UK Elections

As Israel's intelligence protects the UK, Britain's politics punish Israel - analysis

Domestic politics are driving Britain and Israel further apart, threatening a relationship both still need

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced a reset in relations with Israel in September, including tougher measures targeting settlements in the West Bank.Premium
Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, Britain, June 29, 2026.

Incoming UK PM Andy Burnham urges to ramp up pressure on Israel and ban settlement goods

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet with Polish and British military personnel at the Battle of Britain Bunker, as the countries formalise a UK-Poland security agreement, in Uxbridge, Britain, May 27, 2026.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils £15 billion UK defense plan as legacy project

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the members of the media on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Thonon-les-Bains, France, June 17, 2026.

Keir Starmer expected to resign as UK prime minister following pressure from rival Andy Burnham


Corbyn re-elected as leader of Britain's Labour Party

The veteran campaigner's triumph, by 313,209 to 193,229 votes, cements his authority over the deeply divided party and will fuel his drive to turn Labour further to the left.

Britain's leader of the opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn

UK Jewish leaders slam Corbyn's support for 'targeted boycotts'

"None of this is at all helpful in the pursuit of peace,” group tells the Post.

Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn makes an appearance in London

Corbyn promotes author of controversial UK Labour anti-Semitism report to House of Lords

Shortly after the announcement was made, Jewish community leaders and organizations voiced outrage at the appointment.

BRITISH LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves after delivering his keynote speech at the party’s annual conference in Brighton in September 2015. (

UK Labour rising star compared Israel to the Nazis

Revelation comes a week after Corbyn compared Israel to ISIS.

Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbyn makes an appearance in London

Borderline view: Corbyn and the Anglo Jewish community

The only piece of good news about a Corbyn victory is that a Labour Party led by him would be an absolute certainty to lose the next general election.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn

UK Labor Party leadership front-runner unlikely to attend anti-Israel rally

UK Labor Party leadership front-runner had been expected to attend pro-Palestinian protest as Israel plays Wales in soccer next month

CANDIDATE JEREMY CORBYN speaks during a Labor Party leadership event in Stevenage, England

Lancaster House Accords: What Britain owes Zimbabwe

The Jerusalem Post

UK vote: The anti-Semitism that could have been

When a Jewish leader, Benjamin Disraeli, was previously at the heart of an election campaign in Britain, it provided an occasion for an unprecedented and far-reaching brand of anti-Semitism.

A MAN leaves the Conservative Party convention last month in the UK.

Media Comment: The media and elections — Britain and Israel

This past week’s election in England and that in Israel two months ago beg the comparison of what role the media played in each campaign.

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing Street in London

British PM Cameron to meet Queen Elizabeth after winning election

Forecasts show an overall majority for the Conservatives of 328 seats in the 650 seat House of Commons, a result beyond the party's most optimistic forecasts, and their fist majority since 1992.

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing Street in London