Britain

Starmer, Prince Harry condemn Trump's 'little off the front lines' NATO comments

President Trump said of NATO, “They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this or that, and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries as they hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain.
Migrants try to board smugglers' boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025; illustrative.

Migrants share tutorials for human smuggling on social media - report

Video tutorials on social media show migrants using risky methods to enter the UK, sparking safety concerns and highlighting the dangers of truck smuggling.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Demonstrators protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, in London, in January.

British anti-Israel group launches judicial review into NHS adoption of IHRA definition

Right to Protest, which has created a crowdfunding page, argued that medical staff who raise ethical concerns about Israel’s actions now face being treated as potential offenders.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
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Britain considers range of measures to protect children online, including social media ban

The government did not mention a particular age limit, but said it was exploring a ban "for children under a certain age."

|ByREUTERS

Victim-blaming: The UK blaming Israel follows its established track record - opinion

Have the British learned nothing since the 1940s?

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByLYN JULIUS
A PROTEST takes place against the British ban on Palestine Action, at Trafalgar Square, earlier this month. Though Palestine Action is proscribed, those who shout for ‘intifada’ or wave the Hezbollah flag are often let off with just a slap on the wrist, the writer complains.

Maccabi Tel Aviv waive ticket allocations for Aston Villa match following security, safety fears

Citing safety concerns over a “toxic atmosphere,” Maccabi Tel Aviv waived its away ticket allocation for the Europa League game against Aston Villa in Birmingham.

OCTOBER 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Maccabi Tel Aviv players pose for a team group photo before a UEFA Europa League match against GNK Dinamo Zagreb at a neutral venue in Serbia, October 2, 2025.

British Jews betrayed: A survivor’s granddaughter speaks out after synagogue attack - opinion

'For generations, we have seen ourselves as proud participants in the British story, contributing to the nation’s prosperity while embracing its values as our own. Now? I feel betrayed.'

OCTOBER 20, 2025BySOPHIE SEITLER
UK PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer and his wife, Victoria, visit the scene of the deadly attack on Yom Kippur at a Manchester synagogue. Antisemitism is a light sleeper, and Starmer’s spineless appeasement has only stirred it awake, the writer charges.

Time to end the lie: ‘Intifada’ is a hate cry, not a protest slogan - opinion

Classifying “intifada” under hate speech is not a leap into censorship; it is the dull business of naming a thing for what it is in this country, at this moment.

OCTOBER 20, 2025ByCATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM
Protesters gather for a Pro-Palestinian protest march in Whitehall on February 15, 2025 in London, England.

UK loses bid to block challenge to Palestine Action ban under anti-terrorism laws

The UK government lost its appeal to block Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori from challenging the group’s ban, with the case now set to reach the High Court.

OCTOBER 17, 2025ByREUTERS
A PALESTINIAN FLAG is attached to a traffic light as a rally takes place to challenge the UK government’s banning of Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws, in Parliament Square, last month. Europe finds itself entangled with radical Islam, says the writer.

France and Britain refine plans at UN for Gaza force resolution

Britain says plans for an international stabilization force are progressing slowly as Indonesia reiterates its offer of 20,000 troops.

OCTOBER 17, 2025ByREUTERS
Palestinians, who were displaced to the southern part of Gaza at Israel's order during the war, make their way along a road as they return to the north, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in the central Gaza Strip, October 11, 2025.

Keir Starmer: UK's recognition of Palestinian state helped bring about Gaza deal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer claims Britain's recognition of Palestine helped secure the Gaza ceasefire, but faces backlash from US officials and political opponents.

OCTOBER 15, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meet before attending a world leaders summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

UK universities told to crack down on antisemitism after synagogue attack

After the deadly Manchester synagogue attack, the UK government told universities to confront rising antisemitism and protect Jewish students.

OCTOBER 12, 2025ByREUTERS
A man holds a placard shaped like a key during a pro-Palestinian rally calling for the UK government to stop allowing arms exports and military co-operation with Israel, in London, Britain, June 21, 2025.

Appeasement in real time: Britain’s costume drama of courage - opinion

Lawful protest is a jewel in the crown of British liberty, but a protest is not a permit to menace.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByCATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM
PEOPLE DINE at Palestine House in London. Since October 7, 2023, there has been a creeping tolerance for placards and slogans that would, not long ago, have prompted a collective inhalation of horror, the writer maintains.

UK Minister Shabana Mahmood slams pro-Palestinian protests after synagogue attack

The joint car ramming-and-stabbing attack killed two and injured multiple others at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall. 

OCTOBER 3, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood looks on during a statement at Crumpsall Lane, after a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur. Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025.