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A Jewish photographer’s rare images of an early Holocaust transport are now online

13 recently published images covertly taken in Breslau, Silesia, in November 1941 show one of Germany’s first deportations of Jews through the...

04.05.2024 80

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Meet Gideon Falter, the man fighting on the frontline against antisemitism in the UK

Following a showdown with London police at a pro-Palestinian rally, the head of Britain’s 10-year-old Campaign Against Antisemitism says country...

22.04.2024 30

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Gaza’s archaeology experts say enclave’s historic treasures saved by ‘irony of history’

When Gazan collector Jawdat Khoudary loaned his treasure trove of artifacts to museums in Europe in 2006, he never imagined they would still be stored...

15.04.2024 30

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As October 7 sharpens split in UK’s far right, Jews give no quarter to either side

British Jewry is rebuffing groups exploiting the war to spread Islamophobia under the guise of Israel support, to say nothing of those lustily...

15.04.2024 20

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Outgoing British MP Mike Freer on the Gaza war, antisemitism and his Jewish constituents

Stepping down over concerns for his own safety, the parliamentarian who represents the UK’s largest concentration of Jews still has high hopes...

09.04.2024 20

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Grotesque cartoons to allegations of genocide: How the UK’s Guardian portrays Israel

The center-left daily with a growing global reach has strayed far from its early pro-Zionism and today accuses Israel of murdering Palestinian...

10.03.2024 20

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Who rules the UK, parliament or the mob? Intimidation over Gaza threatens British democracy

There were a number of troubling things about Wednesday night’s debate on a Gaza ceasefire in the House of Commons – but most alarming is...

23.02.2024 20

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UK’s Labour faces Muslim bloc in revolt, anti-Israel challenger in special election

The party’s support for Israel in the Gaza war is causing pushback from within, and has some voters eyeing radical anti-Zionist George Galloway...

17.02.2024 30

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A Holocaust museum that predates WWII, London’s Wiener Library turns 90 this month

Founded in 1934 by Alfred Wiener, the museum exposed Nazis, helped the Allies battle them, and led to their conviction. Now it’s one of the...

13.02.2024 30

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History has confirmed guilt of Vichy leader Petain – so why do some question it?

Regime helped deport 75,000 Jews to Nazi death camps, but as ‘France on Trial’ – a best book of the year by UK media – details, this got...

01.01.2024 30

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With Ireland’s Sinn Féin on the rise, support for Israel hits new low post-Oct. 7

Once fellow fighters against British colonialism, Ireland and the Jewish state are seeing relations sink even after the Hamas atrocities – and...

16.12.2023 30

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UK’s Jewish Chronicle editor says ‘Israelophobia’ excuses Hamas, demonizes Israel

In his new book, Jake Wallis Simons posits that a double standard rooted in antisemitism creates a deadly lose-lose situation for the Jewish state

02.12.2023 40

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UK Jews say govt not protecting them from Islamic extremism amid Israel-Hamas war

Jews suffering a sharp increase in antisemitic incidents look to state to review legislation and proscribe Iranian-sponsored terrorism: ‘It’s...

18.11.2023 20

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The BBC is under fire for its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war – rightly so

LONDON — The BBC’s founding father and first director-general John Reith famously declared that its purpose is to “educate, inform and...

03.11.2023 20

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UK’s Sunak arrives to show support, but at home anti-Israel sentiment is rampant

LONDON — On Monday morning, Rishi Sunak traveled to a Jewish secondary school in north London. The British prime minister’s visit aimed to show,...

19.10.2023 20

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US senator says military aid to Egypt on hold until Cairo’s rights record improves

WASHINGTON — The new top US senator on foreign relations on Tuesday blocked some $235 million in military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns,...

04.10.2023 20

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The ‘reasonable Nazi’ defended by the French villagers he oversaw

LONDON — In 1992, 28-year-old Burkhard Bilger discovered that his grandfather had been tried for war crimes following the liberation of...

04.10.2023 20

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