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Jared Kushner: Israel's failed Doha strike on Hamas gave US leverage for Gaza deal

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Ed Miliband: I disagree with Chief Rabbi over impact of Israel sanctions on British Jews

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Zack Polanski says he intends to stand as Green candidate in by-election

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Sparking debate: an Israeli strike on Gaza this year – how far should battlefield decisions be a matter for rabbinic scrutiny? (photo: Getty Images)

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Labour insiders fear party’s top union funder will push anti-Israel policy

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Green’s London Assembly leader denies party is antisemitic in response to tough questions at JC hustings

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign letter urges divestment despite government warning it may be unlawful

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Mapped: the 1,300 councillors who ‘exploit sectarianism’ by signing Israel boycott pledge

‘I’m shocked by Zack Polanski talking about Jewish perception of unsafety. It flies in the face of reality,’ says Lib Dem leader

Speaking to the JC ahead of local elections, Sir Ed Davey condemns his Green counterpart and says Jews in UK feel less safe now than ‘probably in centuries’

By Charlotte Henry

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Warning over Green leader’s ‘dangerous’ rhetoric comes as party expected to make huge gains in May 7 local elections

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Leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski (Image: Getty)

Labour accused of pandering to ‘sectarian agenda’ in battle with Greens for Gaza votes

Campaigning candidates turn to Middle East as party fears wipeout in local elections next month

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Birmingham political activist caught on camera telling voters ‘Zionists control everything’

Akhmed Yakoob, a lawyer and local activist, has repeatedly drawn criticism for his comments on Zionism

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Former pro-Gaza West Midlands mayoral contender Akhmed Yakoob (Image: X/Screengrab)

Defence secretary avoids voicing support for strikes on Iran

UK government maintains equivocal position on US-Israel joint campaign after refusing to provide use of air bases

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Demand resignation of ‘anti-Israel’ UN rapporteur, 40 peers tell Yvette Cooper

Francesca Albanese made ‘outrageous and irresponsible’ comments about the ‘common enemy of humanity’

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This was the toughest year in living memory for UK Jews … and there is no sign of things improving in 2026

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Jared Kushner: Israel's failed Doha strike on Hamas gave US leverage for Gaza deal

Ed Miliband: I disagree with Chief Rabbi over impact of Israel sanctions on British Jews

Zack Polanski says he intends to stand as Green candidate in by-election

Exclusive: Cabinet Office official shared social media post wishing Netanyahu had died instead of Dolly Parton

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Labour insiders fear party’s top union funder will push anti-Israel policy

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