The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/northern-ireland/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:28:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Northern Ireland | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/northern-ireland/ 32 32 Anti-immigrant protests flare up across Belfast after brutal knife attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-immigrant-protests-flare-up-across-belfast-after-brutal-knife-attack/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:13:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3840018 UK leaders call for calm as rioters burn bus, attack homes in wake of stabbing by Sudanese asylum seeker; police say motive unclear, incident not being treated as terror

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]]> UK court drops terrorism charge against Kneecap rapper on technicality https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-court-drops-terrorism-charge-against-kneecap-rapper-on-technicality/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:49:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3650614 Liam O'Hanna, who was charged after wearing Hezbollah flag and shouting 'up Hamas, up Hezbollah!,' says after ruling it was 'always about Gaza,' brands UK 'guilty of terrorism'

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]]> Northern Ireland’s lone synagogue staves off decline by engaging Christian neighbors https://www.timesofisrael.com/northern-irelands-lone-synagogue-staves-off-decline-by-engaging-christian-neighbors/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 01:54:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3561726 Challenged by rising antisemitism fueled by the war in Gaza, an aging population, and the departure of a spiritual leader, the congregation is reaching outward to bolster numbers

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]]> Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill makes history as 1st nationalist to lead Northern Ireland https://www.timesofisrael.com/sinn-feins-oneill-makes-history-as-first-nationalist-to-lead-northern-ireland/ Sun, 04 Feb 2024 10:22:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3216042 Party leader gets role of first minister as government resumes work after unionists' 2-year boycott; will share power with deputy Emma Little-Pengelly of Democratic Unionist Party

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]]> With Ireland’s Sinn Féin on the rise, support for Israel hits new low post-Oct. 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-irelands-sinn-fein-on-the-rise-support-for-israel-hits-new-low-post-oct-7/ Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:19:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3176806 Once fellow fighters against British colonialism, Ireland and the Jewish state are seeing relations sink even after the Hamas atrocities - and they could yet worsen

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]]> Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to help mark decades of relative peace https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-arrives-in-northern-ireland-to-help-mark-decades-of-relative-peace/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:33:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2994310 US president says trip priority is to 'keep the peace'; will deliver congratulations, encourage work on universally beneficial economic policies; will visit ancestral hometowns

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]]> Tony Blair: Palestinians should draw lessons from Northern Ireland peace deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/tony-blair-palestinians-should-draw-lessons-from-northern-ireland-peace-deal/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 14:24:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2977241 'They shifted strategy and look at the result,' former British PM says of pro-Irish side's decision to lay down arms as part of Good Friday Agreement, ahead of upcoming anniversary

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]]> UK’s Johnson vows to resolve Northern Ireland’s Brexit-related kosher food shortage https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-johnson-vows-to-resolve-northern-irelands-brexit-related-kosher-food-shortage/ Sat, 21 May 2022 06:12:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2766948 Speaking at a Belfast synagogue, British PM says no need for 'laborious checks'; Northern Ireland remained in EU single market despite UK exit from bloc, complicating shipments

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]]> Bennett, Lapid looking to Northern Ireland conflict for lessons on gluing coalition https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-lapid-looking-to-northern-ireland-conflict-for-lessons-on-gluing-coalition/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:52:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2723584 PM and FM said to be pushing coalition faction chiefs to attend seminar on strategic negotiations in Belfast with view to keeping diverse government together

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]]> UK queen cancels trip abroad, ‘reluctantly accepting medical advice to rest’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-queen-cancels-trip-abroad-reluctantly-accepting-medical-advice-to-rest/ Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:25:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2635512 95-year-old Elizabeth II will not travel to Northern Ireland for health reasons unrelated to COVID-19, Buckingham Palace says

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]]> UK chief rabbi: Chilled meat ban could make Jewish life in N. Ireland ‘unviable’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-chief-rabbi-chilled-meat-ban-could-make-jewish-life-in-n-ireland-unviable/ Sat, 10 Jul 2021 14:19:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2579576 Jewish community sounds alarm over access to kosher food, with upcoming Brexit deal prohibiting import of chilled meat from Britain

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]]> Jewish headstones smashed in Northern Ireland cemetery https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-headstones-smashed-in-northern-ireland-cemetery/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:29:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2526951 10 graves desecrated in Belfast; police investigating as a hate crime

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]]> As in 1970s, Northern Ireland’s Jews look to weather violence in Belfast https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-in-1970s-northern-irelands-jews-look-to-weather-violence-in-belfast/ Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:55:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2524896 Feuding protesters are split into British loyalists and those who want a united Ireland; decades back, unrest eventually reached the Jewish community

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]]> Amid fresh violence in Northern Ireland: Five things to know https://www.timesofisrael.com/northern-ireland-five-things-to-know/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 02:08:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2521892 Tensions flaring up this week in Belfast recall three decades of sectarian conflict in restive UK province

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]]> Rioters battle police in Belfast as Brexit stokes tensions in Northern Ireland https://www.timesofisrael.com/rioters-battle-police-in-belfast-as-brexit-stokes-tensions-in-northern-ireland/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 01:04:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2521885 Law enforcement uses water cannons to disperse protesters; pro-Ireland demonstrators and UK supporters square off, recalling past sectarian conflict

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