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Under Labour, the debate on Israel is only just beginning

We will need to find a way to have a conversation both within the community and with the government about the Jewish state in which not all mainstream Jews take the same position

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July 8, 2024 15:00

Attorney General Richard Hermer KC makes his way to Number 10 for his first day as a cabinet minister on 6 July (Photo by Alex McBride/Getty Images)

Civil servants asked to consider Hamas as freedom fighters in King’s College course

Israel repeatedly named in counter-terror training as a ‘prime example’ of whether a state can commit terrorism

By Jane Prinsley

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January 12, 2024 18:52

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The BBC should call Hamas terrorists says culture secretary at St John's Wood shul

Lucy Frazer told a solidarity service for Israel that the UK government stands with the Jewish community

By Gaby Wine

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October 11, 2023 08:43

The BBC should call Hamas terrorists says culture secretary at St John's Wood shul

Top Rishi Sunak aide quits Downing Street after less than a year

Amber de Botton worked for the prime minister after a career as a broadcast journalist

By Felix Pope

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September 1, 2023 16:41

Top Rishi Sunak aide quits Downing Street after less than a year

Grant Shapps becomes first Jewish defence secretary for nearly 30 years

The last Jew to hold the position was Malcolm Rifkind in 1995

By Richard Percival

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August 31, 2023 08:48

Britain's Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps speaks during "Power Of Transformation: Building Back Better In The Energy Sector" session on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London on June 21, 2023. Leaders and representatives from more than 60 countries are in London for a two-day conference to secure funding to help Ukraine recover from the ravages of war. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Taxpayer-funded group hosted talk by notorious anti-Zionist David Miller

The former sociologist spoke at a Hastings Commons owned space last month

By Felix Pope

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August 10, 2023 08:53

G2YGFX London, UK. 4th June, 2016. David Miller, Professor of Sociology at the University of Bath and co-founder of Public Interest Investigations, addresses the PREVENT, Islamophobia and Civil Liberties National Conference 2016 at Goldsmiths, University of London. Credit: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Live News

Grant Shapps: 'I was asked for 18 years worth of payslips just to open a bank account'

The Jewish cabinet minister revealed that he and his family have all had issues opening bank accounts in the wake of the Nigel Farage row

By Richard Percival

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July 30, 2023 11:17

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Business Secretary Grant Shapps addresses delegates at the London Tech Week conference at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on June 13, 2023 in London, England. A series of politicians and guest speakers have addressed London Tech Week, which touts itself as a "global celebration of tech, uniting the most innovative thinkers and talent of tomorrow." (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Al-Qaeda and Isis are still major threat to Britain’s Jews, warn security experts

It comes as the government prepares to warn that terror groups are plotting atrocities in Britain

By Orlando Radice

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July 17, 2023 13:17

Al-Qaeda and Isis are still major threat to Britain’s Jews, warn security experts

Michael Gove to introduce anti-BDS Bill to parliament

The communities secretary said the anti-Israel movement leads to ‘appalling’ antisemitism

By Felix Pope

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June 18, 2023 12:23

Michael Gove to introduce anti-BDS Bill to parliament

Board of Deputies launches Jewish-Muslim ‘optimistic alliance’

Sarah Sackman pays tribute to Mike Freer in maiden speech

John Mann to continue as government adviser on antisemitism

New Attorney General: we will seek to promote international law

Baroness Ruth Anderson appointed to government

UK joins international condemnation of Israeli settlement expansion

Former Board of Deputies chief among new Jewish ministers in Starmer’s government

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