Bergen BelsenDowning Street marks 80th anniversary of Bergen-Belsen liberation with video collection of survivors’ testimonyPrime minister Sir Keir Starmer emphasised that “never again must mean never again” in response to the poignant collection of accounts from those who saw the Shoah up closeBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
IranGovernment hits Iran-backed criminal network with fresh sanctionsThe foreign secretary said that UK ‘will not tolerate’ threats from from the Islamic RepublicBy Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
HamasExclusive: Foreign Secretary confirms Hamas’ status as terror group is ‘not for changing’ amid legal challengeDavid Lammy criticised the ‘barbaric’ group for refusing to release its hostages and using civilians as human shieldsBy Lorin Bell-Cross & Jacob Jaffa1 min read
Sir Keir StarmerStarmer acknowledges hostage families’ ‘anguish’ ahead of PassoverThe prime minister vowed to keep the Jewish community safe in the face of growing antisemitismBy Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
Green PartyLondon Green Party councillor shared posts calling Zionism ‘pure evil’ and comparing it to NazismHau-Yu Tam also praised the lawyers trying to de-proscribe Hamas in the UKBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
ParliamentExclusive: Israeli politician barred from the UK accuses government of hypocrisy over MP deportationsYesterday MPs spent more time discussing the removal of two MPs from Israel than the potential closure of Scunthorpe steelworksBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
Labour PartyStarmer backs Lammy in fight with Badenoch over MPs’ removal from IsraelDetaining British MPs of any party is counterproductive and concerning, a Downing Street spokesperson saidBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
IsraelIsrael blocks two Labour MPs from entry and deports themDavid Lammy described the move as ‘unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning’By Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
Liberal DemocratsExclusive: Lib Dem former Mayor likened Hamas to Warsaw Ghetto heroesA party spokesperson condemned the comments but the councillor in question remains a party memberBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
ParliamentDelegation of Arab-Israeli fighting against ‘apartheid’ slur hosted in House of LordsInternet personality Yoseph Haddad claimed that Brits who label Israel an apartheid state are ‘idiots’By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
Donald TrumpDowning Street: UK won’t give up Israel arms embargo to soften Trump tariffsThe incoming ambassador from the US has cited the government’s partial suspension of weapons sales as a cause for concern in WashingtonBy Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
Trade UnionsPro-Palestine activists chanted ‘Nazi scum, off our streets’ at Israelis at union conferenceThe Histadrut’s Avital Shapira told the JC she wouldn’t be silenced by anti-Israel ‘fanatics’By Lorin Bell-Cross1 min read
AntisemitismLord Pickles: We aren’t prepared for the impact on Holocaust education of there being no survivorsThe outgoing Special Envoy for post-Holocaust Issues also pressed Parliament to support the new Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Westminster during an exclusive interview with the JC.By Lorin Bell-Cross6 min read
Francesca AlbaneseLabour MP: No place for Albanese’s ‘abhorrent’ comments on the world stageDavid Taylor told the JC that the prospective renewal of her term as Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories ‘goes against everything the UN stands for’By Lorin Bell-Cross2 min read
TurkeyDowning Street condemns Erdogan’s call to ‘destroy’ IsraelIsrael’s foreign minister labelled the Turkish president an ‘antisemitic dictator’By Lorin Bell-Cross3 min read
ParliamentWhat is the F-35 fighter jet and why are pro-Palestine protesters targeting it?The combat aircraft programme has been exempted from the UK’s limited arms sales banBy Lorin Bell-Cross4 min read
