British Jewry

Palestine Action’s online map and manual publicly targets Israeli civilians

Palestine Action, which was recently banned in Britain, operates by targeting companies and individuals it identifies as "corporate enablers" of the Israeli military.

A person holds two Palestinian flags as supporters of the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action gather outside the High Court in London, Britain, July 4, 2025.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, and British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood speak with members of the Jewish community during a visit to Golders Green, north west London, Britain, April 30, 2026.

Antisemitism a 'major problem' in UK, majority of British people say following London stabbing

People attend a rally of Jewish community groups, including Campaign Against Antisemitism and Stop the Hate UK, calling for action to "extinguish antisemitism", outside Downing Street in London, Britain, May 10, 2026.

British Jews, allies hold 20,000-strong protest against antisemitism in London

A SIGN supporting the Green Party political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland on May 7, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026.

British Greens battle antisemitism scandal as Jewish leader Zack Polanski targets local elections


UK Jews angered after Islington Hanukkah candle lighting protested by anti-Israel activists

The incident comes at a time of increasingly vocal criticism of British law enforcement by UK Jews about their response to anti-Israel protests.

 Hanukkah menorah lighting at Chabad Islington

'Zero tolerance': UK Health Secretary calls to strike off antisemitic, extremist doctors

Regulators will be urged to bring disciplinary action against doctors or nurses who express "racist or extremist views."

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (R) and Health Secretary Wes Streeting (C) speak with members of the staff as they visit St. George's Hospital, on October 28, 2024 in London, England.

'Zionists leave Britain or be slaughtered': Antisemitic flyers spread in London Jewish neighborhood

The incident, which saw antisemitic leaflets dispersed in a London Jewish neighborhood, was reported to Stand With Us.

 An Israeli flag flies below the Union Jack at Hendon Town Hall in London, Britain, October 9, 2023.

Pro-Palestine mob protests 'Haaretz'-run event in London Jewish community center 

Protesters opposed the event despite it featuring many speakers who are critical of Israel.

Anti-Israel protest outside Jewish Community Center in London, 27 October 2024

UK group urges families to ‘save seat in sukkah’ for Gaza hostages, in new take on Jewish tradition

As Jews around the world prepare to celebrate the fall festival of Sukkot, the leading British Jewish organization is asking them to remember the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

 A man is seen constructing a sukkah for the Sukkot holiday.

UK tribunal rules anti-Zionist views are 'worthy of respect'

The tribunal ruled that the belief that Israel is committing apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide are “worthy of respect in a democratic society”,

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Jordan Peterson’s blind spot: His own rhetoric undercuts his message - opinion

His portrayal of Jews as the archetypal successful minority feeds into the very antisemitic tropes he claims to combat.

 A BOY, wearing a kippah, holds the British flag at a march against antisemitism in London last November.

Israel expels British Jewish activist who tried to immigrate under Law of Return

Franks said he sees his politics as compatible with the Israeli identity he hopes to achieve. 

 Israeli security forces try to disperse Palestinian, left-wing Israeli and foreign activists, during a protest near the West Bank Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Yair in Masafer Yatta near Hebron on June 10, 2022.

'Great disgrace': High-profile British-Jewish journalists resign JC over scandal

Editor Jake Wallis Simons said he understood "why some columnists have decided to step back from the paper" and hoped that one day they would return."

 Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman, David Baddiel, David Aaronovitch (illustration)

My war years: A British Jew remembers living during World War II - opinion

No one had the slightest premonition that within less than a year, Hitler’s forces would have conquered three-quarters of Europe, including France, and that Britain faced the risk of invasion.

 ‘THE EVACUATION Scheme in Britain, 1940’: London schoolchildren off to England’s West Country.