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Jewish Donors Desert Britain’s Labor Party After ‘Palestine’ Vote

Jewish donors and supporters are deserting Britain’s Labor party over party leader Ed Miliband’s perceived pro-Palestinian stance. Miliband has been warned of the loss of Jewish support, the U.K. Independent reported Sunday. Miliband, the son of Holocaust refugees, last month ordered all party lawmakers to vote in favor of a nonbinding motion to recognize the…

By JTA Nov 10, 2014 | < 1 min read
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British Labor Party Chief Slams ‘Rise of Anti-Semitism’

British Labor Party leader Ed Miliband decried the rise of anti-Semitism in Great Britain and called for “a zero-tolerance approach to anti-Semitism in the UK.” Miliband, the son of Holocaust refugees, in a Facebook post cited figures from the Jewish Community Security Trust that indicate a sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents. He praised Britain’s tradition…

By JTA Nov 6, 2014 | < 1 min read
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British Lawmaker Wants Labels on Meat From Unstunned Animals

Meat sold in Britain should be labeled if the animal has not been stunned before slaughter, a British lawmaker said. Neil Parish, who heads the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Beef and Lamb, made the call on Monday for the increased stunning of animals undergoing ritual slaughter during a parliamentary meeting of the group, the London-based…

By JTA Nov 4, 2014 | 2 min read
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North London Bus Rider Gets 16 Weeks for ‘Burn the Jews’ Rant

A passenger on a London bus who shouted anti-Semitic epithets was given a 16-week prison sentence. Ian Campbell, 42, of London pleaded guilty last month to a racially aggravated public order offense. He was sentenced in Magistrates Court in Hendon last week, the London-based Jewish Chronicle reported Friday. He also was sentenced to four weeks…

By JTA Nov 3, 2014 | < 1 min read
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British Jewish School Flunks Tolerance Tests

A British Jewish school failed government inspections on tolerance sparked by complaints that an emphasis on Islam in some public learning institutions has led to “a culture of intimidation.” The Beis Yaakov secondary school for girls in Salford near Manchester received an “inadequate” in snap inspections conducted by educational officials from the Office for Standards…

By JTA Oct 31, 2014 | 2 min read
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‘British Schindler’ Honored by Czechs at 105

(JTA) — A 105-year-old man known as the “British Oskar Schindler” — having saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis — received the Czech Republic’s highest honor Tuesday. Sir Nicholas Winton was flown on a Czech military plane to Prague, where Czech President Miloš Zeman awarded him the Order of the White Lion. Seven of…

By Jan Richter Oct 28, 2014 | 2 min read
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4 Weeks in Jail for ‘Hitler Was Right’ Tweet

A 21-year-old British man was sentenced to four weeks in jail for sending an anti-Semitic tweet to a Jewish member of Parliament. Garron Helm pleaded guilty Monday to sending the offending message to Labour Party member Luciana Berger. In addition to the jail sentence, Helm was ordered to pay Berger $128. The tweet, which called…

By JTA Oct 23, 2014 | < 1 min read
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British Youth Soccer Player Charged for Anti-Semitic Taunts

player in a British youth soccer league who allegedly heaped a Jewish team with anti-Semitic abuse was charged with “discrimination on the grounds of religion” by the Football Association. Members of the Manchester Maccabi team said they had endured anti-Jewish taunts and jibes about Palestine in a game with the Curzon Ashton team earlier this…

By JTA Oct 22, 2014 | < 1 min read

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Jewish Donors Desert Britain’s Labor Party After ‘Palestine’ Vote

British Labor Party Chief Slams ‘Rise of Anti-Semitism’

British Lawmaker Wants Labels on Meat From Unstunned Animals

North London Bus Rider Gets 16 Weeks for ‘Burn the Jews’ Rant

British Jewish School Flunks Tolerance Tests

‘British Schindler’ Honored by Czechs at 105

4 Weeks in Jail for ‘Hitler Was Right’ Tweet

British Youth Soccer Player Charged for Anti-Semitic Taunts

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