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Former World Jewish Relief chair and RSY alum on Boris Johnson’s Lords List

Dan Rosenfield served as the ex-PM’s chief of staff between April 2021 and February 2022

By Georgia L Gilholy

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Downing Street chief of staff Dan Rosenfield (L) walksk to a car from 10 Downing Street before Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement to MPs in the House of Commons following the publication of the Gray report, in central London on January 31, 2022. - An inquiry into lockdown parties held in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street complex on Monday said some of the events should not have been allowed and identified leadership lapses. "There were failures of leadership and judgement by different parts of No 10 and the Cabinet Office at different times," said the 12-page report by senior civil servant Sue Gray, referring to Johnson's offices. "Some of the events should not have been allowed to take place." (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) welcomes his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the presidential offices in Tehran on May 16, 2010. Lula, who heads a 300-strong delegation, is visiting the Islamic republic for a nuclear summit that major powers have said might prove to be Tehran's last chance to avoid new UN sanctions. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Brazilian Jews divided over election win for Lula

By Georgia L Gilholy

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Rishi reshuffle: The Jewish movers and shakers in Sunak’s new government

Rishi reshuffle: The Jewish movers and shakers in Sunak’s new government

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 25: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a statement after taking office outside Number 10 in Downing Street on October 25, 2022 in London, England. Rishi Sunak will take office as the UK's 57th Prime Minister today after he was appointed as Conservative leader yesterday. He was the only candidate to garner 100-plus votes from Conservative MPs in the contest for the top job. He said his aim was to unite his party and the country. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Naomi Greenaway

By Naomi Greenaway

Help — I’m older than our new Prime Minister!

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Grant Shapps moved to Business Secretary as Dominic Raab re-appointed Deputy PM

Grant Shapps moved to Business Secretary as Dominic Raab re-appointed Deputy PM

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The Tories tipped to replace Liz Truss: What are their views on Jews and Israel?

The Tories tipped to replace Liz Truss: What are their views on Jews and Israel?

By Georgia L Gilholy

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Book review: Blue Labour: The Politics of the Common Good - Feeling blue: one man’s plan for the party's future

Book review: Blue Labour: The Politics of the Common Good - Feeling blue: one man’s plan for the party's future

By Georgia L Gilholy

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Top Truss aide suspended after MP claims he was 'not fit to work in No 10'

Jason Stein allegedly offered negative briefings about Sajid Javid to the media

By Georgia L Gilholy

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October 19, 2022 15:38

Top Truss aide suspended after MP claims he was 'not fit to work in No 10'

Robert Philpot

By Robert Philpot

Can a Jewish moderate beat a Qanon superfan in one of America's most important elections?

Analysts still suggest that the Trump acolyte is heavily favoured to win, but the little-known Frisch appears to be closing the gap

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October 19, 2022 12:26

DALLAS, TEXAS - AUGUST 06: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Hilton Anatole on August 06, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. CPAC began in 1974, and is a conference that brings together and hosts conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders in discussing current events and future political agendas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Reform Movement urges caution over UK plans to move embassy to Jerusalem

MRJ would 'caution against the government taking action that might undermine peace in the region'

By Simon Rocker

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October 9, 2022 17:51

Reform Movement urges caution over UK plans to move embassy to Jerusalem

Robert Philpot

By Robert Philpot

Is the Republican party enabling America's antisemitic far-right?

The far-right threat within parts of the Republican party isn’t one to be dismissed easily

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October 4, 2022 17:00

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - AUGUST 12: Hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the "alt-right" march down East Market Street toward Emancipation Park during the United the Right rally August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. After clashes with anti-facist protesters and police the rally was declared an unlawful gathering and people were forced out of Lee Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Liz Truss: I'm a huge Zionist and I'll never let Iran get nukes

The PM also claimed the government would 'stand up for Israel'

By Georgia L Gilholy

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October 3, 2022 13:45

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attends the second day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England, on October 3, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Interfaith groups urge inquiry into charity planning prayer service for Holocaust-praising cleric

The event will take place across the road from one of the East End's last active synagogues

By Georgia L Gilholy

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September 30, 2022 17:43

Egyptian-born cleric Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi attends the sixth annual Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Conference organised by the Jerusalem International Foundation in the Qatari capital Doha on October 12, 2008. AFP PHOTO/KARIM JAAFAR (Photo credit should read KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Once banned from politics, Jews went on to help forge the Britain we know today

Six years after the first copies of the Jewish Chronicle rolled off the presses, Lionel de Rothschild was elected to the House of Commons.. Since then Jewish politicians have been instrumental in shaping Britain's political landscape

By Robert Philpot

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September 29, 2022 13:37

1865: Lionel Nathan Rothschild (1808 - 1879), banker and activist in the civil and political emancipation of Jews in Britain. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rupa Huq - who called chancellor ‘superficially black’ - was cleared of antisemitism in 2019

Labour MP was accused of racist bullying by an ex-staffer three years ago

By Georgia L Gilholy

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September 27, 2022 17:38

Rupa Huq - who called chancellor ‘superficially black’ - was cleared of antisemitism in 2019

Al Jazeera film claims Corbyn was brought down by secret coup

The documentary – the first in a series to run over Rosh Hashanah – suggests that ‘hostile’ elements including pro-Israel members worked to thwart Corbyn’s authority

By Georgia L Gilholy

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September 23, 2022 17:22

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 22: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn meets with asylum seeker brothers Somer Umeed and Areeb Umeed at Possilpark Parish Church on August 22, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeremy Corbyn met with asylum seeker families in Glasgow threatened with eviction by Serco and called for such services to be delivered by public bodies. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)