The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/wales/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Wales | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/wales/ 32 32 Local elections in UK could hasten end of embattled PM Keir Starmer’s tenure https://www.timesofisrael.com/local-elections-in-uk-could-hasten-end-of-embattled-pm-keir-starmers-tenure/ Wed, 06 May 2026 09:11:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3817424 Amid Epstein-Mandelson scandal and economic struggles worsened by Iran war, the center-left leader faces a party crisis as expert says his ouster is matter of 'when rather than if'

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]]> UK jails 3 for kidnapping Israeli music producer: ‘Felt like my own personal Oct. 7’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-jails-3-for-kidnapping-israeli-music-producer-felt-like-my-own-personal-oct-7/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 04:45:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3503216 Judge says the trio were 'motivated by events taking place elsewhere in the world' and chose victim Itay Kashti based on their 'understanding of his wealth and his Jewish heritage'

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]]> Wales holds 4 pro-Palestinian vandals without bail for targeting defense facility https://www.timesofisrael.com/wales-holds-4-pro-palestinian-vandals-without-bail-for-targeting-defense-facility/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:48:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2900037 Activists to be in jail through Christmas and New Year's after allegedly causing £500,000 in damage to Teledyne factory, which they claim aids 'Israel’s targeting of Palestinians'

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]]> UK census: Under 50% of population identify as Christian; Buddhists overtake Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-census-under-50-of-population-identify-as-christian-buddhists-overtake-jews/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:27:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2885383 Those identifying as Muslim and those with no religion increase since 2011 census; archbishop of York says it is 'no great surprise' the Christian proportion is declining over time

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]]> Iran beats Wales 2-0 in World Cup game that began with its players singing anthem https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-beat-wales-2-0-in-world-cup-game-that-began-with-players-singing-anthem/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:12:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2882720 Iranian team scores 2 goals deep into added time, keeping World Cup campaign alive; Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey becomes 1st player to be sent off in the Qatar tournament

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]]> UK grants $600,000 lifeline to turn old Welsh synagogue into Jewish cultural hub https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-grants-600000-lifeline-to-turn-old-welsh-synagogue-into-jewish-cultural-hub/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:50:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2794842 Foundation for Jewish Heritage, which bought Merthyr Tydfil synagogue building in 2019, plans to transform it into first museum dedicated to the history of Welsh Jews

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]]> UK criticized for planning to send asylum seekers to Rwanda https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-criticized-for-planning-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:45:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2745892 The plan, referred to by the British government as an 'economic development partnership,' would see refugees arriving in UK flown to Rwanda while their asylum claims are processed

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]]> Lowry painting of historic Welsh synagogue goes for £277,000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/painting-of-historic-welsh-synagogue-goes-for-277000/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:23:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2735210 Guide price for work of LS Lowry of Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue was £180,000; Jewish Heritage Foundation hopes to contact purchaser about plans for building

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]]> Spielberg’s rescue of Welsh town movie theater hits big screen https://www.timesofisrael.com/spielbergs-rescue-of-welsh-town-movie-theater-hits-big-screen/ Sun, 02 Jan 2022 19:22:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2676457 'Save the Cinema' tells true story of how a social activist kept Lyric Cinema in Carmarthen open by arranging 1993 premier of Jurassic Park, with a little help from the director

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]]> Wales synagogue’s stained glass windows turn up in award-winning chicken coop https://www.timesofisrael.com/wales-synagogues-missing-stained-glass-windows-turn-up-in-chicken-coop/ Sun, 15 Aug 2021 20:46:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2600239 Winner of best budget shed of 2021 competition says he bought the panels -- taken from Cathedral Road Synagogue in Cardiff -- on eBay

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]]> Secret WWII Jewish British military commandos finally come out of the shadows https://www.timesofisrael.com/secret-wwii-jewish-british-military-commandos-finally-come-out-of-the-shadows/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:24:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2549007 Declassifying records, author Leah Garrett uncovers amazing story of X Troop, a unit of German-speaking refugee volunteers determined to outwit and outfight the Nazis at all costs

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]]> British Jewish deaths more than double same period last year, amid pandemic https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-jewish-deaths-more-than-double-same-period-last-year-amid-pandemic/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:49:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2338230&preview=true&preview_id=2338230 Board of Deputies of British Jews says 811 buried from March to May, compared to 358 in 2019; figures show Jews suffered 2.5 times the COVID-19 death rate of non-Jews

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]]> Jews, other religious minorities have higher COVID-19 death rate, UK study says https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-other-religious-minorities-have-higher-covid-19-death-rate-uk-study-says/ Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:41:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2330507 Britain's Office for National Statistics reports Jewish males in England, Wales are twice as likely to die of coronavirus than Christian men; Jewish woman also at greater risk

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]]> Hate crimes against Jews in England and Wales doubled in past year https://www.timesofisrael.com/hate-crimes-against-jews-in-england-and-wales-doubled-in-past-year/ Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:58:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2165185 Government figures also show increase in targeting of individuals based on their sexual orientation

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]]> Unique Victorian synagogue to become Jewish museum of Wales https://www.timesofisrael.com/unique-victorian-synagogue-to-become-jewish-museum-of-wales/ Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:37:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2147369 Foundation that bought Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue, unused as place of worship since 1983, seeks funding to renovate historic building

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