The British government swiftly denounced a letter calling for a boycott of Israel that was signed by 343 British university professors and published as an advertisement in The Guardian on Tuesday, reiterating that London “firmly opposes” boycotts of Israel, The Jewish Chronicle reported. The government’s opposition was expressed by David...

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More than 150 British artists, including Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, have signed a public letter opposing boycott campaigns against Israel. The group, which also includes Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel and noted historian and BBC presenter Simon Schama, wrote an op-ed in The Guardian criticizing an earlier effort by British artists to refuse...

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A group of Iranian hackers set up a system of LinkedIn profiles to pry sensitive information from people in the defense and telecom sectors, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. This tactic, known as “social engineering,” is one where hackers trick people to get them to cough up personal or sensitive...

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Israel is prepared to resume peace negotiations with the Palestinians right away, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his British counterpart David Cameron in London on Wednesday. “I want to say here in 10 Downing Street, and reaffirm again, that I am ready to resume direct negotiations with the Palestinians with...

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A controversial new anti-Israel curriculum has been “temporarily” pulled from British schools, The Jewish Chronicle reported today. The National Union of Teachers has “temporarily” pulled a new educational resource which aimed to “illustrate the daily struggles experienced by Palestinian children”, following public outcry that it was one-sided and unbalanced. In...

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Philip Hammond and Laurent Fabius, respectively the top diplomats of Britain and France, called for Iran to submit to verification of its nuclear program to ensure that it is peaceful, Agence France-Presse reported yesterday. “Britain wants a robust and verifiable deal with Iran that ensures that its nuclear programme in...

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Ambassadors from European countries engaged in nuclear negotiations with Iran said that they will likely miss their June 30 deadline, while the sanctions regime that forced Iran to negotiate continues to erode, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. Gerard Araud, the French ambassador to the United States, told a panel...

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Following his surprise victory in last week’s general election, British Prime Minister David Cameron has named his new cabinet, which includes two well-known supporters of Israel. The first all-Conservative cabinet in eighteen years (during his first term as Prime Minister, Cameron was forced into a coalition with the Liberal Democrats,...

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British Prime Minister David Cameron said in an interview with The Jewish Chronicle published today that he understands and supports Israel’s needs to protect its citizens, stating that Israel had a right to defend itself against Hamas during Operation Protective Edge last year. “What I’ve seen is the attacks that take place...

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As the deadline for a political framework deal over Iran’s nuclear program approaches at the end of the month, the Islamic Republic is doubling down on demands to allow hundreds of centrifuges to continue operating at the Fordo site and keep the Arak heavy water reactor, according to a report today in The Times...

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