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London Mayor Sadiq Khan backs police arrests over 'globalize the intifada' chants

The Met began arresting individuals using the phrase “globalize the intifada” in December. Khan said the language has had a direct impact on Jewish communities in London.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks during the 'Eid On The Square' event in London on June 8, 2025; illustrative.
A DEMONSTRATION calling for stronger UK government action against antisemitism takes place in London last month. ‘More than 1,500 antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2025 – almost certainly an undercount, as many people no longer report,’ says the writer.

The legal vacuum: Why Britain’s laws fail to shield Jews - opinion

Police officers surround a pro-Israel supporter during a protest in London in July 2025.

Nearly 500 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested for supporting terror org., PM calls for sensitivity

Shomrim responded to a male shouting vile #antisemitic abuse at Finchley Rd & Bridge Lane. The male was detained by Shomrim and subsequently arrested by police.

Feces and urine smeared on synagogues, Jewish school in five Golders Green incidents


London family rallies global Jewish community to help save mother's life

Sharon Berger must find a stem cell donor in a matter of weeks; her match is most likely to be an Ashkenazi Jew.

Stephen and Sharon Berger

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Former London Mayor says he may have Jewish roots following anti-Semitism row

Livingstone continued by denying that he was anti-Semitic, commenting that if Labour permanently suspended him he would "go to court."

Ken Livingstone

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone fired from radio show following Hitler comments

Reached for comment by the The Independent concerning his firing from the LBC Radio program, Livingstone seemed perplexed by the decision.

Ken Livingstone

London’s Muslim mayor joins pledge to fight anti-Semitism

Khan has condemned members of his own party who engaged in hateful rhetoric against Jews and Israel.

Sadiq Khan.

Jewish UK Labour activist backed to replace Livingstone on party committee

Following her nomination to the national committee, the ex-chair of the Zionist Youth council called for strength and unity in the Labour party and urged her fellow members to work change.

A woman holds a Union flag umbrella in front of the Big Ben clock tower (R) and the Houses of Parliament in London

Despite party's anti-Semitism row, first Muslim mayoral candidate looks ready to take London

London's population of 8.6 million is among the most diverse in the world and it is rare for identity politics to enter British campaigning.

London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan

'Zionists worse than animals,' post shared by UK Labor official reads

The event came to light after a complaint was filed with the Labor party.

Orthodox Jews walk along Whitehall in central London

George Galloway attacks London mayoral rival over anti-BDS stance

"We won’t achieve peace by turning our faces against Israel,” Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Kahn said in an interview with the publication, Jewish News.

Galloway and Khan

Sacha Baron Cohen premieres new movie in London

Cohen has previously pulled publicity stunts dressed as characters from his other films, including turning up as Kazakhstani TV reporter Borat in a wagon pulled by a "peasant woman."

Sacha Baron Cohen brings 'Grimsby' to London