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Chief rabbi requests meeting with PM to express deep concern over Israel policy
Move comes as Board and JLC issue statement condemning UK’s decision to drop opposition to ICC arrest warrant for Israeli leaders
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Meet the 66-year-old Jewish surgeon who turned true-blue East Anglia red
Peter Prinsley speaks to the JC about his surprise election victory – and his career change
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Families of October 7 hostages meet new Middle East Minister and Labour MPs
Around 30 MPs attended Labour Friends of Israel event
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John Mann to continue as government adviser on antisemitism
He told the JC: ‘It is not the time to ease up on the work tackling antisemitism’
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Anti-Israel extremists threaten our democracy, warns Lord Walney
Government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption says there is a ‘highly aggressive pro-Palestine fringe’
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New Gateshead MP ‘proud to represent’ thriving Jewish community
He also claimed Gateshead Talmudical College contributed to area’s reputation as the ‘Oxbridge of the Jewish world’
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Be prepared, the Gaza war could be hitting your bin collection soon
Independents and established parties will want to repeat the success of the five pro-Gaza MPs on a local government level
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PM describes ‘malign’ influence of Iran, calls Gaza situation ‘intolerable’
Starmer defends the restoration of funding to Unrwa in Parliament
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UK to restore funding to controversial UN Palestinian Agency Unrwa
Israel has accused several staff members of participating in the October 7 attacks on Israeli civilians
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Palestinian Authority should take over controversial Unwra, says Labour Friends of Israel
Pro-Israel group recommended a short-term funding increase tied to reform
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King Charles: government committed to a two-state solution
Remarks on Israeli-Palestinian conflict come during state opening of Parliament
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Police arrest pro-Palestine activists suspected of planning to disrupt King’s Speech
Youth Demand has accused Labour of being complicit in ‘genocide’
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Starmer has made a good start – but there are problems to come
All we really know after the election is that the electorate is more volatile than ever before
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New Attorney General: we will seek to promote international law
Alyth Synagogue member sworn in as new Law Officer
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Two pro-Palestinian activists arrested after Cenotaph protest
Graffiti allegedly sprayed near war memorial highlighted Gaza deaths
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Which texts did Jewish MPs swear their oath of allegiance on?
A wide variety of sacred texts was available
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