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Jews are part of the very fabric of the Middle East

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 26: People arrive at John F. Kennedy (JFK) international airport following an announcment by the Supreme Court that it will take President Donald Trump's travel ban case later in the year on June 26, 2017 in New York City. The court will let a limited version of the travel ban from six mostly muslim countries take effect before hearing full arguments in October. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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August in England review: Fiery lament of a Windrush deportee

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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Promotor Frank Warren looks on ringside prior to during the Super Welterweight fight during the WBA World Flyweight Title fight between Artem Dalakian and David Jimenez at OVO Arena Wembley on January 28, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images)

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Fight promoter Frank Warren tears into 'ill-informed' Lineker

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BBC: Gary Lineker to step back from MOTD following '1930s Germany' firestorm

The commentator and former professional footballer compared the language surrounding the UK’s asylum policy to Germany under the Nazis

By Daniel Ben-David

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March 10, 2023 16:59

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Gary Lineker, BBC Sport TV Pundit looks on prior to the Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on March 21, 2021 in Leicester, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Shame on you, Holocaust survivor tells Lineker over asylum policy tweet

Prominent Jews have attacked the BBC pundit after he compared the language being used to discuss UK’s asylum plans to 1930s Germany

By JC Reporter

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March 9, 2023 16:41

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 14: Gary Lineker speaks during a pro-remain a rally rejecting the the Prime Minister's Brexit deal on November 14, 2018 in London, England. Anti-Brexit groups 'Best for Britain' and 'The People's Vote Campaign' are holding a joint rally tonight to call on MPs to say they are not buying the Prime Minister's Brexit deal. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Gary Lineker under fire for '1930s Germany' tweet on immigration

The BBC Match of the Day host tweeted that the language used around immigration policy 'is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s'

By Ben Bloch

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March 8, 2023 11:00

Gary Lineker under fire for '1930s Germany' tweet on immigration

Obtaining Israeli passport could become harder for Aliyah-makers

A change in immigration law will be aimed at dissuading new immigrants who make Aliyah from obtaining a passport and then leaving the country

By Daniel Ben-David

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January 3, 2023 22:49

Member of Knesset Aryeh Deri attends a special session at the Knesset (Israel's parliament), to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem on December 29, 2022. - The right-wing government, formed after the fifth election in four years, has sparked fears of a further military escalation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, amid the worst violence there for nearly 20 years. (Photo by AMIR COHEN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by AMIR COHEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

By Ruth Anderson

Cut out the foul language about migrants

We of all people should understand the dehumanising impact of how migrants are labelled

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November 17, 2022 12:55

Detainees are seen wrapped in blankets inside the Manston short-term holding centre for migrants, near Ramsgate, south east England on November 3, 2022. - British immigration minister Robert Jenrick on Tuesday vowed "more radical" policies to counter illegal migration as record numbers make the treacherous crossing of the Channel in small boats. Jenrick accepted that conditions at the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent, southeast England, were "poor", and that people had been sleeping on the floor on mats. "The problem is that thousands of people are crossing the Channel illegally every day," he added. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Russians desperately search for Jewish roots to flee military conscription

As Vladimir Putin enforces a military call-up, Russian men have hunted through their family history to find any proof of Jewish roots to claim Israeli citizenship

By Ben Bloch

3 min read

October 12, 2022 11:24

Russians desperately search for Jewish roots to flee military conscription

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Jews are part of the very fabric of the Middle East

Gary Lineker endorses academic who described Israel's Gaza operation as 'textbook genocide'

Israelis can now visit the USA visa free

Tim Davie hasn't worried about Gary Lineker’s tweets since Nazi Germany incident

August in England review: Fiery lament of a Windrush deportee

'Disgraceful' memes of Home Secretary condemned by politicians

Fight promoter Frank Warren tears into 'ill-informed' Lineker

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