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UK parliament backs bill ending hereditary peers in House of Lords
The House of Lords passed the Hereditary Peers Bill on Tuesday evening, fulfilling a reform launched more than 25 years ago.
Is Britain falling behind allies on IRGC? Expert explains costs of delayed proscription - interview
UK slams West Midlands Police over Maccabi fan ban based on AI reports
Britain sees over 50,000 migrant crossings on small boats during Keir Starmer’s premiership
Winning back Britain’s Jews – Sir Keir Starmer makes a start
Well before Jeremy Corbyn became leader of Britain’s Labour Party in September 2015, worrying symptoms of a contagious antisemitism had begun to manifest themselves within its left wing.
UK MPs urge Johnson gov’t to enforce Hezbollah ban
The letter came after UK Security Minister James Brokenshire said that the government did not collect data on the number of people in the UK investigated or charged with supporting Hezbollah.
John Bercow says antisemitism is a conservative issue, not a Labour one
When Bercow asked if that was because he was Jewish or working class, the lawmaker responded “both.”
A Jew, running away from gangsters
Until 1939, Australia was a mere outpost of Anglo-Jewry, subservient to the British chief rabbi, wedded to minhag anglia (English custom), and in love with the royal family.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to blow shofar
Johnson was not able to get a sound out of the instrument, but managed to utter the age-old pun “Shofar so good,”
British House of Commons’ Jewish speaker John Bercow to resign
Bercow’s move assures that the current Parliament will elect his successor, not a new government after a potential snap election.
Three UK Labour members quit party due to antisemitism controversy
"I always said it was worth hanging on to fight so long as there was a prospect of winning. I now don't believe with this leadership there is," wrote Triesman.
Amid Brexit, Britain reexamines its stance on involvement in the Mideast
“In Jerusalem, the center of three great faiths, we are historically connected and will be for many years perhaps centuries to come.”
IDF reservists hold event for first time in UK Parliament
A delegation of reservists presented to the dozens Members of Parliament and British diplomats gathered the Israeli view of daily life in the IDF and the struggles against terror organizations.
Here And There: Whither democracy?
It is difficult not to question the democracy of a state that gives its voters the right to make a decision and then allows the Parliament to attempt to overturn that decision.
