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Ben Gelblum analyses Israeli views of the occupied territories, with a clear split in opinion over the annexation of the West Bank but also support for an Arab coalition partner in government. A new poll finds a quarter of Israeli Jews believe...

From revelations about Israeli efforts to "destroy" him, to attempts by a powerful pro-Israel lobby group to stop him becoming a minister for the Middle East, Sir Alan Duncan saw up close the power of the Israeli state in British politics during...

The recently published diaries of former foreign minister Sir Alan Duncan provide an unprecedented window into the influence the Israeli government and affiliated pro-Israel lobby groups have over the UK Foreign Office.

The interests of senior civil servants and special advisers should be published to introduce further transparency in government, a top civil servant has been told.

Getty A register of interests for senior civil servants and special advisers in the UK should be published, a top civil servant has been told. Lord Eric Pickles, chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, says the government has to introduce further transparency measures. The call follows the scandal involving David Cameron, senior civil servantsm and the collapsed firm Greensill Capital. Senior civil servants and special advisers should start publis...

The timing is either perfect or perverse, depending on your point of view. At the very moment that the UK government has announced plans to ban boycotts, divestment and sanctions by public funded bodies, the very reasons for supporting non-violent strategies to achieve equality for the Palestinian people look more urgent and compelling than ever. As I write this post [May 15], Israelis are being killed and maimed by indiscriminate Hamas rockets fired from the Gaza Strip and are now experiencin...

Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life, described the European Commission’s first ever strategy on combating antisemitism that is to be adopted later this year. Special envoys to combat anti-Semitism from 22 countries, representatives from Jewish communities in 45 countries and from 7 international organizations, gathered virtually this week to discuss methods on how to prevent, respond to and educate around antisemitism a...

Royal wedding anniversary: Kate Middletons Wakefield links and how city marked the Duke and Duchesss wedding 10 years on Today marks 10 years since the wedding of William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - but as millions look back on the big day, do you remember Kate Middletons surprising Wakefield links? Thursday, 29th April 2021, 5:13 pm Today marks 10 years since the wedding of William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - but as millions look back on the big day, do you ...

The IHRA Plenary Meetings held under the Canadian Chairmanship in Berlin in 2013. (Credit: Trevor Good) New research charts a five-year campaign by highly partisan, pro-Israel lobby groups to mislead the international community about the nature of what has been widely described as the “gold standard” definition of antisemitism.  According to a report published this week, the campaign has been so successful that political parties, the European Commission, European parliaments, and ma...