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October 30, 2014
1:32 pm
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Shadow Education Minister attacks ‘island’ faith schools

Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said he is concerned Ofsted cannot inspect religious education in faith schools, which he suggests may exacerbate religious and ethnic segregation in cities. In an attack on schools he called “islands,” Hunt said: “We have particular concerns that Ofsted is not allowed to inspect religious teaching in faith schools”. […]

 
October 30, 2014
11:57 am
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CCJ interfaith meeting hears from three top speakers

The annual general meeting of the Council of Christians & Jews (CCJ) North London Branch was honoured to welcome three speakers last week, including a rabbi, a Christian supporter of Israel and a mother-of-four from Hackney. The meeting, which took place at AJEX House in Stamford Hill on Thursday, saw Ivor Millman re-elected chairman and […]

 
October 30, 2014
10:11 am
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EXCLUSIVE: Board to snub landmark talks with UKIP MP Carswell

The Board of Deputies will snub a landmark meeting between community leaders and UKIP MP Douglas Carswell over the party’s controversial new alliance in Europe ­- but the Jewish Leadership Council has vowed to press ahead with the talks, writes Justin Cohen. The meeting was initiated by the JLC weeks ago after the former Tory […]

By Justin Cohen  
October 30, 2014
9:35 am
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Foreign secretary: “Settlements can be moved”

Israel’s settlements in the West Bank must not define the borders of a two-state solution, the Foreign Secretary has said. Philip Hammond warned Israel’s takeover of further land in the West Bank was intended to undermine the peace process but insisted the buildings can be demolished and moved. Mr Hammond spoke in the Commons to clarify […]

 
October 29, 2014
6:37 pm
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Lipman: I won’t vote Labour until it’s led by a mensch

Actress and icon Maureen Lipman has said that next year will be the first time in five decades that she will not vote for Labour – and that she does not plan to do so until it is led by a mensch. In an article for Standpoint magazine, she says she has “always believed in […]

 
October 29, 2014
5:27 pm
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Borehamwood councillor ‘sorry’ for far-right link

A Borehamwood councillor has apologised unreservedly for posting a photo from a far-right group founded by a member of the BNP. Cllr Clive Butchins (pictured), who is Jewish, retweeted an image of a D-Day veteran originally posted by Britain First, a group that has been described as holding “fascist” views on subjects such as immigration […]

 
October 29, 2014
3:43 pm
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Survey gives clues to how British Jews will vote

A new study suggests almost half of British Jews will vote Conservative at the next election, with less than a third voting Labour and over twice as many voting for UKIP than for the Liberal Democrats. The figures, based on analysis from British Election Survey (BES) 2015, show varying political persuasions based on religious affiliations, […]

 
October 29, 2014
2:23 pm
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Orthodox Jews ‘appalled’ at Humanists on faith schools

An organisation of Orthodox Jewish schools said it is “appalled” at the tactics of British humanists after a parliamentary group heard from a former Charedi Jew about how religious education “can damage children’s lives”. The whistleblower from Stamford Hill, who was not named, said he grew up speaking almost no English, getting just 30 minutes […]

 
October 29, 2014
12:12 pm
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Ukrainian ambassador: Russia acting like Hamas

Ukraine’s acting ambassador told a Jewish audience this week that Russia was engaging in “Hamas-style” terrorism and was responsible for “ethnic cleansing” in the east of the country. Andrii Kuzmenko’s remarks at a World Jewish Relief event at the London Jewish Cultural Centre on Monday came after Ukrainian elections were held on Sunday, which saw […]

 
October 28, 2014
5:09 pm
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Anger at Jews for Jesus move to Hendon HQ

Jews for Jesus provoked fresh controversy this week after unveiling their new UK base in the heart of London’s Jewish community in Hendon. The group confirmed it would be opening before the end of the year after a large sign appeared on premises opposite Hendon Central Station. The move comes just six months after the […]

 
October 28, 2014
4:20 pm
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No action against David Ward over ‘control of MP’s’ slur

The Liberal Democrats will not be taking disciplinary action against Bradford East MP David Ward overa tweet in which he spoke of “control of MPs” by supporters of Israel. Nearly two weeks after MPs voted overwhelmingly to urge recognition of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, the Liberal Democrat politician took to Twitter last night to […]

 
October 28, 2014
2:46 pm
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Actress Miriam Margolyes blasts “stupid Israel”

Actress Miriam Margolyes has criticised Israel for “allowing people” to vent prejudice against Jews – who she claimed: “I don’t think people like”. The Harry Potter star, 73, who is Jewish, said that there had been a “troubling backlash” against Jews following the recent, 50-day Gaza conflict. She told Radio Times magazine: “I loathe Hamas, but they […]

 
October 28, 2014
1:51 pm
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Tory high command defends anti-Israel candidate

The Conservative Party has said its candidate for an upcoming by-election in Kent is “committed to peace” in the Middle East, despite encouraging people to “hold Israel accountable” over Gaza. A senior spokesman for the party insisted Kelly Tolhurst “condemns violence on both sides” and is “personally committed to the two-state solution” after she was […]

 
October 28, 2014
1:23 pm
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Respected gay rabbi passes away in London aged 77

Friends and colleagues of one of the first openly gay rabbis to be ordained in the UK have paid tribute to her, after she died on Saturday aged 77. Together with a group of friends, Rabbi Sheila Shulman founded London’s gay and lesbian synagogue, Beit Klal Yisrael (BKY), in 1990. She quickly set about welcoming […]

 
October 28, 2014
12:46 pm
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Israel surrogacy for gay couples one step closer

Gay Israeli couples who want to adopt came one step closer to doing so in Israel this week after a surrogacy bill passed its first reading in the Knesset. The would-be law, which passed with a majority of 45 votes to 15, would mean the country’s same-sex couples no longer have to go abroad to adopt, […]

 
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