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Newly formed 'Conservative Party' vows to transform Israeli political landscape

Italian-born entrepreneur Jonathan Pacifici has launched a new Conservative Party in Israel, calling for political reform and a fresh alternative after October 7.

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).
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Jewish-owned Toronto cafe's windows smashed twice in one week

 Mark Carney, former governor of the bank of Canada, speaks during a press conference following the second night of debate in the federal Liberal leadership race to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the MELS studios in Montreal, Canada, on February 25, 2025.

Canada's new PM Mark Carney: Israel must resume Gaza electricity supply

Abdullah Al-Yazouri, the son of a senior Hamas official, who narrated the BBC documentary.

UK Conservatives demand BBC inquiry over alleged Hamas ties in Gaza film


Israel lauds new UK opposition chief Kemi Badenoch as she appoints pro-Israel policy chief

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticized the British government for stopping some export licenses to Israel.

Kemi Badenoch smiles on the day she was announced as the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party, in London, Britain, November 2, 2024.

UK Conservative Party elects new pro-Israel leader Kemi Badenoch

The newly elected conservative leader has a history of making pro-Israel statements.

Kemi Badenoch smiles on the day she was announced as the new leader of Britain's Conservative Party, in London, Britain, November 2, 2024.

Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre supports Israel’s right to strike Iranian sites

Defence Minister Bill Blair stated that while Israel has the right to defend itself, the Canadian government does not endorse striking Iranian oil or nuclear sites.

 Canada's Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 24, 2024.

Keir Starmer, who prioritized fighting antisemitism, becomes Britain’s PM after landslide win

Exit poll suggests Labour's Keir Starmer to become UK's next PM, with party set to win 410 seats, ending Conservative rule amid voter discontent over cost of living and political instability.

 British opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks after winning his seat at Holborn & St Pancras during the UK election in London, Britain, July 5 2024.

Conservatives slammed for attack on Starmer's Shabbat eve tradition

Victoria Starmer, the Labour leader's wife, is Jewish, and the family keeps some Shabbat traditions such as performing kiddush and having challah. 

 BRITISH OPPOSITION Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks, and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looks on, during BBC’s prime ministerial debate, in Nottingham, last week.

‘We don’t want to engage with you people’: UK political candidate hounded at mosque over Gaza war

The political candidate was invited to speak at the mosque, where worshippers told him “We don’t want to engage with you people, we don’t want to engage with you justifiers of child killers.”

Rabbi Arnold Saunders.

UK Jews favor Labour in 2024 election more than general population - poll

The rise in Jewish support for Labour, according to JPR, corresponded with a decline in support for the Conservative Party's internal turmoil.

 BRITAIN’S LABOUR PARTY leader Keir Starmer speaks at a campaign event, last week. All indications are that Labour will sweep the board with a resounding win, and that Starmer will be Britain’s next prime minister, the writer notes.

Suella Braverman apologizes on behalf of police for UK Jewish community feeling unsafe - report

“It was a real concern for me that police, over the last seven months, displayed a total lack of seriousness when it came to protecting the Jewish community,” she was cited as saying by the JC. 

A man wears a kippa.

Somaliland refugee to UK Conservative: Ali tells Israel 'We stand by you' - exclusive

Israel "has a right to defend itself, and we need to get rid of this cancer that is Hamas," Ali said.

United Kingdom Conservative Party Vice Chairman Mohamed Ali.

UK smoking ban for younger generations passes first parliamentary hurdle

Sunak's plan to impose some of the world's strictest anti-smoking rules has angered some members of his governing Conservative Party.

 A woman holds her cigarette as she smokes in Trafalgar Square in central London October 15, 2014.

Ex-Tory minister probed by party after Israel dual-loyalty remarks

The Jewish Leadership Council said Thursday that it had raised the use of antisemitic tropes with the Conservative Party.  

Sir Alan Duncan attends a news conference in Victoria Gardens, Westminster, after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police and taken into custody following the Ecuadorian government's withdrawal of asylum, in London, Britain April 11, 2019.