The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bristol/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:50:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Bristol | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bristol/ 32 32 After uproar, UK prosecutors to seek retrial for Elbit attackers acquitted last week https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-uproar-uk-prosecutors-to-seek-retrial-for-elbit-attackers-acquitted-last-week/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:28:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3750490 Original verdict, which vindicated suspects for politically motivated burglary and violence, set a dangerous precedent, British lawmakers and Jewish organizations charge

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]]> UK jury finds pro-Palestinian activists who stormed Elbit factory not guilty https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-jury-finds-pro-palestinian-activists-who-stormed-elbit-factory-not-guilty/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:58:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3748524 Palestine Action members acquitted of aggravated burglary, with one also found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm despite being filmed striking policewoman with sledgehammer

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]]> UK school nixed Labour MP’s civics talk, after outcry over his support for Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-school-nixed-labour-mps-civics-talk-after-outcry-over-his-support-for-israel/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:43:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3732667 Bristol Brunel Academy says Sept. visit by Damien Egan, a leader of Labour Friends of Israel who is Jewish, was delayed to avoid clash with public protesters, new date already set

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]]> UK anti-Israel activist says raid on Elbit factory was about destroying weapons https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-anti-israel-activist-says-raid-on-elbit-factory-was-about-destroying-weapons/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:45:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3704922 Activists from now-proscribed Palestine Action group, charged with aggravated burglary, deny charges and say they oppose violence; one allegedly broke cop's spine with sledgehammer

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]]> Footage shows Palestine Action member allegedly fracturing UK cop’s spine with sledgehammer https://www.timesofisrael.com/footage-shows-palestine-action-member-allegedly-fracturing-uk-cops-spine-with-sledgehammer/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:47:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3696966 Court shown bodycam video from 2024 Elbit break-in in Bristol; Sgt. Kate Evans says she was left unable to work, drive or dress herself after member of proscribed anti-Israel group hit her

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]]> 6 anti-Israel activists stand trial in UK for breaking into Elbit site https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-anti-israel-activists-stand-trial-in-uk-for-breaking-into-elbit-site/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:01:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3690781 The accused, who allegedly took sledgehammers to Israeli defense firms' premises in Bristol, are welcomed in court by two-dozen protesters chanting 'Free Palestine'

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]]> Graduate sues UK university after failing essay for not criticizing Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/graduate-sues-uk-university-after-failing-essay-for-not-criticizing-israel/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:51:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2808127 Leeds University confirms Danielle Greyman's original essay should have passed; 'If retroactively I’d known what I know now, I wouldn’t have studied sociology,' she says

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]]> Coach of English soccer club apologizes for likening defeat to Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/coach-of-english-soccer-club-apologizes-for-likening-loss-to-holocaust/ Sat, 30 Oct 2021 13:21:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2641054 Bristol Rovers' Joey Barton says he didn't mean to cause offense 'but some people have rightly pointed out to me the use of the analogy was not correct'

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]]> British professor fired for calling Jewish students ‘pawns’ of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-professor-fired-for-calling-jewish-students-pawns-of-israel/ Sun, 03 Oct 2021 16:03:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2625580 University of Bristol says David Miller's comments were not 'unlawful speech' but his conduct 'did not meet the standards of behavior we expect from our staff'; he plans to appeal

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]]> Bristol University fires Professor David Miller ‘with immediate effect’ https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/breaking-professor-david-miller-fired-by-university-of-bristol/ Sat, 02 Oct 2021 05:04:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2625041 Probe concludes Miller, who branded Jewish students 'pawns of racist regime engaged in ethnic cleansing,' does not 'meet standards of behavior expected,' UK Jewish News reports

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]]> UK police: Academic calling Jewish students ‘pawns’ of Israel may be hate crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-police-academic-calling-jewish-students-pawns-of-israel-may-be-hate-crime/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:39:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2513859 Bristol University sociologist David Miller cites Jewish Society when endorsing 'end of Zionism as a functioning ideology'; some claim comments fall under academic freedom

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]]> Rivlin condemns ‘shocking’ swastika vandalism in UK on Yom Kippur https://www.timesofisrael.com/rivlin-condemns-shocking-swastika-vandalism-in-uk-on-yom-kippur/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:42:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2397599 'Words of condemnation are not enough,' says president, sharing photo of neon yellow Nazi symbol daubed on a car in Bristol

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]]> UK protesters topple statue of slave trader as Floyd rallies sweep Europe https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-protesters-topple-statue-of-slave-trader-as-floyd-rallies-sweep-europe/ Sun, 07 Jun 2020 20:43:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2322231 Thousands take to streets in support of Black Lives Matter movement, condemn racism and police violence

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]]> Candidates hit streets as UK campaign enters final stretch https://www.timesofisrael.com/candidates-hit-streets-as-uk-campaign-enters-final-stretch/ Mon, 09 Dec 2019 23:15:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2198873 Jewish protesters reportedly accosted by Labour backers in Bristol as Corbyn visits; polls show Johnson and his Conservative party in lead ahead of December 12 vote

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