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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

Jonathan Arkush

Britain's King Charles III speaks to UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis as he meets with faith leaders during a reception at Buckingham Palace, London September 16, 2022. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)
December 31, 2022, 5:09 am
‘Enormously honored’: UK chief rabbi knighted on King Charles III’s 1st honors list
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis receives one of Britain’s highest awards, for interfaith initiatives, Jewish community work; Board of Deputies leaders, TV presenter Rachel Riley also honored
By ToI Staff
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation outside 10 Downing Street in London on May 24, 2019. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)
May 25, 2019, 5:50 am
Undone by Brexit, May was one of the friendliest PMs in history for British Jews
Outgoing UK leader likely to be remembered for short-lived and unpopular tenure, but local community hails her for ‘unprecedented’ support of Jews, Israel
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Jeremy Corbyn addresses a crowd in London’s Trafalgar Square, July 13, 2018. (Niklas Hallen/AFP/Getty Images/via JTA)
August 17, 2018, 2:27 am
Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters see a ‘Zionist’ conspiracy against him
The scandals come fast and furious, but the Labour leader’s backers claim nefarious plots by ‘wealthy and powerful circles’ are behind the barrage of troubling revelations
By Cnaan Liphshiz
British Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl. (Courtesy)
July 10, 2018, 1:35 am
British Jewry’s new leader puts her foot down on anti-Semitism
Newly appointed Board of Deputies head Marie van der Zyl isn’t as brash as her predecessor when dealing with Israel’s foes, but she’s hardly short on guts
By Robert Philpot
British comedian Tracey Ullman portrays Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a sketch (YouTube screenshot)
June 4, 2018, 6:08 am
Corbyn supporters cry foul over TV sketch on anti-Semitism controversy
Comedian Tracey Ullman portrays Labour leader telling youths: ‘I’ve told anti-Semites in no uncertain terms — tone it down a bit’; backers falsely claim skit written by a Jew
By ToI Staff
Jeremy Corbyn at a Labour event in Stretford, England, March 22, 2018. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
May 31, 2018, 12:46 pm
Corbyn’s ‘anti-Semitism’ could drive Jews from UK, Jewish leader says
Jonathan Arkush, outgoing president of the Board of Deputies, says the community, for the first time, is wondering if it has a future in the country
By ToI Staff
Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking after he retained his parliamentary seat in Islington north London, June 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
April 3, 2018, 2:32 pm
Corbyn says he ‘learned a lot’ at Seder of group that wants Israel ‘disposed of’
Days after vowing to be ‘militant opponent of anti-Semitism,’ Labour chief attends event hosted by far-left Jewdas, which dismisses talk of anti-Semitism in party as ‘faux-outrage’
By Stuart Winer
Britain's opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves a Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in central London, on March 12, 2018. (AFP/Daniel Leal-Olivas)
April 1, 2018, 1:34 pm
12 top UK Labour officials in Facebook groups with anti-Semitic content – report
Sunday Times says it found more than 2,000 racist, anti-Semitic, misogynistic, violent and abusive messages in 20 restricted-access Facebook groups supporting party leader
By Sue Surkes
UK Board of Deputies President Jonathan Arkush meets with Labour Party chair Jeremy Corbyn, February 9, 2016. (courtesy)
March 29, 2018, 8:22 am
Jewish leaders won’t meet Corbyn yet, decry abuse of MPs who joined their rally
Community heads demand Labour chief personally lead battle against anti-Semitism in his party, fume that Labour MPs who support them are now being threatened: ‘This is a disgrace’
By ToI Staff
Members of the Jewish community hold a protest against Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn and anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, outside the British Houses of Parliament in central London, on March 26, 2018. (AFP Photo/Tolga Akmen)
March 26, 2018, 11:07 pm
In street protest, UK Jews accuse Labour leader of failing to curb anti-Semitism
Heated exchanges, minor scuffles break out, as Jewish supporters of Corbyn stage counter-protest outside Parliament
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a kosher butcher sharpening his tools. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
February 15, 2018, 10:37 pm
UK Labour Party backs separate labeling for kosher meat
Jewish groups oppose measure, claiming it is discriminatory because it suggests religious slaughter methods are not humane
By JTA
Jonathan Arkush with Birmingham school kids at the King David Junior School. (Courtesy)
February 2, 2018, 12:10 pm
In shock announcement, UK Jewish community head won’t run for second term
Nominations go through the roof as Board of Deputies of British Jews president Jonathan Arkush says he’s not pursuing another run
By Jenni Frazer
Illustrative: A Jewish man walking in London’s Golders Green neighborhood, which is home to a large Jewish population, September 23, 2015. (Tony Margiocchi/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
October 18, 2017, 4:57 am
Is it Islamophobic to oppose the mosque next door? London Jews debate
Some claim plans for an Islamic Center in heavily Jewish Golders Green could lead to friction between Jews and Muslims. Others accuse its opponents of racism
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Graffiti found in the English county of Sussex November. 2016 (Screen capture: YouTube)
July 27, 2017, 4:19 pm
Anti-Semitic incidents hit record high in UK
Watchdog counts 767 cases in first half of 2017, the highest six-month figure since monitoring began in 1984
By JTA
File: Jewish women of the Women of the Wall organization read from the Torah and pray at Robinson's Arch at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on March 12, 2013. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
July 16, 2017, 4:03 am
UK, French Jewish leaders split on Western Wall controversy
Board of Deputies of British Jews condemns Israel backtrack on mixed-gender plaza, but French counterpart refrains
By JTA
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