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Sponsors back out of London festival that invited Ye to headline despite record of antisemitism

Ye’s antisemitism controversies erupted in October 2022, when the rapper vowed to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.”

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US rapper and producer Kanye West gestures upon arriving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on July 11, 2025.
An aerial view as fire services continue to monitor the scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England.

Teens arrested for UK ambulance arson radicalized 'beyond Islamism,' expert analyzes

The four are being tried for arson with intent to endanger life and not terrorism.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
BEHIND THE scenes of Hey Arr Arr, a track by Hamed Fard in which Naz dances, which became the first song marking the death of Ali Khamenei.

Dancing through the crackdown: The satirical song soundtracking post-Khamenei Iran

As Iranian regime forces opened fired on citizens celebrating the dictator's death, London-based artist Naz used music on social media to make the voices of a jubilant, yet battered, nation heard.

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Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Three suspects in UK Hatzola ambulance arson arrested, charged for attack

Two British nationals, 20-year-old Hamza Iqbal and 19-year-old Rehan Khan, and one unnamed 17-year-old British-Pakistani dual citizen were charged with an arson attack that destroyed four ambulances.

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British pro-Israel org will not counter-protest pro-Palestinian march for first time

Stop the Hate alleges that the police are weaponizing their presence to suppress Jewish opposition, forcing counter-protesters into isolated, barricaded areas they call the "Jewpen."

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
A DEMONSTRATION calling for stronger UK government action against antisemitism takes place in London last month. ‘More than 1,500 antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2025 – almost certainly an undercount, as many people no longer report,’ says the writer.

Pro-Palestinian protesters target London synagogue over Israeli immigration event

The Metropolitan Police said that it arrested two people at the demonstration.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Police stand by as anti-Israel protestors gather outside a London synagogue. November 23, 2025.

Trump pardons Jewish-British billionaire Joe Lewis, who pleaded guilty to insider trading

Joe Lewis, whose family trust owns English Soccer club Tottenham Hotspur, has been pardoned by Trump after pleading guilty to insider trading in 2024.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis (L) and chairman Daniel Levy in the stands

Hamas firearms transporter arrested in Germany, sixth in European network

Mahmoud Z. was arrested on a train in Flensburg after entering Germany from Denmark, and charged with multiple firearms violations.

NOVEMBER 16, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
One of the suspected foreign operatives of Hamas, whom authorities believe to have prepared a serious act of violence targeting Israeli or Jewish institutions in Germany, is escorted by police after arriving by helicopter at Germany's German Federal Public Prosecutor in Germany, October 2, 2025.

British university bars academic who repeated antisemitic libels in lecture to SJP

The lecturer spread antisemitic conspiracy theories and claimed that Jews require the blood of gentiles to be used in the making of their “special pancakes.”

NOVEMBER 14, 2025ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate at University College London, May 15, 2024.

Faith leaders and foreign critics clash over Nigeria’s religious violence narrative

Local imams, pastors, and rabbis point to daily examples of coexistence while arguing that Nigeria’s bloodshed stems from terrorism, corruption, and weak institutions rather than a war of faiths.

NOVEMBER 12, 2025ByJACOB WIRTSCHAFTER / THE MEDIA LINE
Students leave an interfaith primary school supported by ChabadAid in Karomajiji, a mixed Christian and Muslim community on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria.

Israel showcases tourism revival at London’s WTM fair

'The right time to act to restore tourism to Israel and to present the beauty of our wonderful country.'

NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
An El Al Boeing Dreamliner is prepared for its next flight at Ben Gurion Airport.

British man suspected of being Hamas terror cell member arrested in London

Alongside the arrests, German authorities seized various weapons, including an AK 47 assault rifle and several pistols, and ammunition in considerable quantities.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Demonstrators take part in a national demonstration for Palestine in Central London on October 11, 2025 in London, England.

UK police say train knife attack not terrorist incident, two arrested

Defense Minister John Healey told Sky News on Sunday that there did not appear to be a wider threat to the public after the incident on the London-bound train.

NOVEMBER 2, 2025ByREUTERS
A forensic officer works next to a police van following a series of stabbings on a train, near Cambridge, Britain, November 2, 2025.

UK's TfL supervisor refuses to remove pro-Palestinian graffiti, says there should be 'more'

The incident comes shortly after a public bus driver in the UK capital refused to return a bus card belonging to an Orthodox Jewish man.

NOVEMBER 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A London bus circles Trafalgar Square in London December 16, 2011.