UK health minister fired for offensive and antisemitic texts Labour's Andrew Gwynne wrote that Jewish-American psychologist Marshall Rosenberg's name was "too militaristic and too Jewish," and expressed his wish that a constituent would be "mown down" by a garbage truck. JNS Staff Feb. 9, 2025
UK premier calls for ‘return of the sausages’ in Labour Conference gaffe In his first address to the conference as prime minister, Keir Starmer called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the return of the hostages, and reiterated the party's support for a two-state solution. Sept. 25, 2024
Under Starmer, the poison roots of Labour antisemitism are growing more than ever Why do Britain’s leaders devote so much of their time and energy to scrutinizing Israel? Shimon Cohen Sept. 12, 2024
UK reportedly freezes arms exports to Israel as London mulls embargo The alleged move comes as Jerusalem awaits Iran's anticipated revenge attack for last week’s assassination in Tehran of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh. Aug. 6, 2024
Britain set to impose arms export embargo on Israel Keir Starmer's government has already announced renewed UNRWA funding and withdrawn objections to arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Shirit Avitan Cohen July 29, 2024
Worrying signals on the Middle East from Britain’s new Labour government When it comes to Keir Starmer, there is no doubting his personal detestation of antisemitism and his determination to root it out of his party. Still, recent foreign-policy decisions sound alarms. Ben Cohen July 26, 2024
UK Labour to drop challenge to ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu PM Starmer affirms his belief in the Palestinians' "undeniable right to a state." Erez Linn July 9, 2024
UK Labour Party returns to power after 14 years in landslide victory “Nobody in the Jewish community will forget the state the Labour Party was in when Keir took it over in 2020, riddled with antisemitism and unfit to govern,” said the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Andrew Bernard July 5, 2024
Corbyn expelled from Labour after announcing run as independent “The first thing I said as Labour leader is that I would tear antisemitism out of our party by the roots,” said Keir Starmer. “That is why I took the decision that Jeremy Corbyn would not stand as a Labour candidate this election.” Andrew Bernard May 24, 2024
