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Chief rabbi, British Jews criticize UK decision to restrict arms sales to Israel

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development's Office's suspension of almost 30 of the around 350 arms licenses to Israel "beggars belief."

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Britain's chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
Newly elected Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer are clapped in by staff as they enter his official London residence at No 10 Downing Street for the first time after the Labour Party won a landslide victory at the 2024 General Election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024.

New PM Keir Starmer shows why UK Jews can trust Labour again - opinion

Keir Starmer's leadership transforms Labour's electoral fortunes in Barnet, earning trust from British Jews after tackling antisemitism, a stark reversal from 2019's low.

|ByMIKE KATZ
AFTER THE poor showing under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, has Labour undergone fundamental reform under Keir Starmer? The July 4 election will show what the UK public think.

UK's Jewish Labour Movement head talks Keir Starmer to 'Post'

“Since the very first day of Keir’s leadership, he promised to tackle antisemitism,” said Jewish Labour Movement national chair Mike Katz.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
University of Bristol

Somebody should ‘blow up’ Jewish conference, says disgraced UK academic

The BBC confirmed that the incident involving Sociologist Harriet Bradley is being investigated by the police.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Corbyn supporters 'weaponized antisemitism by minimizing its presence' - Forde Inquiry

Responding to the 138-page Forde Inquiry report, former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn avoided mentioning antisemitism, despite a large portion of the report focusing on the subject.

JULY 24, 2022
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn gives a thumbs up during a final general election campaign event in London.

British Labour MP forced to apologize for calling Israel a terrorist state

You can be proud of being Jewish without being a Zionist, Lloyd Russell-Moyle said.

JULY 12, 2020
Labour Party candidate Lloyd Russell-Moyle speaks after he is announced as the MP for Brighton Kemptown, December 13, 2019.

UK Labour’s new leader better than Corbyn, but that’s a low bar - analysis

Starmer ran as a unifier. But he can't cure the party of antisemitism if he won't identify where the disease is coming from.

APRIL 5, 2020
Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer attend a general election campaign meeting in Harlow, Britain November 5, 2019

Jewish Labour Movement will not support party in UK general election

The Jewish Labour Movement has about 2,500 members and is one of the oldest organizations affiliated to the party: such a move is unprecedented in its century-long history.

OCTOBER 31, 2019
A man runs past a Labour Party sign with pictures of both Jeremy Corbyn and Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, in north London

UK’s Jewish Labour Movement exposes antisemitic attacks on social media

Organization highlights abuse written to them on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms

AUGUST 25, 2019
Protesters hold placards and flags during a demonstration, organised by the British Board of Jewish Deputies for those who oppose antisemitism, in Parliament Square in London.