British Jewry

UK animal welfare bill forcing divulging of kosher, halal meat passes first reading

MP Esther McVey, who brought the bill on Tuesday, said it is about animal welfare, transparency in meat production and consumer choice, and does not seek to ban halal or kosher meat. 

CUSTOMERS WAIT to be served at a butchers stall in Smithfield Market, the UK’s largest wholesale meat market in London, Britain, November 19, 2021.
Signs in support of the Green Party stand outside houses in the constituency of Gorton and Denton ahead of a parliamentary by-election, in Manchester, Britain, February 18, 2026.

Green Party to vote on 'Zionism is Racism' motion, calls for Palestinian state from river to sea

UK MINISTER Hamish Falconer is seen speaking at a ceremony at the headquarters of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom, in September 2025.

Hamish Falconer’s empty words: The UK has failed to protect its Jews - opinion

 A man, wearing a kippah, holds the British flag at a march against antisemitism, after an increase in the UK, in London, Britain November 26, 2023.

The noise around religious slaughter has killed debate across the Diaspora - opinion


UK Jews angered after Islington Hanukkah candle lighting protested by anti-Israel activists

The incident comes at a time of increasingly vocal criticism of British law enforcement by UK Jews about their response to anti-Israel protests.

 Hanukkah menorah lighting at Chabad Islington

'Zero tolerance': UK Health Secretary calls to strike off antisemitic, extremist doctors

Regulators will be urged to bring disciplinary action against doctors or nurses who express "racist or extremist views."

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (R) and Health Secretary Wes Streeting (C) speak with members of the staff as they visit St. George's Hospital, on October 28, 2024 in London, England.

'Zionists leave Britain or be slaughtered': Antisemitic flyers spread in London Jewish neighborhood

The incident, which saw antisemitic leaflets dispersed in a London Jewish neighborhood, was reported to Stand With Us.

 An Israeli flag flies below the Union Jack at Hendon Town Hall in London, Britain, October 9, 2023.

Pro-Palestine mob protests 'Haaretz'-run event in London Jewish community center 

Protesters opposed the event despite it featuring many speakers who are critical of Israel.

Anti-Israel protest outside Jewish Community Center in London, 27 October 2024

UK group urges families to ‘save seat in sukkah’ for Gaza hostages, in new take on Jewish tradition

As Jews around the world prepare to celebrate the fall festival of Sukkot, the leading British Jewish organization is asking them to remember the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

 A man is seen constructing a sukkah for the Sukkot holiday.

UK tribunal rules anti-Zionist views are 'worthy of respect'

The tribunal ruled that the belief that Israel is committing apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide are “worthy of respect in a democratic society”,

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Jordan Peterson’s blind spot: His own rhetoric undercuts his message - opinion

His portrayal of Jews as the archetypal successful minority feeds into the very antisemitic tropes he claims to combat.

 A BOY, wearing a kippah, holds the British flag at a march against antisemitism in London last November.

Israel expels British Jewish activist who tried to immigrate under Law of Return

Franks said he sees his politics as compatible with the Israeli identity he hopes to achieve. 

 Israeli security forces try to disperse Palestinian, left-wing Israeli and foreign activists, during a protest near the West Bank Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Yair in Masafer Yatta near Hebron on June 10, 2022.

'Great disgrace': High-profile British-Jewish journalists resign JC over scandal

Editor Jake Wallis Simons said he understood "why some columnists have decided to step back from the paper" and hoped that one day they would return."

 Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman, David Baddiel, David Aaronovitch (illustration)

My war years: A British Jew remembers living during World War II - opinion

No one had the slightest premonition that within less than a year, Hitler’s forces would have conquered three-quarters of Europe, including France, and that Britain faced the risk of invasion.

 ‘THE EVACUATION Scheme in Britain, 1940’: London schoolchildren off to England’s West Country.