Israel and britain

UK Foreign Office withdraws embassy staff from Iran due to 'ongoing security situation'

The UK government website explains that "the situation in the Middle East remains unpredictable. Since 8 July there have been strikes and retaliatory attacks by Iran in a number of locations."

Britain's Defence Secretary Wes Streeting walks following the first cabinet meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, July 21, 2026.
Britain’s incoming Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband arrives ahead of a cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London on July 21, 2026, a day after Andy Burnham became Britain's new prime minister.

New UK foreign secretary vows to honor Holocaust refugee parents amid Israel policy challenges

Newly elected Makerfield MP and former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham arrives at Derby Gate by the Houses of Parliament, following Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement of the timeline for his resignation, in London, Britain, June 22, 2026.

What Andy Burnham's rise means for UK's policy in Middle East, Israel and Gaza - explainer

Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports


Analysis: On diplomatic front, weaker EU not necessarily bad for Israel

Israel loses good friend in Cameron, but leading contenders to succeed him – Johnson, Osborne – also very friendly.

A man carries a EU flag, after Britain voted to leave the European Union

How will the historic Brexit hit the EU economy?

Other EU members will have to fill in at least some of the shortfall from a future lack of UK contributions.

Dawn breaks behind the Houses of Parliament and the statue of Winston Churchill in Westminster, London, Britain June 24, 2016

Britain votes on EU membership after tight and bitter campaign

Most opinion polls put the "Leave" and "Remain" camps neck-and-neck at the end of a campaign that was dominated by immigration and the economy.

Leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage waves a launch for an EU referendum poster from a bus at Parliament Square in London, Britain June 16, 2016.

'Experts warning against Brexit are like Nazis smearing Einstein'

British Justice Minister Gove, supporting UK withdrawal from EU, makes comparison ahead of referendum on issue.

Albert Einstein

Anti-Zionist protests can create a hostile environment for Jews

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has long been associated with a hardline anti-Israel stance.

Jonathan Arkush

Labour readmits activist suspended for blaming slave trade on Jews

In a blog post, Walker said that she first heard of her suspension from the Jewish Telegraph Agency.

UK Labour member Jackie Walker

Herzog pens letter to Corbyn, urges Labor delegation to visit Yad Vashem

"Perhaps, we can ensure that the anti-Semitism expressed in recent days is not the example to set to the young British generation," Herzog writes.

Opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) and UK Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn

Corbyn is clueless about UK Labor’s anti-Semitism crisis

The Jerusalem Post

UK Labor Party suspends MP Naz Shah who said Israel 'should be relocated to America'

The suspension came after British Prime Minister David Cameron called for her removal and Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn called her comments "offensive and unacceptable."

British Labor MK Naz Shah

Next year, Your Majesty

The Jerusalem Post