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Fast Forward British Jews and Muslims Call for ‘Constructive Dialog’
Jews and Muslims in the United Kingdom issued a joint statement, calling for peace in the Middle East, and “constructive dialogue” between the two groups in Britain. “In spite of the situation in the Middle East, we must continue to work hard for good community relations in the UK. We must not import conflict. We…
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Fast Forward Anti-Israel Protests Curbed at British Cosmetics Shop
Police have halted daily anti-Israel protests in front of a cosmetics store in Manchester, England, that sells Israeli cosmetics. The protests at Kedem have been held since the start of Israel’s military operation in Gaza early last month. Greater Manchester Police have ordered the Pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel-supporting counter-protesters to a “designated protest area” nearby,…
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Fast Forward CBS To Adapt ‘Friday Night Dinner,’ British Sitcom About Jewish Family
CBS will adapt a British sitcom about a Jewish family, called “Friday Night Dinner.” The British show, created by Robert Popper, is about the Goodmans, a traditional Jewish family with two sons who come home each week for Friday night dinner. According to entertainment publication Deadline Hollywood, it is unclear whether the family in the…
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Fast Forward Calls to U.K. Anti-Semitism Hotline Soar Since Start of Gaza War
The number of calls to an anti-Semitism hotline in the United Kingdom have jumped nearly fivefold since the beginning of Israel’s conflict with Gaza, according to a British Jewish organization. In July, the hotline of the Community Security Trust, British Jewry’s watchdog on anti-Semitism, received 240 calls, according to the Independent, a British publication. The…
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Fast Forward Israel Ambassador to The United Kingdom Visits ‘Israel-Free’ Zone
Israel’s ambassador to the United Kingdom visited a city whose representative to Parliament declared an “Israel-free zone.” Daniel Taub came to Bradford, in northern England, on Monday at the invitation of community members, the local Telegraph and Argus newspaper reported. Taub met with local lawmakers, faith leaders and representatives of other community organizations. George Galloway…
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Fast Forward British Supermarket Demonstrators Throw Israeli Food Products
Demonstrators in England attacked police and threw food products on the floor while calling on a local supermarket to stop selling Israeli food products. The violent protest occurred Saturday at the Tesco supermarket in Hodge Hill, Birmingham, the Telegraph reported. About 100 demonstrators had gathered for a protest of Israeli food products outside of the…
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Fast Forward British Lawmaker George Galloway Proclaims District ‘Israel-Free’
Police in Britain are looking into complaints against a lawmaker who called for his constituency to be “declared an Israel-free zone.” George Galloway of the far-left Respect Party made the call during a speech over the weekend in Leeds, prompting an investigation by West Yorkshire Police. “We don’t even want any Israeli tourists to come…
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Fast Forward First British Muslim Minister Sayeeda Warsi Quits Over Gaza
Sayeeda Warsi resigned from her position as a senior minister in Britain’s Foreign Office on Tuesday, saying she could no longer support the government’s policy on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Warsi, a baroness who sits in Britain’s upper house of parliament, became Britain’s first Muslim to serve in Cabinet in 2010 but was…
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