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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

Zac Goldsmith

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a statement outside 10 Downing Street in central London on June 9, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL)
July 13, 2017, 12:55 am
UK to look into anti-Semitic abuse of candidates in campaign
Theresa May, ‘horrified,’ orders investigation into abuse and intimidation in recent election
By AP
London's new mayor Sadiq Khan and his wife Saadiya attend the official signing ceremony in Southwark Cathedral, London, Saturday May 7, 2016. (Yui Mok/Pool via AP)
May 7, 2016, 8:05 pm
London’s new Muslim mayor vows to be leader for everyone
Sadiq Khan celebrates victory in multi-denominational ceremony at an Anglican cathedral with Christian and Jewish leaders
By Shawn Pogatchnik
Incoming London Mayor Sadiq Khan gestures during his swearing-in ceremony at Southwark Cathedral in cental London on May 7, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Yui Mok)
May 7, 2016, 9:13 am
Muslim Londoners jubilant as son of Pakistani immigrant elected mayor
‘It will not help only the Muslims, it will make a difference for all communities,’ says resident of diverse British capital
By AFP
Sadiq Khan, Labour Party candidate, speaks in front of Zac Goldsmith, Conservative Party candidate, after winning the London mayoral elections, at City Hall in London, Saturday, May 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
May 7, 2016, 4:33 am
London elects first Muslim mayor, Labour’s Sadiq Khan
A self-styled ‘British Muslim who will take the fight to the extremists,’ landslide winner hails triumph of ‘hope over fear’
By Jill Lawless, DANICA KIRKA and ToI Staff
Sadiq Khan, Britain's Labour Party candidate for London mayor, arrives at City Hall in central London on May 6, 2016, as votes continue to be counted in the contest. (AFP Photo/Leon Neal)
May 6, 2016, 9:17 pm
Labour’s Sadiq Khan becomes first Muslim mayor of London
Son of Pakistani taxi driver beats out millionaire Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith to lead British capital
By ToI Staff and AP
Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in London on May 6, 2016, a day after facing his first test in nationwide local elections. (AFP Photo/Justin Tallis)
May 6, 2016, 5:28 pm
UK’s Labour said to lose big in Jewish areas in local elections
As anti-Semitism row drags on, party sees defeats in Manchester and Glasgow, which one local official attributes to ‘bigot’ Ken Livingstone
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Leader of the British opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn unveils his party's latest poster campaign in London on May 3, 2016, ahead of the local elections on May 5, 2016. (AFP/Niklas Halle'n)
May 6, 2016, 10:36 am
Despite anti-Semitism scandal, Labour suffers only minor losses in England
As local election results trickle in, left-wing party edged out by nationalists in Scotland; London set to elect first Muslim mayor
By AFP and ToI Staff
Left: The Conservatives' London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith speaks at a London Mayoral Accountability Assembly at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on April 28, 2016; Right: Labour's candidate for London mayor Sadiq Khan speaks at an event in London on January 28, 2016. (AFP/Justin Tallis and Leon Neal)
May 6, 2016, 1:17 am
London looks set to elect first Muslim mayor
Labour lawmaker Sadiq Khan, the son of a bus driver from Pakistan, tipped to beat Conservative Zac Goldsmith
By Alice Ritchie
A voter in London’s mayoral election outside a synagogue serving as a polling station in the British capital, May 5, 2016. (Cnaan Liphshiz)
May 5, 2016, 11:39 pm
Anti-Semitism charges suggest drubbing for Labour among London Jews
Polls show Jews disassociating themselves from the party as members scramble to win back their support
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Ken Livingstone denounces Israel in a May 4, 2016 interview (Memri screenshot)
May 5, 2016, 6:43 pm
Ken Livingstone: Creation of Israel was ‘a great catastrophe’
In Arabic TV interview, Labour’s ex-London mayor blames Israel for IS attacks in Europe and mass expulsion of Jews from Arab world, again claims Hitler supported Zionism
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The IDF excavation of a recently discovered tunnel running from Gaza into the Eshkol region of southern Israel on May 5, 2016. (Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
May 5, 2016, 2:38 pm
Ya’alon: Israel will not tolerate any Hamas aggression
Defense chief says Gaza terrorists must understand that attempts to disrupt life will be met with severe blow
By Sara Miller
Left: The Conservatives' London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith speaks at a London Mayoral Accountability Assembly at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on April 28, 2016; Right: Labour's candidate for London mayor Sadiq Khan speaks at an event in London on January 28, 2016. (AFP/Justin Tallis and Leon Neal)
May 1, 2016, 6:32 pm
Muslim, Jewish candidates face off Thursday in London mayoral vote
A son of working-class Pakistani immigrants and a wealthy, Eton-educated member of a prominent family battle it out
By Ouerdya Ait Abdelmalek and Florence Biedermann
MP Zac Goldsmith at 'A New Conversation with the Centre-Right about Climate Change,' June 13, 2013. (CC-BY, Policy Exchange, via Flickr)
October 3, 2015, 4:38 am
Conservatives nominate Zac Goldsmith for London mayor
Ruling party officially elects lawmaker, of Jewish descent, to run against Labour’s Sadiq Khan next May
By AP and Jenni Frazer
London City Hall, England, October 22, 2011 (Garry Knight, via Flickr, CC-BY-SA)
September 24, 2015, 11:25 pm
Will it be ‘Jew’ vs. Muslim in London’s next mayoral election?
What was shaping up as an easy win for Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith may now prove a bitter tussle with Labour’s Sadiq Khan
By Jenni Frazer
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