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Similarities across the pond
A British survey of Jewish life finds that comparable levels of British and American Jews consider themselves secular. Read more »
British writer ignores pro-Israel letters
A British newspaper columnist who admits that he ignores pro-Israel letters to the editor if the writer has a Jewish name will not be punished, the country's media watchdog has decided. Read more »
Sharon visit to Britain seen as success
Israeli officials are pleased with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon´s three-day visit to London, which followed months of tension between Britain and the Jewish state. Despite a decidedly warm visit, disagreements over the fate of Palestinian prisoners a Read more »
Oxford moves against professor
An Oxford professor could be fired after rejecting the job application of an Israeli student. The professor´s e-mail, in which he refused to hire the student because he had served in the Israeli army, has angered many across the globe. Read more »
Britain may outlaw kosher slaughter
An animal welfare body in Britain is planning to make recommendations that would outlaw kosher slaughter in England, Scotland and Wales. Jewish authorities have ruled unanimously that such a move is unacceptable, and at least 10 members of Parliament have Read more »
Israel furious at British comments
After British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the West has been guilty of “double standards” by pressing Iraq harder than Israel to obey the United Nations, Israel immediately protested the comparison, calling Straw’s comments “w Read more »
British chief rabbi revises controversial book
You can’t please all of the people all of the time. That seems to be the lesson for Britain’s Orthodox chief rabbi after he revised a controversial book. The publication of the first edition by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks sparked a storm of criticism Read more »
Muslim cleric faces life in jail
British Jews have welcomed the hate crimes conviction of Sheik Abdullah Faisal, a radical Muslim cleric who urged his followers to kill Jews, Hindus and Westerners. Read more »
Israel protests London newspaper cartoon
The Israeli Embassy in London has accused a British newspaper of perpetuating the blood libel against Jews after it ran a cartoon that depicted Prime Minister Ariel Sharon eating a baby. Read more »
British census undercounted Jews?
There may be far more Jews in Great Britain than just-released census data indicates. One expert with a London think tank said “Everything points to an undercount by the census;” his group calculates that there may be as many as 310,000 Jews i Read more »
RSS Feed Breaking News
Updated 02/09/12 @ 05:54PM EST
- A poll showed that nearly half of likely voters believed the United States should use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
- Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism, died in Toronto.
- The application for a proposed Hebrew-language charter school was accepted by the District of Columbia Public Charter School board.
- A truck driving calves from Eilat to the Golan Heights was hijacked into the West Bank.
- U.S. Rep. Howard Berman introduced legislation that would allow eligible Israeli nationals to receive non-immigrant investor visas in the United States.
- Poll: Half of U.S. voters back strike on nuclear Iran
- Reform leader Rabbi Gunther Plaut dies
- D.C. Hebrew-language charter school accepted for review
- Op-Ed: Kick the reaction addiction on campus
- Berman moves to grant investor visas to Israelis
- Holy cow! Calves hijacked into Palestinian territory
- Report: Israeli journalist also works for prime minister
- Larry Greenfield tapped to lead JINSA
