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• British academic boycott dies

  October 1, 2007 9:00am

  Britain’s largest academic union dropped its proposed boycott of Israel after lawyers warned that even discussing it likely was a breach of British anti-discrimination laws and the union’s own guidelines.

• Anti-Semitism weighs on British Jews

  September 6, 2007 9:00am

  With anti-Semitism in Britain at record levels, Jews in Britain are feeling a growing sense of unease and insecurity.

• Blair leaves legacy of Israel support

  June 26, 2007 9:00am

  As the Jewish community lauds outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair for his commitment to Israel and Jewish causes, the question is whether his successor will follow suit.

• Britain: Shoah teaching must go on

  May 10, 2007 9:00am

  The government said Holocaust education will remain compulsory in Britain, quashing rumors to the contrary.

• BBC fights to keep report secret

  April 1, 2007 9:00am

  One lawyer’s attempt to force the BBC to release a report into the broadcaster’s reporting bias against Israel has reached Britain’s High Court.

• Jews raise voices in Britain

  February 20, 2007 10:00am

  British Jews are arguing over whether members of the community are free to express their views on Israel as some warn of growing rifts in the community.

• British station seeks a permanent voice

  January 17, 2007 10:00am

  Shalom FM, the sole station in Britain that offers all-Jewish programming, is awaiting an answer to its second application for a full-time community broadcasting license after being rejected in its previous bid.

• Interfaith coalition works in U.K.

  November 29, 2006 10:00am

  The British government’s turnaround on recent faith-school legislation was an unequivocal victory for the Jewish community, and may have signaled a new era of cooperation between Jewish and other minority faith groups in Britain.

• Group unites London Jewish journalists

  October 22, 2006 9:00am

  A new group is bringing together Jewish journalists to meet and greet — and, perhaps, to date.

• Anti-fascist battle in Britain marked

  October 12, 2006 9:00am

  Londoners recently got a reminder that the power of ordinary people to halt racist behavior can never be overstated.