Prime Minister's QuestionsBurnham claims Israel sanctions demonstrate ‘leadership’The leader of the Liberal Democrats also expressed support for the measures introduced as Kemi Badenoch honed in on defence spending plans during PMQsBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
SanctionsRubio refuses to condemn UK settlement sanctions, says US ‘shares goal of stability’ in West BankQatar and Turkey have welcomed the measures announced by Foreign Secretary Ed Milband on TuesdayBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
PoliticsEd Miliband: I disagree with Chief Rabbi over impact of Israel sanctions on British JewsForeign secretary responds to Sir Ephraim Mirvis raising concern about measures announced yesterday by UK governmentBy JC Reporter1 min read
Ed MilibandWhat anti-Israel sanctions has Ed Miliband announced?Foreign secretary went further than any of his predecessors in using strongly critical terms as he outlined measures targeting settlementsBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis‘A dark day for British Jews’: Chief Rabbi condemns UK sanctions on West Bank settlementsThe JLC claimed the measures ‘does nothing to advance peace, risks harming Jewish life in Britain, and damages the UK's relationship with a vital ally’By Jacob Jaffa3 min read
Ed MilibandMiliband accuses Israel of turning a blind eye to ‘ethnic cleansing’ as he introduces trade ban on settlement goodsThe foreign secretary claimed war crimes ‘appear to have been committed’ in Gaza and confirmed that the government now recognised the ‘occupation’ of the Palestinian Territories as ‘unlawful’By Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
MI6Former MI6 chief: Labour’s sanctions amount to virtue signalling that could harm UK-Israel security relationshipSir Richard Dearlove was scathing of the planned announcement so close to Israel’s electionBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
IsraelHuckabee warns UK of backlash against ‘irrational discrimination’ of settlement sanctionsForeign Secretary Ed Miliband is due to announce a ‘reset’ of London and Jerusalem’s relationship on Tuesday, including a ban on goods from Jewish communities in the West BankBy JC Reporter4 min read
Andy BurnhamDowning Street rejects Mike Huckabee’s claim that Britain’s government ‘hates Jews’Andy Burnham’s spokesperson described Israel as an ‘ally’ and ‘important strategic partner’ despite looming sanctionsBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
Holocaust MemorialSpades in the ground for Holocaust Memorial Centre before Burnham leaves Downing Street, pledges Ed Balls‘This is a statement of intent,’ said the ITV presenter and co-chair of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation at the launch of a new exhibition on what Britain knew about the Shoah at the timeBy Jane Prinsley4 min read
Reform UKI will not have IRGC propaganda marches on our streets, says Reform UK’s London mayoral candidateLaila Cunningham describe Sir Sadiq Khan’s approach to the Jewish community as ‘woeful’By Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read
GazaHuckabee: UK government’s ‘Jew hate’ knows no boundsThe US ambassador to Israel was responding to comments about Gaza made by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who is JewishBy JC Reporter2 min read
IsraelIsrael sanctions could threaten British security, shadow foreign secretary warnsPlanned sanctions could impede our ability to prevent terror attacks, Tom Tugendhat has saidBy Simon Rocker1 min read
Reform UKReform’s deputy leader: I can ‘smell the hatred and antisemitism’ from some Labour MPs in ParliamentRichard Tice was speaking at an event organised by the Reform Jewish AllianceBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Nigel FarageFarage defends anti-immigration pact with Marine Le Pen’s partyThe Reform UK leader said he would not have done any agreement with the party when it was led by her antisemitic fatherBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Zack PolanskiJewish antizionist Andrew Feinstein stands aside and backs Zack Polanski in Holborn by-electionGreen leader thinks he can win Starmer’s old seat despite some in party pushing for a Palestinian candidateBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Andy BurnhamJewish leaders raise concerns over ‘unintended consequences’ of prospective settlement sanctionsCommunal figures warned the prime minister that planned West Bank measures could lead to a wholesale boycott that ‘marginalises and stigmatises British Jews’By Jane Prinsley3 min read
GovernmentGovernment announces Cabinet committee on antisemitism ahead of West Bank sanctionsAndy Burnham discusses measures targeting settlements with Jewish leaders in first roundtable with community representativesBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
Sadiq KhanSadiq Khan’s texts and emails to be searched amid Palantir Met Police rowUnions and activists have urged the government to drop the US-based AI firm’s contracts with the force, as well as the NHS, due to its links with the IDF and the Trump administrationBy JC Reporter2 min read
PoliticsZack Polanski says he intends to stand as Green candidate in by-electionJewish party leader puts hat in the ring to claim Sir Keir Starmer’s old seat in north LondonBy JC Reporter1 min read
Zack PolanskiZack Polanski ‘likely’ to stand in Holborn and St Pancras by-election to replace StarmerThe Green leader will still need to progress through a local party selection processBy Jane Prinsley2 min read
Sanctions‘Listen to the Chief Rabbi – don’t sanction Israel’, MPs urge BurnhamSenior Labour and Tory voices warn PM anti-Israel rhetoric may fuel ‘hostility to UK Jews’ as trade embargo is set to be announcedBy Jane Prinsley and Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read
Yair NetanyahuIsrael's British allies chastise Yair Netanyahu for ‘cretinous’ Falkland Islands commentsThe son of Israel’s prime minister suggested the south Atlantic British territory should be given to ArgentinaBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
