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UK's Labour to win massive election majority, exit poll shows

Exit poll shows Labour would win 410 seats in the 650-seat parliament, ending 14 years of Conservative-led government in British public's move to the center-left

Reuters | 07.05.24

'It's almost impossible to walk around London visibly Jewish without someone shouting at me'

Local Jewish leader Rabbi David Meyer discusses efforts to strengthen Jewish identity among community's youth and describes antisemitism experienced firsthand since October 7; ‘I think there isn’t a single Jew here who hasn't wondered if we're witnessing the end of the Jewish community in England’

Shmuel Munitz | 06.15.24

British PM has plan to make all 18-year-olds perform year of national service

Small number would serve in the military, and the rest would work for charities, community groups, or organizations such as hospitals, police, fire service; Sunak: 'Create a shared sense of purpose among our young people and a renewed sense of pride in our country'

AP | 05.26.24

Behind the royal curtain: how the British monarchy views Israel

Unofficial royal boycott, aunts who supported the Nazis, grandmother who saved Jews from them and full recognition of the Holocaust: the tumultuous relationship between the royal family and Israel

Inabl Hananel | 05.19.24

Labour's Sadiq Khan wins 3rd term as London mayor as Tories lose ground

Conservatives lose ground across UK as Labour retakes old strongholds, as well as historic third term for London mayor; Labour calls for general elections which must happen by January 28 next year

Associated Press, Ynet | 05.05.24

At least one hurt as horses run amok in central London

British Army and London Metropolitan Police fumble to catch horses gone wild in central London after reportedly a man was injured by the stampeding horses

Reuters | 04.24.24

Britain says it won't stop selling arms to Israel, yet

Despite growing internal pressure, senior British officials have informed Israel there will be no change in the arms export policy; Foreign Minister Israel Katz made significant promises to Foreign Secretary David Cameron, and warned an arms embargo will damage negotiations with Hamas

Itamar Eichner | 04.09.24

Boris Johnson: Arms embargo on Israel 'death wish of Western civilization'

Amid growing pressure in Britain to stop arms sales to Israel, former prime minister publishes scathing column in which he condemns the calls to 'let the jihadis win'

Ynet | 04.06.24

Border control officers mistreat Israelis at Manchester airport

Treatment of Israelis at Manchester Airport was 'outrageous and despicable,' UK's deputy foreign minister says

Andrew Mitchell tells lawmakers on the Parliament floor that the mistreatment and detention of two Israeli survivors of the Hamas atrocities by border officers at Manchester Airport is under investigation

Itamar Eichner | 03.27.24

UK conditions Israel arms sales on prison visits to Hamas terrorists

Israeli officials say feel Washington nudging Western allies to pressure Jerusalem as Biden administration faces electoral headwinds for support of Gaza campaign

Itamar Eichner | 03.21.24

Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea

This is how the Houthis could cause a tea shortage in Britian

More than half of Britain's imported tea comes from Kenya and India, making it dependent on the Red Sea shipping route, and the Houthis' attacks on ships traversing this route has led to a disruption in the supply

Reuters | 02.13.24

UK sanctions 4 'extremist Israeli settlers,' says they 'committed human rights abuses'

The sanctions put strict financial and travel restrictions on the sanctioned individuals, who are said to have 'used physical aggression, threatened families at gunpoint and destroyed property as part of a targeted and calculated effort to displace Palestinian communities'

Ynetnews | 02.12.24

שרשרת עוגן של הצי האמריקאי שגרמה נזק לצוללת

Saving submarine 'Shira': Sunken Italian sub off in Haifa Bay designated as historic landmark

In 1942, the Royal British Navy sunk an Italian submarine off the coast of Haifa, killing everyone on board; fearing that the submarine remains will be damaged, authorities want to mark site as historic landmark to preserve the wreckage

Ilana Curiel | 02.08.24

Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets: How the Houthis were attacked

US, UK forces strike Iran-backed rebels in Yemen after months of hesitation; attack involves cruise missiles from USS Florida, warships and air raids by US F-35s and UK Typhoons, targeting anti-aircraft, drone and missile sites

Lior Ben Ari, news agencies | 01.12.24

U.S., UK carry out strikes against Houthis in Yemen; Explosions heard in Sanaa

After Biden issued a "final warning" to the Houthis, and Sunak briefs cabinet on imminent military intervention against Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels, the U.S. and British militaries were bombing more than a dozen sites. 'The battle will exceed the imagination and expectations of the United States and Britain,' says a Houthi senior official

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 01.12.24

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