Jews or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and a nation, originating from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah. Jewish ethnicity, nationhood, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the ethnic religion of the Jewish people, while its observance varies from strict observance to complete nonobservance.
The FBI will now oversee the investigation of this week's deadly attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store, which officials are treating as an act of domestic terrorism, federal and state law..
President Donald Trump told attendees at a pro-Israel conference that Jewish voters should vote for him. Why? Because they would "be out of business in about 15 minutes" otherwise. Trump made his..
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has admitted that the “horrible” issue of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party could affect the General Election result. Questioned on whether he really believes..
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki walked past the infamous "Work Sets You Free" gate at the Auschwitz memorial on Friday. Emer McCarthy reports.
Israel's foreign minister said on Thursday that he hopes Jeremy Corbyn loses next week's British election, citing allegations of anti-Semitism buffeting the Labour Party leader. Mia Womersley reports
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was asked to apologise to the Jewish community for anti-Semitic incidents in the party. Before he answered, shadow international development secretary Barry Gardiner, who..
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In an interview with the British BBC journalist Andrew Neil on Tuesday (November 26), Corbyn repeatedly declined an invitation to apologise to the British Jewish community over anti-semitism claims...
Baroness Julia Neuberger says the Jewish community feel "worried and perturbed" at the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister due to his handling of anti-Semitism accusations.
The senior..
Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson says it's "hugely worrying" the Chief Rabbi felt compelled to intervene in the general election with comments on Labour's handling of anti-Semitism accusations within..
Jeremy Corbyn’s election campaign has been struck by a significant intervention after the Chief Rabbi warned that the Labour leadership’s handling of anti-Semitism was “incompatible” with..
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Cenk Uyger, the out-spoken founder of the Young Turks news site, is running for congress. The Daily Beast reports that many California Democrats are not happy with his candidacy. The Daily Beast..
Israel voiced worry about Britain's election on Thursday, describing the possible rise of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn as a threat to bilateral ties and alarming for British Jews. Reuters - Published
This week's deadly attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store does not appear to be an act of organized terrorism in the eyes of U.S. federal investigators, a law enforcement source said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
Police in the New York metropolitan area were put on high alert to protect Jewish neighborhoods after an hours-long gunbattle with two men around a Jersey City kosher market that killed six people,.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a symbolic resolution on Friday backing a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, following initiatives from President Donald.. Reuters - Published
Former head of investigations says he encountered 'more than daily political interference', as Jewish affiliate group's submission to equalities watchdog is leaked Independent - Published
Scores of Jewish graves were found desecrated in a cemetery in eastern France, police said, hours before lawmakers adopted a resolution equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism. Reuters - Published
Muslim organisation renews Tory criticism while offering support to the Jewish community over Labour's handling of antisemitism Independent - Published
Iran is not calling for the elimination of Jewish people, but it thinks people of all religions should decide Israel's future, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday in a speech.. Reuters - Published
Bosnia's Jews and Muslims on Thursday marked the bicentenary of the rescue of a dozen Jews from an Ottoman-era governor's jail, saying their liberation by Sarajevo Muslims is a great example of.. Reuters - Published
A group of eastern German conservatives have caused outrage within Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and among Jewish groups by demanding the party hold talks with the far right in the eastern.. Reuters - Published
The Roman Catholic Church and Rome's Jewish community expressed dismay on Thursday after rightist parties refused to back the creation of a parliamentary commission to investigate hate, racism and.. Reuters - Published
Jewish Labour Movement claims 'a culture of antisemitism has been allowed to emerge and fester' under current party leadership as it says Mr Corbyn unfit to be PM Independent - Published
Buttmizvah is a Jewish, Queer club night that’s held in London. Ben combines both his faith and queer identity as he dances – he even brings his mum! BBC News - Published
The Israeli ambassador to Ukraine asked police on Thursday to find and punish people who left a red paint-spattered effigy of tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky, who holds a Ukrainian Jewish community leadership.. Reuters - Published
Germans need to stand together against extremist violence and protect Jewish life, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday after visiting a synagogue where a gunman began an attack a day.. Reuters - Published
Germans need to stand together against extremist violence and protect Jewish life, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday after visiting a synagogue where a gunman began an attack a day.. Reuters - Published
A prominent Jewish community leader accused German authorities on Thursday of providing inadequate security at a synagogue that was attacked by a far-right gunman as dozens prayed inside. Reuters - Published
As Jews left Yom Kippur prayers across Germany on Wednesday, they were jolted by word that an anti-Semitic gunman had attacked a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle hours before, killing two people. Reuters - Published