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Elisheva Levy at Kumkum Tea House, 2026 (Yitzchak Ledee)
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'I wanted people to feel like they were coming into my home'
Elisheva Levy, Jerusalem’s fairy godmother
By Sarah Tuttle-Singer
On this week's Peoples of Israel, a new series featuring the mosaic of personalities walking the Land, we meet a woman who has made a home for everyone in her whimsical British tea house
Selfie taken by British anti-Semitic activist Joshua Bonehill-Paine, January 16, 2015. (Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)
August 5, 2026, 4:00 pm
UK Jewish groups reject offer to meet former neo-Nazi Conservative council candidate
Organizations say Joshua Bonehill-Paine’s crimes against Jewish former Labour MP Luciana Berger are too severe for political office, urge party to withdraw his candidacy
By ToI Staff
Green Party leader Zack Polanski (right) celebrates with the Greens' Zoe Garbett after she was declared the winner in the 2026 London Borough of Hackney mayoral election at Hackney Service Centre, east London, May 8, 2026. (Reuters via PA)
July 30, 2026, 10:59 am
London’s Hackney council gives initial nod to end 58-year twin city deal with Haifa
After emotional debate, Greens’-controlled council in heavily Jewish borough votes to sever ties with Israeli port city, though some argued move punishes people for actions of their government
By Kelly Hartog
Ed Miliband, Britain’s Foreign Secretary arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London, July 21, 2026. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
July 24, 2026, 4:27 pm
10 clues on how new UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband could deal with Israel
The Jewish politician has a long, uneasy relationship with UK Jewry. From denunciations of Israel to warm words, how has Miliband got on with the Jewish state and British Jews — so far
By Robert Philpot
Jihad al-Shamie, who carried out a deadly terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, UK, on Yom Kippur, October 2, 2025. (Image circulated on social media)
July 23, 2026, 12:31 pm
Manchester synagogue terrorist plotted to kill Israeli soldiers at a UK military school
Attacker discussed ‘violent jihad’ with friend from mosque who is now convicted of espionage, plotting to storm UK Defence Academy on assumption Israeli soldiers were present
By ToI Staff
Ed Miliband, Britain’s new foreign secretary, arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
July 22, 2026, 4:49 am
Britain’s new Jewish FM has a long history of support for — and disagreement with — UK Jews
Ed Miliband, who has cited his parents’ experience as Nazi refugees in shaping his politics, has long decried antisemitism while taking critical stances on Israel that have caused concern among Jewish groups
By Kelly Hartog
Then-mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham talks to people as he attends a vigil for the victims of the terror attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, October 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
July 21, 2026, 11:24 pm
Where does new UK premier Andy Burnham stand on Israel and antisemitism?
As Manchester mayor, he frequently spoke out against rising attacks against UK Jews, but community leaders have expressed worry over his framing of Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza
By Kelly Hartog
Then-mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham talks to people as he attends a vigil for the victims of the terror attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, October 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
July 20, 2026, 10:58 pm
‘A matter of life and death’: UK monitor urges new PM to prioritize tackling antisemitism
Campaign Against Antisemitism implores Burnham to find solutions beyond upping protective measures for British Jews but doesn’t include concrete proposals, calls his comments on Israel ‘disheartening’
By Zev Stub and ToI Staff
Fiyaz Mughal founder of Muslims Against Antisemitism. (Courtesy)
July 19, 2026, 6:10 am
UK founder of Muslims Against Antisemitism challenges coreligionists to fight rising hate
Many British Muslim leaders privately denounce the Jew-hatred permeating the country and some of its institutions. Fiyaz Mughal is asking them to speak up before it’s too late
By Robert Philpot
Former UK ambassador and diplomatic veteran Edmund Fitton-Brown. (Courtesy)
July 17, 2026, 5:39 am
Former UK diplomat: Foreign Office has lost its ability to discern friends from enemies
Edmund Fitton-Brown, who for decades served as envoy to Gulf nations, believes Islamic extremism is poisoning his country’s diplomatic well. Can a Burnham government bring new hope?
By Robert Philpot
A local resident looks out as crowds gather during a visit by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer to an ambulance center operated by the Jewish community in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London on April 30, 2026, the day after two men were stabbed in an attack. (CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
July 13, 2026, 5:12 am
UK pledges £250 million over 3 years to boost protection of Jewish communities
Outgoing PM Keir Starmer says tackling antisemitism ‘has been central to my leadership from day one,’ amid major spike in attacks on British Jews
By Agencies
UK Labour MP Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, England, on June 29, 2026.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
July 10, 2026, 5:41 pm
Jewish groups push back against likely next UK PM Burnham over Israel comments
After Labour MP urges ‘more pressure’ on Israeli government, Jewish organizations say ‘distorted’ criticisms of Jewish state are one driver of antisemitism, all must be addressed
By Zev Stub
Misan Harriman, left, at a demonstration organized by the NGO Choose Love Europe outside the Houses of Parliament in London, May 29, 2025. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)
June 25, 2026, 8:20 pm
Chair of Britain’s largest arts center to step down amid antisemitism scrutiny
Misan Harriman, a prominent cultural figure who led London’s Southbank Centre, says his departure was planned long before his controversial social media posts sparked criticism
By Kelly Hartog
Keir Starmer, right, speaks to Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
June 19, 2026, 10:31 am
Special election win by Starmer rival could lead to UK PM’s fall: 5 key players and where they stand on Israel
Vote won by Andy Burnham seen as proxy battle over Labour’s future, with would-be successors in party positioning themselves to take a run at the premiership. But are they good for the Jews?
By Robert Philpot
Pro-Israel counter-protesters face the main protest against the Great Israeli Real Estate Event at Edgware United Synagogue on June 14, 2026 in London. (Denise Baker/Getty Images via JTA)
June 18, 2026, 12:37 pm
UK organizers of Israel real estate fair apologize after West Bank properties surface
Real estate agent says anti-Israel activists set her up by emailing requests for Ma’ale Adumim flyers, which she handed over ‘under the table’; 14 protesters arrested outside venue
By Kelly Hartog
Jewish Culture Month mascot Mr. Pickle hops onto the psychotherapy couch at the event launch party in London, May 2026. (Sophie Shaw)
June 17, 2026, 3:33 pm
Touting ‘Less Oy, More Joy,’ UK Jewish Culture Month celebrates Jewish creators others shun
Organizers admit that first-ever festival is response to antisemitic blacklisting in wake of Oct. 7, while achievements are so numerous tours can be crafted around existing museum installations
By Florit Shoihet
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