Politics

Challenger backed by Republican Jewish Coalition defeats Bob Good, leader of far-right faction

Involvement in primaries was once a rare occurrence for partisan Jewish groups on both sides, but that has changed as both parties grapple with internal realignments over support for Israel.

Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer poses for photographers after delivering a stump speech at Hitchin Town Football Club on July 1, 2024 in Hitchin, England. (Carl Court/Getty Images)

From Labour to the Day of Rest, here are the Jewish storylines in this week’s UK election

Labour is expected to win big, and Jews are expected to vote in large numbers for the party after years of breaking with it.

An Israeli strike on a displaced persons camp in Rafah, targeting Hamas leaders, killed dozens on Sunday, May 26. (Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Netanyahu pushes back against reports of army pressure to end the war, accusing officials of ‘defeatism’

Netanyahu’s statement was extraordinary for implicitly upbraiding the country’s military leadership. It suggested that the leaders were guilty of “defeatism.”