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In a London synagogue, a Jewish David stands up to the Green Party’s Goliath - opinion

As Elie Wiesel said in his oft-repeated guidance: “Stand up, do not stay quiet. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaks during the launch of the local election campaign in London, England, April 9, 2026.
A person holds two Palestinian flags as supporters of the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action gather outside the High Court in London, Britain, July 4, 2025.

Pro-Palestinian students disrupt talk by UK lawyers who represented British hostages taken by Hamas

 NEWLY ELECTED BRITISH MPs gather in the House of Commons Chamber for a group photo in London.

UK expands sanction powers, enabling action against companies supporting West Bank settlements

Brad Smith, Microsoft Vice Chair and President, speaks during the 2026 CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, Texas on March 24, 2026.

'Milk faces more regulation than AI,' emergency brakes must be implemented, says Microsoft pres.


UK PM Burnham says Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit vote

British PM Andy Burnham said Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, warning voters in France and Germany of similar threats, but provided no details of the evidence.

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during an interview with BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg at No 10 North at Heron House, in Manchester, Britain, July 24, 2026.

Tens of thousands march across European cities as pro-Palestinian rallies mark three years of war

“Today we’re marching for Palestine in London to mark three years of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people and demand our government go further to sanction Israel for its crimes."

Protesters attend the "United for Palestine" demonstration in Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2026.

Two suspects plead not guilty of surveilling Israeli embassy in London on behalf of Iran

Nematollah Shahsavani, a 41-year-old dual Iranian-British national, and Alireza Farasati, a 22-year-old Iranian national, appeared at London's Old Bailey court and denied a single offense.

The Israeli Embassy in London places its flag at half-mast to commemorate the victims of the Meron stampede that took place on Lag Ba'omer 2021.

British Royal Navy member charged with preparing to disclose information to unnamed foreign power

Teddy Young, 24, has been charged with two offenses and is due to appear at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court later on Thursday.

Police at the scene of a stabbing at a train station in Manchester, UK, December 2018; illustrative.

Paris police ban October 7 'genocide' protest over fears of rising antisemitism, heightened terror

Meanwhile, London's Metropolitan Police issued conditions for allowing the student protest to proceed, including a ban on face coverings and limits on movement.

Anti-Zionist protesters hold placards that read "Gaza ceasefire" and "Macron: Stop genocide. Embargo now," during a protest in Paris, France, October 2, 2025; illustrative.

Three Iranian men on trial for spying on UK-based journalists, planning 'serious violence'

"Eliminating hostile or critical voices... has effectively become a staple policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran," prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones told jurors.

General view of Woolwich Crown Court on September 26, 2025 in London, England.

Bestselling British author, former politician jailed for perjury, Jeffrey Archer dies at 86

Archer sold over 300 million copies worldwide and was known for pacy thrillers like his 1976 debut Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less and 1979's Kane & Abel.

London Mayoral Candidate Jeffrey Archer addresses Conservative delegates at the hustings in London's Methodist Hall, September 14, 1999.

Man who planned attack on Israeli embassy in London sentenced to life in prison

Abdullah Albadri, 34, attempted to breach the embassy's perimeter in west London in April 2025 before being stopped by armed police officers guarding the site.

Metropolitan Police undated handout photo of Abdullah Albadri who has been convicted at London's Old Bailey of planning a terrorist attack at the Embassy of Israel in London.

What do we know about the suspected Iranian plot to attack UK's Fairford airbase? - explainer

US President Donald Trump said those involved in the plot had planned "big damage," while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also pointed to the "hands of a foreign actor."

A B-1 bomber takes off from RAF Fairford airbase, as the US removes its B-1 bombers one week after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act.

London police urge students to reschedule October 7 pro-Palestinian march

The October 7 march is expected to be one of the most sensitive tests for British police since the start of the war.

A pro-Palestine demonstration during Day Two of the Green Party Conference at Brighton Centre on October 3, 2026 in Brighton, England.