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Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath delight adoring fans in emotional farewell gig

One of music's wildest frontmen, who once chewed off the head of a bat on stage, Osbourne performed sitting on a black throne.

 People visit the Ozzy Osbourne exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery ahead of Black Sabbath's upcoming concert in Birmingham, Britain, July 2, 2025
 YITZHAK TREISTER

The New Zealand-Zionist connection: How one family helped shape Israel’s birth

 BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY David Lammy walks on Downing Street last week. In the House of Commons, he rose to his feet and read out a statement condemning how the war in Gaza was being conducted by the Israeli government.

UK reestablishes diplomatic ties with Syria as Lammy visits Damascus

 A woman waves an Iranian flag upsidedown as people take part in a motorcade demonstration in support of Iran and Palestinians, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 26, 2025

Sarajevo’s antisemitism cannot be whitewashed, not even by Baroness Helić - opinion


Court charges four pro-Palestinian activists over UK military base break-in

UK court charges four pro-Palestinian activists in relation to RAF Brize Norton base break in last month.

 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

Mamdani victory risks making antisemitism mainstream - opinion

Mainstream US Democrats should take a lesson from UK politics and temper their embrace of Mamdani. 

Zohran Mamdani speaks during a watch party for his primary election, which includes his bid to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor in the upcoming November 2025 election, in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2025.

UK: Two other ‘dangerous terrorist’ groups to be proscribed alongside Palestine Action

UK Home Secretary announced her draft proscription order for Palestine Action, Maniacs Murder Cult, and the Russian Imperial Movement.

 Protesters from "Palestine Action" demonstrate on the roof of Guardtech Group in Brandon, Suffolk, Britain, July 1, 2025

UN calls on UK to stop proscribing Palestine Action as a terror group

“According to international standards, acts of protest that damage property, but are not intended to kill or injure people, should not be treated as terrorism," the UN said.

 MEMBERS OF the Palestine Action Group gather in Sydney, in May.

Israeli settler and West Bank aid group file first court bid to overturn UK sanctions

“The UK’s decision reflects a misunderstanding of the reality on the ground. We are confident the legal process will correct this injustice," said a spokesman for Hashomer Yosh.

 Jewish settlers at the illegal West Bank settlement outpost of Ramat Migron, on September 8, 2023.

Islamist antisemitism goes beyond Israeli-Palestinian conflict, CEG report argues

The central argument of the near-100 page report is that it is futile to rationalize (or attempt to rationalize) Islamist antisemitism as a response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, October 28, 2023.

BBC regrets not cutting Bob Vylan Glastonbury livestream, calls chants antisemitic

BBC faces backlash for airing Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set featuring controversial anti-IDF chants, sparking calls for accountability.

 Guitarist and singer Bobby Vylan of the punk-rap duo Bob Vylan delivers a message in support of Palestinians during his performance at the Glastonbury music festival, in Pilton, Britain, June 28, 2025, in this still image from video obtained from social media

UK campaign group Palestine Action to challenge government ban

The group is seeking a court order to prevent the government from proscribing the group pending its case being heard, Palestine Action said.

Police officers block a street as pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in protest against Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's plans to proscribe the "Palestine Action" group in the coming weeks, in London, Britain, June 23, 2025.

Iranian newspaper calls to arrest and execute IAEA chief, European nations condemn

Grossi has not directly responded to the newspaper's allegations. He has said his top priority is ensuring IAEA inspectors can return to nuclear sites in Iran as soon as possible.

 An Iranian man holds a newspaper with a cover photo of Iran and US flags on a street in Tehran, Iran, April 19, 2025

Greta Thunberg's 'Freedom Flotilla' puts the UK in a legal, moral quagmire - opinion

The so-called “Freedom Flotilla,” a political theater disguised as humanitarian urgency, has sailed not just toward Gaza but straight into the heart of legal and moral peril for the United Kingdom.

A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organized by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025

Israel, UK officials slam BBC over 'Death to IDF' chant at Glastonbury Festival

British rapper Bob Vylan took to the stage and repeated the chant during his set, while voicing support for Kneecap.

 Revellers with Palestinian and other flags gather as Kneecap performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.