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Fast Forward Israel critics want Radiohead’s lead guitarist cancelled. He says they’re hypocrites.
Jonny Greenwood features a Palestinian singer on his album. Why do some want his concerts canceled?
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Fast Forward Dozens of members of UK’s largest Jewish group sign letter condemning war in Gaza
The letter reveals a divide within the Board of Deputies of British Jews
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Fast Forward In UK and Australia, lawmakers are trying to curb protests outside of synagogues
'I have listened to your calls for change,' the U.K. home secretary told a Jewish group’s gala
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Fast Forward A Facebook history page noted a massacre of British Jews. Cue the laughing emojis.
A post about a medieval pogrom in York, which recently hired its first rabbi in 800 years, was flooded by antisemitic trolls
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Fast Forward British authorities chastise a Jewish charity for fundraising for an Israeli soldier
Raising funds for a soldier of a foreign military is illegal under U.K., the Charity Commission told a London Chabad center
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Fast Forward Lily Ebert, Holocaust survivor who became a TikTok sensation, dies at 100
Ebert survived Auschwitz and made her way to England, where she was honored by King Charles
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Fast Forward Keir Starmer pledges to build Holocaust memorial and expand Holocaust education across UK schools
‘We will build that national Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre and build it next to Parliament, boldly, proudly, unapologetically,’ Starmer said
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News After UK riots against Muslims and refugees, British Jews grapple with extremism that targeted them, too
British Jews are also thinking about whether and how to reestablish ties with Muslim communities that frayed after Oct. 7
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