Robert Philpot

20th century writer G.K. Chesterton is up for canonization -- but critics say he espoused virulently anti-Semitic views. (Public domain)

June 15, 2018, 4:33 pm

Renowned British writer, a virulent anti-Semite, being considered for sainthood

Proposal for the canonization of author G.K. Chesterton has British Jews -- and some Catholics -- up in arms

By Robert Philpot

George Soros, Founder and Chairman of the Open Society Foundation, at a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on April 27, 2017. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)

June 8, 2018, 1:33 pm

Billionaire George Soros tosses well-monied hat into Brexit ring

As he pushes for second referendum, suggestion that wealthy philanthropist is engaged in 'secret plot' to stop UK leaving EU provokes charges of anti-Semitic slurs

By Robert Philpot

Established in 1933 by Alfred Wiener, a German Jew decorated with the Iron Cross in World War I, the Wiener Library in London is the world's oldest Holocaust museum. (Courtesy)

June 3, 2018, 10:06 am

You’ve probably never heard of the world’s oldest Holocaust museum

Founded in 1933, London's Wiener Library actively collected material in real time throughout WWII, later playing a key role in the Nuremberg, Eichmann and Irving trials

By Robert Philpot

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

May 22, 2018, 3:45 pm

Ken Livingstone departs Labour, but may have the last laugh on British Jews

Despite his resignation from politics, the controversial former London mayor will see his hard-left ideology live on as the party continues to rally around Jeremy Corbyn

By Robert Philpot

Britain's newly appointed Home Secretary Sajid Javid leaves after a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

May 13, 2018, 11:01 am

Meet Sajid Javid, UK’s top Muslim, pro-Israel politician, who just may become PM

Born to Pakistani immigrants, the new home secretary is a passionate Israel supporter who is lauded by the Jewish community for fighting anti-Semitism and BDS

By Robert Philpot

A self-portrait by Isaac Rosenberg. (Public domain)

May 12, 2018, 8:52 am

The destitute UK Jew who became one of WWI’s greatest poets from the trenches

On the centennial of his violent death comes the story of Isaac Rosenberg, the son of penniless Lithuanian immigrants whose anti-war poems lit up the battlefield

By Robert Philpot

Leader of Britain's Unite trade union Len McCluskey. (Public domain)

April 25, 2018, 9:52 pm

Top UK union boss accuses Labour MPs of ‘smearing’ Corbyn over anti-Semitism

Len McCluskey lashes out as 50 Labour MPs accompany Jewish MP Ruth Smeeth to face activist accused of anti-Semitism; he also accuses Israel's Labor party of 'disgusting libel'

By Robert Philpot

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 23, 2018, 4:34 pm

Scheduled Corbyn sitdown with Jewish leaders unlikely to be meeting of minds

Though the Labour head apparently consented to a list of preconditions prior to the talks on Tuesday, his party leadership seems to have missed the memo

By Robert Philpot

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's Labour Party, listens to speakers during the Party of European Socialists Council in Lisbon, December 2 2017. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

April 17, 2018, 3:44 am

It backed Israel before Balfour: Corbyn stance is stark shift from early Labour

In a 'long history of friendship' between the British and Israeli parties that has seen peaks and valleys, today's gulf is the grand canyon

By Robert Philpot

Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, March 9, 2018. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

April 3, 2018, 8:54 pm

For most in Labour, anti-Semitism charges are bogus, Israel is a force for bad

Throughout its history, the British Labour party has prided itself on its opposition to prejudice and racism. In the Corbyn era, that party may no longer exist

By Robert Philpot

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/Tolga Akmen)

March 27, 2018, 2:14 pm

Corbyn’s anti-Semitism apologies don’t presage any genuine shift in his approach

UK Jews are fuming about Labour leader's proclivity for siding with anti-Semites, even holding a rare protest rally. Moderate MPs are similarly angry. But he is not about to change

By Robert Philpot

Jeremy Corbyn waves on stage after he is announced as the new leader of The Labour Party during the Labour Party Leadership Conference in London, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

March 25, 2018, 2:25 pm

Corbyn on Labour’s firing line over public support for anti-Semitic artwork

Party in uproar over leader's props for mural Freedom for Humanity, which depicts Jewish businessmen and bankers counting money around a Monopoly-style board

By Robert Philpot

The Cultybraggan Camp as seen fro the end of the road. (CC/SA/2.0/Andrew Scobie)

March 24, 2018, 12:45 pm

Newly discovered cartoons show picturesque British camp that held hardened Nazis

Illustrations depict a placid life for inmates: The only successful escapee came back after a day at the movies, and decades later bequeathed 400,000 pounds to locals

By Robert Philpot

Dudley North representative Ian Austin. (UK Parliament)

March 23, 2018, 9:44 am

A quiet English town fights anti-Semitism thanks to a Holocaust survivor’s son

Representing Dudley North, MP Ian Austin has drawn on his father's legacy to become one of the harshest critics of Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn from within the Labour party

By Robert Philpot

Footage taken from a security camera aboard the Mavi Marmara, showing the activists preparing to resist IDF soldiers about to board the ship. (IDF Spokesperson/Flash90)

March 13, 2018, 10:05 am

Free Gaza spox admits activist initiated fatal 2010 violence aboard Mavi Marmara

Report on inner-workings of anti-Semitic group reveals that Greta Berlin belatedly acknowledged 'crazy' Ken O'Keefe seized IDF commando's gun, sparking fight in which 10 Turks died

By Robert Philpot