Israeli AmbassadorWho are the candidates to replace Tzipi Hotovely as Israel’s ambassador to the UK?Israel’s new ambassador will face a much more hostile environment in London than their predecessorBy Lorin Bell-Cross5 min read
Labour PartyHealth Minister sacked for insulting and ‘antisemitic’ Whatsapp commentsAndrew Gwynne previously served as Minister without Portfolio under Jeremy CorbynBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
IslamophobiaEngland’s first Muslim MP warns against controversial Islamophobia definitionKhalid Mahmood, who was unseated by a pro-Gaza independent, warned against ‘blindly accepting’ the interpretationBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Labour PartyAnti-Israel MP Zarah Sultana to remain suspended by Labour as four rebels have whip restoredSultana and six others were suspended last year for voting against the government, but she has claimed she is being punished for ‘speaking up for Palestine’By Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
BurnleyHow Israel’s war against Hamas poisoned the politics of one English townCurrent and former MPs for Burnley have told the JC how the issue of Gaza has been toxic for the townBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Robert JenrickJewish Labour Movement hits out at Robert Jenrick’s ‘Quisling Keir’ commentShadow Justice Secretary appeared to draw parallel between the PM and a famous Nazi collaborator over Chagos Islands dealBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Donald TrumpStarmer reaffirms UK support for Gaza rebuild and two-state solution after Trump commentsThe Prime Minister also faced questions over the use of taxpayer money to fund UNRWABy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
GazaRevealed: Blood-sucking baby and swastika posts by officials at top UK ‘interfaith’ charityBuilding Bridges in Burnley was set up in 2001 following race riots in the townBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
UnrwaUNRWA hits out at ‘disinformation campaign’ in letter to MPs following ‘disturbing’ Emily Damari allegationsFormer hostage told Sir Keir Starmer that she was held by Hamas terrorists in an UNRWA facilityBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
IRGCDaniel Khalife case shows the need to be tough on Iran, MPs tell ministersLuke Akehurst told the JC the case was a ‘reminder of why the IRGC needs to be proscribed’By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
PRO-PALESTINE DEMONSTRATIONSPro-Palestine marchers ‘denied civil liberties’ over synagogue protest ban, MPs claimsThe letter was signed by Labour MPs including Andy McDonald and Clive Lewis, who have courted controversy with their past comments on IsraelBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Houses of ParliamentHolocaust education exhibit denied space in Parliament for being ‘too political’The National Holocaust Museum was offered space in a separate building in WestiminsterBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
CharityCharity distances itself from employee who accused government of financing Gaza ‘genocide’ActionAid said Frankie Leach’s outburst did not represent the organisation’s viewsBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Conservative PartyTory councillor compares Gaza war to Holocaust in HMD Facebook postJewish groups have called on the Conservative Party to take ‘firm disciplinary action’ over the commentsBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Houses of ParliamentLord Austin reappointed as UK trade envoy to IsraelThe former MP for Dudley said he was ‘delighted’ to be continuing his work in the regionBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
Holocaust Memorial DayLammy calls Yad Vashem visit ‘a great honour’ at HMD eventThe Foreign Office and Israeli Embassy jointly hosted the ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of AuschwitzBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
