United Kingdom

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

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

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

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

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

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


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.

UK police arrest four over pro-Palestinian protest at air base

Three were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation, or instigation, while another woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, according to police.

 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.

Five suspended from UK's main Jewish group for unauthorized letter criticizing Israel's war in Gaza

The letter attracted significant media attention, with many believing it to be a statement of the Board of Deputies of British Jews itself.

The Palace of Westminster, the home of the UK houses of parliament in London, is lit up in the colors of Israel's flag for victims and hostages of Hamas attacks, October 9, 2023.

Chikli: British Jews should leave UK if Labour remains in power - report

Amichai Chikli referred to the UK's current government as one of the most hostile towards Israel that we have ever known, the Daily Mail wrote.

 Diaspora Affairs and Combatting Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli (R) and British Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer (L); illustration.

UK's King Charles invites Trump for state visit later this year, Palace says

Britain had not set a date for the occasion however, an event that will celebrate the close ties between the two countries and be marked by pomp and pageantry.

 Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla leave after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, April 20, 2025.

UK to buy fighter jets capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons

The purchase of the Lockheed Martin jets would allow Britain's air force to carry nuclear weapons for the first time since the end of the Cold War, Downing Street said.

 An F-35 plane stands on the tarmac at Nevatim Air Force Base.