Starmer’s policy rewards terror, makes peace more remote and prolongs the war – a folly driven by hysteria, whipped up by a relentless drumbeat of lies against Israel
By The JC Leader
By Sir Keir Starmer
By Phil Rosenberg
The government must step back from gesture politics, and move towards substantive measures that end this war and put us on the path to a lasting peace
The department did not deny the meeting, but said it was involuntary and had no bearing on the group's proscription
By Jacob Jaffa
Jewish communal groups, the Conservatives and Reform UK have criticised the prime minister’s decision as a reward to terror that will undermine efforts to free the captives
By Lorin Bell-Cross
The prime minister is said to be waiting until after the US president leaves so that the announcement doesn’t dominate the pair’s upcoming news conference
By Jamie Shapiro
The PM has applauded Doha’s ‘vital mediation role and their steadfast commitment to continuing with talks’
By Jane Prinsley
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Despite protests against his visit, the Israeli president appealed to ‘a very decent nation’ following a dramatic meeting with the PM
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Herzog tells British Jews: ‘We care. Your voice is heard, and you have a voice that must be heard’
By Daniel Schwammenthal
The two leaders will meet later today as part of the Israeli president’s official visit to the UK
The new home secretary’s history of anti-Israel activism has prompted concern in the community – but insiders say she has battled antisemitism and Muslim extremism
Prime Minister to make ‘absolutely clear that UK condemns Israel’s actions’ in meeting with President Herzog later today
By Jake Wallis Simons
The glaring absence of his government on Sunday rather calls his commitment – and, yet again, his trustworthiness – into question
By Alex Hearn
The community will be watching: Will she tackle rising antisemitism, confront extremist groups, and back Rayner’s push to define Islamophobia in law?
By Stephen Pollard
Mahmoud Abbas’s trip to London comes as Starmer’s office refuses to confirm whether the PM will meet the Israeli president when he visits later this week
How can a Jewish political leader, even one of an irredeemably hard-left persuasion, act as the midwife to one of the darkest political forces facing British Jews today?