Sadiq khan

US-Iran tensions escalate: What’s next for Israel and the Middle East?

The hosts, both seasoned journalists based in Jerusalem, discuss the looming possibility of a US attack on Iran and the defensive preparations in Tehran, including missile threats directed at Israel.

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The Jerusalem Dispatch with Ruth Marks Eglash and Calev Ben David.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks during the 'Eid On The Square' event in London on June 8, 2025; illustrative.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan backs police arrests over 'globalize the intifada' chants

The Met began arresting individuals using the phrase “globalize the intifada” in December. Khan said the language has had a direct impact on Jewish communities in London.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER
MAYOR OF London Sadiq Khan reacts ahead of a speech by Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the third day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 30, 2025.

London mayor tried to block London vigil for Bondi victims, Hanukkah event, says CAA Gideon Falter

The attempt comes despite the fact that the mayor stated earlier that he would do everything in his power to keep London's Jews safe, and had asked police to step up to cover Hanukkah events.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Demonstrators from the "Palestine Coalition" gather in support for Palestinians, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in London, Britain, October 11, 2025

'From the river to the sea' chant is not antisemitic, says London Mayor

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the slogan 'from the river to the sea' is not antisemitic, despite calling for the erasure of the Jewish State.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

London mayor faces calls to ban 'terrorist supporting' anti-Israel march

An online petition calling to cancel the annual 'Al Quds Day' rally in the British capital had garnered nearly 8.5 thousand signatures as of Wednesday.

JUNE 14, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
An Al Quds demonstration against Israel, marches through London on September 13, 2009

London mayor consults with Israel on fighting urban terrorism

Sadiq Kahn tells local Jewish media that his office and Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officials had spoken with officials in Israel.

JUNE 13, 2017ByJTA
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, speaks during a vigil at Potters Field Park, near the scene of the attack at London Bridge, London, Britain June 5, 2017

Trump accuses Muslim London mayor of 'pathetic excuse' over attack statement

"Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. No reason to be alarmed."

JUNE 5, 2017ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump pauses as he announces his decision that the United States will withdraw from the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US, June 1, 2017.

London mayor calls for action following string of antisemitic incidents

Sadiq Khan met Monday evening with genocide survivors, including from the Holocaust, as part of the city’s programming surrounding International Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan. 27.

JANUARY 25, 2017ByJTA
London Mayor Sadiq Khan