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The Foreign Office in Whitehall, London (Image: Getty)

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President Herzog interview: ‘British Jews feel besieged – Starmer must do more to fight antisemitism’

Herzog tells British Jews: ‘We care. Your voice is heard, and you have a voice that must be heard’

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Keir Starmer welcomes Israel's President Isaac Herzog to 10 Downing Street (photo: Getty Images)

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 5: Newly appointed UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood leaves Number 10 Downing Street as Keir Starmer holds a cabinet reshuffle after the resignation of Angela Rayner, on September 5, 2025 in London, England. Housing Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned after the Prime Minister's Ethics Advisor, Sir Laurie Magnus, found that although Rayner had "acted with integrity" she had broken the ministerial code after underpaying stamp duty tax of Â£40,000 on her new home in Hove. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Starmer expresses ‘support and solidarity’ for Qatar after Israel targets Hamas leadership

Prime Minister to make ‘absolutely clear that UK condemns Israel’s actions’ in meeting with President Herzog later today

By Jane Prinsley

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The prime minister expressed 'solidarity' with Qatar after Israel's strike against Hamas leaders in Doha (Image: Parliament TV)

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Thousands marched against antisemitism – and Starmer’s Labour was nowhere to be seen

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Protesters hold placards and wave flags during a 'march against antisemitism' demonstration in central London on September 7 (Image: Getty)

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Starmer appointed Mahmood to blunt Reform’s rise – but can she reassure British Jews?

The community will be watching: Will she tackle rising antisemitism, confront extremist groups, and back Rayner’s push to define Islamophobia in law?

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Newly appointed UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood leaves Number 10 Downing Street as Keir Starmer holds a cabinet reshuffle on September 5, 2025 (Image: Getty)

By Stephen Pollard

Starmer discusses statecraft with a leader who funds terrorists

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

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Starmer (R) meets Abbas at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

By Jake Wallis Simons

The Green-Green alliance – Britain’s new natural home for the radical fringes

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?

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By Tom Harris

My message to Labour: Palestine cannot be summoned into existence by pogrom or fiat

Britain used to pride itself on its policy of not negotiating with terrorists. Now we’re in danger of rewarding them

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces that the UK will recognise a Palestinian state, July 29, 2025 (Image: Getty)

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Sir Keir Starmer

‘We stand shoulder to shoulder with Jews’ Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Rosh Hashanah message

Recognising a Palestinian state makes it harder for this war to end

Foreign Office officials ‘met Hamas terrorists’ to discuss Gaza funding despite ‘no contact’ policy

Starmer recognises Palestine despite last minute plea from hostage families

UK to recognise Palestinian state this weekend after end of Trump’s state visit

Starmer is perpetuating the ‘myth’ that Qatar is a neutral broker, says peer

‘It was tough’, says Herzog about his tense meeting with Starmer at Number 10

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