporters with Palestinian flags take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration on the sideline of the UEFA Europa League football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Photo by Jeroen Jumelet / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by JEROEN JUMELET/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Alan Duncan faces discrimination complaint after Israel outburst

Former Tory minister has previously been investigated for comments made on radio station LBC

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November 8, 2024 10:08

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Alan Duncan MP at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster on October 21, 2019 in London, England. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing Parliament for a "straight up-and-down vote" on his Brexit deal, after he was forced to ask the European Union for a new delay of the Brexit deadline. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Robert Jenrick: ‘UK authorities should target those valorising terror’

Shadow justice secretary complained that instead the CPS had tried to prosecute a man protesting against the pro-Palestine marches

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November 7, 2024 13:22

Niyak Ghorbani with his poster at the anti-Israel march

Revealed: MPs debate Israel twice as much as they discuss the NHS

JC analysis of parliamentary records show Israel was raised more than Ukraine and Sudan combined

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November 7, 2024 12:56

MPs during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons

Two Jews, three (legal) opinions? Lord Wolfson appointed as shadow attorney general

Attorney General Lord Hermer said he looked forward to debating his ‘friend’

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November 7, 2024 11:53

Wolfson speaking in the House of Lords. Credit: Parliament TV.

Starmer raises Middle East stability in call with president-elect Trump

The Prime Minister also met King Abdullah II of Jordan in Downing Street

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November 7, 2024 11:53

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 06: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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