Jewish NewsLee Harpin Archives - Jewish News https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/writers/lee-harpin/ Britain's Biggest Jewish Newspaper Online Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:20:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Meet the Sikh Labour MP who had key role in expelling antisemites https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/sikh-labour-mp-who-had-key-role-in-expelling-antisemites/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:44:53 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1430282 Gurinder Singh Josan, a former member of the party's national executive committee, volunteered to sit on disciplinary panels processing hundreds of cases

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]]> Foreign Secretary says there can be ‘no more delays’ to Gaza ceasefire and hostage release https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/foreign-secretary-says-there-can-be-no-more-delays-to-gaza-ceasefire-and-hostage-release/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 16:21:26 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429956 David Lammy says ''the fighting must stop now, and all hostages still cruelly detained by Hamas must be released'

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]]> 50 peers accuse the IHRC charity of ‘primitive and dangerous antisemitism’ https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/fifty-peers-accuse-the-ihrc-charity-of-primitive-and-dangerous-antisemitism/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:54:34 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429952 Top peers from across all parties have responded to claims made by the pro-Iran IHRC that 'Zionist financiers abroad' fuelled UK far-right riots

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]]> Smotrich ‘Gaza starvation’ comments condemned by UK and the EU https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/smotrich-gaza-starvation-comments-condemned-by-uk-and-the-eu/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 08:45:10 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429846 Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich says 'no one in the world will allow us to starve two million people'

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]]> Record level of anti-Jewish hate in the first half of 2024 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/record-level-of-anti-jewish-hate-in-the-first-half-of-2024/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:29:09 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429840 From January to June 2024, the CST recorded 1,978 incidents of anti-Jewish racism, compared with 964 incidents recorded in the same period a year earlier. 

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]]> Police urged to probe ‘get Zionists out of Finchley’ leaflets at anti-racism protest https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/police-urged-to-probe-get-zionists-out-of-finchley-anti-racism-demo-leaflets/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:33:13 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429832 Counter-demo against planned far-right gathering outside Finchley immigration centre marred by circulation of 'antisemitic' leaflet by group named Finchley Against Fascism

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]]> Sackman chairs unity meeting with Jewish and Muslim leaders ahead of far-right Finchley demo https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/sackman-chairs-unity-meeting-with-jewish-and-muslim-leaders-ahead-of-far-right-finchley-action/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:05:33 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429794 Finchley and Golders Green MP Sarah Sackman calls for' deeping of community cohesion' ahead of threat of 'violent disorder and Islamophobic and antisemitic behaviour'

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]]> Jenrick calls for those shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ at pro-Palestine protests to be arrested https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/jenrick-calls-for-those-shouting-allahu-akbar-at-pro-palestine-protests-to-be-arrested/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429771 The Tory leadership challenger was asked to defend his claim of 'two-tier policing'

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]]> Finchley and Golders Green MP slams ‘disgusting’ planned targeting of immigration centre https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/finchley-and-golders-green-mp-slams-disgusting-planned-targeting-of-immigration-centre/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 14:10:57 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429706 Sarah Sackman urges local residents to 'never let far-right divide us', while leading barrister Adam Wagner raises concerns about ex-Tory government's 'lefty lawyer' slurs

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]]> Nine UNRWA staff members fired over ‘likely’ involvement in 7 October https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/nine-unrwa-staff-members-fired-over-likely-involvement-in-october-7/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:20:52 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429658 UN spokesperson says those likely to have been involved in Hamas massacre had committed a 'tremendous betrayal' of work they were meant to be doing for the Palestinian people

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]]> UK military teams on standby for evacuations if Middle East violence escalates https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/uk-military-teams-on-standby-for-evacuations-if-middle-east-violence-escalates/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:13:48 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429636 PM's spokesperson confirms: 'We have sent extra consular, Border Force and military teams to the region to support our embassy and undertake contingency planning with the potential for exit routes out of Lebanon'

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]]> Government ‘looking closely’ at introducing Islamophobia definition, says No.10 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/government-looking-closely-at-introducing-islamophobia-definition-says-no-10/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:44:00 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429632 Downing Street spokesperson stopped short of saying Keir Starmer was ready to introduce specific criminal definition

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]]> Letter signed by 30 UK rabbis claims Labour’s approach to Israel the ‘correct’ one https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/letter-signed-by-30-uk-rabbis-claims-new-uk-government-approach-to-israel-the-correct-one/ Sun, 04 Aug 2024 15:38:12 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429586 Sunday Times publishes counterview from rabbis to comment piece critical of Labour written last week by Board president Phil Rosenberg

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]]> Government say there has been ‘no change’ in approach to Israel arms export licences https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/government-say-there-has-been-no-change-in-approach-to-israel-arms-export-licences/ Sat, 03 Aug 2024 22:00:51 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429575 Department of Business and Trade continue to use same protocal, including the granting of export licenses since May

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]]> UK defence secretary in Tel Aviv for meeting with Israeli counterpart Gallant https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/labour-defence-secretary-in-tel-aviv-for-meeting-with-israeli-counterpart-gallant/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:31:33 +0000 https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/?p=1429568 Israeli officials said Gallant had provided Healey with an 'operational situation assessment'

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