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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 651

House of Lords

Historian and British MP Andrew Roberts. (Courtesy)
May 9, 2025, 9:31 am
Chair of UK Oct. 7 report: ‘Denial started while the massacres were still ongoing’
Historian Andrew Roberts led a parliamentary commission aimed at gathering irrefutable proof of Hamas atrocities to ensure that in future decades ‘deniers’ can still be challenged
By Robert Philpot
Wounded Israelis arrive at the Soroka Medical center in Beersheba, southern Israel, October 7, 2023. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)
February 16, 2024, 12:12 pm
Preventative medicine: After Oct. 7 mass casualty event, Israeli MDs share tough lessons
While dealing with the ongoing medical challenges of the war, physicians are already in touch with others over what they learned about honing lifesaving preparedness protocols
By Renee Ghert-Zand
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron answers questions in the House of Lords on February 13, 2024. (Screenshot/YouTube; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 14, 2024, 6:09 am
UK FM: Israel must ensure aid reaches Gazans, will breach international law if not
David Cameron tells House of Lords that unless Hamas removed from power, ‘any ceasefire won’t last because the problem will still be there’
By ToI Staff
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (R) shakes hands with Lord Eric Pickles, part of a delegation from the British House of Lords visiting Israel, May 29, 2023. (ELNET)
June 1, 2023, 11:00 pm
Visiting British Lords warn of potential fracture in Israel’s institutions
Group from UK’s upper house following Israel’s judicial overhaul with concern, but see it as symptom of broader trends
By Lazar Berman
A group of members from Britain's House of Lords at the Knesset, May 2023. (Knesset spokesperson)
June 1, 2023, 8:28 am
Largest-ever British House of Lords delegation visits Israel to further tighten ties
Group raises concerns over planned judicial overhaul but focuses on practical measures to further improve trade between allies
By Jacob Judah
British lawmaker David Wolfson discusses the death of Queen Elizabeth II in the House of Lords, London, Sept. 8, 2022. (Screenshot/Facebook)
September 13, 2022, 6:51 am
96 lessons: UK Jewish lawmaker mourns Queen Elizabeth’s death with Kabbalah class
In speech to House of Lords, Baron David Wolfson praises monarch for her lifelong readiness to do a ‘mitzvah,’ then explains that the Hebrew word adds up to 96 in gematria
By Ron Kampeas
A general view of the House of Lords chamber in session at the Houses of Parliament in London, September 5, 2016. (AFP/POOL/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
November 7, 2021, 4:29 pm
UK’s Conservatives accused of selling seats in parliament’s House of Lords
Sunday Times report says Israeli-born Sir Ehud Sheleg was potentially next in line to receive peerage, having donated £3.8 million to ruling party
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Official portrait of Lord John Kilclooney, March 2018. (Chris McAndrew/Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-3.0)
November 10, 2020, 9:04 am
British lord accused of racism after referring to Kamala Harris as ‘the Indian’
Facing widespread criticism, John Kilclooney deletes tweet, claims he didn’t know the name of US vice president-elect until recently
By ToI Staff
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to police officers during a visit to North Yorkshire Police headquarters in Northallerton, northeast England on July 30, 2020. (Charlotte Graham / POOL / AFP)
August 1, 2020, 5:19 am
British PM Johnson hands brother top honor with seat in House of Lords
Criticized by opposition MP for ‘the worst kind of cronyism’; meanwhile,John Bercow is the first former house speaker in over two centuries not to be nominated for seat
By AFP
A general view of the House of Lords chamber in session at the Houses of Parliament in London, September 5, 2016. (AFP/POOL/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
May 13, 2020, 4:09 pm
UK should answer Israeli annexation with harsh economic sanctions, MPs say
House of Lords committee asks government to weigh limiting Jewish state’s preferential access to British markets if it applies sovereignty in West Bank
By Raphael Ahren
Speaker of Britain's House of Commons John Bercow makes a statement in the House of Commons in London whether Government can hold a debate and vote on the Brexit deal with Europe, October 21, 2019. (House of Commons via AP)
From the WebJanuary 19, 2020, 2:37 pm
Corbyn nominates Jewish ex-Tory MP John Bercow for House of Lords
Move by UK Labour leader comes after ruling party failed to recommend House of Commons speaker due to his opposition to Brexit, Jewish News reports
Pro-Brexit demonstrators hold banners outside Parliament in London, December 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
January 9, 2020, 9:50 pm
These are the next steps in Britain’s EU exit
After clearing House of Commons, Brexit bill must now pass House of Lords and European Parliament for UK to leave bloc on January 31; trade talks will then begin
By AFP
Baroness Hayter addresses the House of Lords during a debate on the European Union Withdrawal Bill at the UK Parliament on April 4, 2019. (screen capture: YouTube)
July 18, 2019, 2:01 pm
Labour fires peer for comparing Corbyn leadership to Hitler’s ‘bunker mentality’
UK party strips baroness of shadow Brexit minister job after she criticized Labour head’s handling of ongoing anti-Semitism crisis; Herzog urges Corbyn to allow independent probe
By ToI Staff
Daniel and Amelie Linsey (R-L) , two Jewish victims of the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2019. (Courtesy via Jewish News)
From the WebApril 24, 2019, 8:41 pm
Jewish teen siblings among those murdered in Sri Lanka terror attacks
Daniel and Amelie Linsey among eight British people killed in Easter terror attacks in Sri Lanka that took lives of 350, UK Jewish News reports
Illustrative: Opposition Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, stands right, as he makes a speech to lawmakers inside the House of Commons in London as Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron sits at center left, during a debate on launching airstrikes against Islamic State extremists inside Syria, December 2, 2015. (Photo by Parliamentary Recording Unit via AP Video)
March 6, 2019, 4:33 am
70 years of transcripts from UK’s parliament show clear ‘obsession’ with Israel
Using a new analytics tool, researcher David Collier picks up 17,667 parliamentary references to the Jewish state — more than Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine combined
By Robert Philpot
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