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Anti-Zionist Jewish activist Tony Greenstein tells 'Post' he will fight Green Party suspension

Tony Greenstein, suspended from the Green Party over antisemitism allegations, disputes the accusations in an interview with The Jerusalem Post, vowing to retain his membership.

Suspended British Green Party anti-Zionist Jewish activist Tony Greenstein.
MAYOR OF London Sadiq Khan arrives for a photo-call with supporters the day before voters go to the polls in the London Mayoral elections in London, Britain May 1, 2024.

London mayor asks diplomats to push back against Trump's 'lies' about UK capital

BDS marks its 20th anniversary.

UK Labour councils could face legal action unless they stop BDS activity

 British Foreign Secretary David Lammy walks along Downing Street on the day British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held an emergency meeting to discuss the Israel-Iran conflict, June 18, 2025.

UK plans justice overhaul to prioritize victims by cutting court delays


UK's Labour erases apartheid claims from anti-Israel event, Corbyn irate

Renaming a Palestinian Solidarity Campaign event, to exclude accusations of apartheid against Israel, has ruffled more than a few feathers.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a protest following a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in London, Britain May 22, 2021.

Suspended UK MP Diane Abbott claims unfairness in antisemitism probe

Abbott wrote that “As a Black woman, and someone on the left of the Labour Party...I will not get a fair hearing.”

 Britain's Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn applauds after the speech of Labour party MP and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott during the Labour Party annual conference in Brighton, Britain September 22, 2019.

Political leaders across the world worried over Israel's judicial reform - Michaeli

After the Knesset passed the bill to cancel the reasonableness standard, the Labor party leader wrote in her Twitter account that she received calls from around the world.

 Israeli Labor Party leader MK Merav Michaeli is seen at a Knesset meeting, in Jerusalem, on July 19, 2023.

Glastonbury festival drops pro-Jeremy Corbyn documentary after outcry from Jewish groups

Corbyn was plagued by allegations for years that he allowed antisemitism among Labour members, leading several prominent Jewish politicians to leave the party.

Second day of the Labour party annual conference in Brighton

UK Labour MP suspended after saying Jews don't experience racism

Abbott wrote that Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers were subjected to prejudice that can be experienced by groups "such as redheads."

 Labour party MP and Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott speaks during the Labour Party annual conference in Brighton, Britain September 22, 2019.

Law to curb worker union's power linked to judicial reform, Rothman says

The bill proposes giving the Knesset power to shut down a protest for 30 days, which can then be repeated.

 Yaffa Ben-David, head of the Teacher's Union at a protest of Israeli teachers demanding better pay and working conditions in Tel Aviv on May 30, 2022.

Merav Michaeli must take responsibility for failing Labor - editorial

Under Merav Michaeli's leadership, Labor fell from seven seats to just four, and yet she refuses to take responsibility for the failure.

 Head of the Labour party and Minister of Transportation Merav Michaeli gives a statment to the media following the results of the Knesset elections in Tel Aviv, on November 3, 2022.

Israel Elections: Bibi bloc teeters on edge of 61 seats - final polls

A number of polls found that Netanyahu may manage to form a majority government after the upcoming elections.

Head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu at a Likud Party election event in the Maale Adumim neighborhood of Jerusalem, October 27, 2022.

Antisemitic, racist crime rising in England's West Midlands

Between March 2021 and March 2022, British Home Office figures reveal that there were 8,447 offenses committed across the West Midlands.

Jewish star necklaces are a signifier of Jewish identity and, some fear, a potential risk during times of antisemitism.

Democracy and the qualifying threshold in Israeli elections - opinion

The purpose of qualifying thresholds is to ensure that small splinter parties cannot be elected, and thus governability is enhanced.

 Opposition head and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu checking his phone at the Knesset plenum, October 27, 2021