British Jewry

British police arrest two over attempted arson attack on north London synagogue

A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were taken into custody overnight in connection with the incident, which occurred early on Sunday morning, the police said.

Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty as fans of US mega-star Taylor Swift, so-called "Swifties", as arrive at Wembley Stadium in London on August 15, 2024, ahead of the first of five concerts she is playing at the stadium.
Suspended British Green Party anti-Zionist Jewish activist Tony Greenstein.

Anti-Zionist Jewish activist Tony Greenstein tells 'Post' he will fight Green Party suspension

People gather outside London's High Court in London, Britain, July 30, 2025.

Antisemitism in UK schools hit all-times high over last three years, investigation reveals

A bird's eye view of the ancient Roman city of Bath, England.

Bath, UK mayor resigns after amplifying idea that Jewish ambulance arson was ‘false flag' attack


'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.

London Jewish community receives new bus line to protect it from antisemitic harassment

The number of antisemitic hate crime incidents in the city increased by 278.9% - with 2,068 offenses recorded in the 12 months to July, compared to the previous year.

A London bus is driven past The Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain, July 30, 2019

BBC executive dismisses letter from Jewish staff highlighting systemic antisemitism at network

The letter provided examples of inaccuracy and bias in the BBC’s coverage of the war in Gaza and provided testimony from Jewish employees.

 British television executive Samir Shah, who has been chosen as the British government's preferred candidate to chair the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), arrives at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, December 13, 2023.