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Israeli firm BlackCore also suspected of meddling in NYC, Scotland votes, French official says

Last month, Reuters reported that French authorities suspected BlackCore was behind an online smear campaign targeting three candidates from the hard-left France Unbowed party (LFI).

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A voter casts their ballot at a polling station during early voting for the mayoral election in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., October 25, 2025.
The crannog at Loch Bhorgastail, Scotland, May 8, 2026.

Wooden platform older than Stonehenge found hidden beneath man-made island in Scotland

The analysis found that the crannog started out as a circular wooden platform, measuring at around 23 meters across, and topped with brushwood.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
The Boclair Road Roman Fortlet as it may once have been, March 25, 2026.

Roman fort found north of Hadrian’s Wall may have been used to defend against unconquered Scotland

According to GUARD, the fort was constructed on high ground along the Antonine Wall, granting it an unobstructed view of the surrounding area, and intervisible with a much larger fort to the west.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A woman waves a flag as demonstrators take part in a protest under the slogan 'Greenland is for Greenlanders' in front of the US Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 2026.

Denmark refuses to consider its own two-state solution, yet preaches one for Israel - opinion

Denmark has now been handed an extraordinary historical opportunity to move beyond rhetoric. The time has come not merely to advocate a two-state solution abroad, but to model it at home.

|ByALBERT VEKSLER/THE MEDIA LINE

SNP expel MSP who refused to agree Israel was committing genocide in Gaza

Mason said, "If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they would have killed ten times as many."

OCTOBER 14, 2024ByYUVAL BARNEA
Scottish National Party candidate John Mason gestures for photographers as he leaves the Glasgow east by-election count night at the Tollcross leisure centre in Glasgow, Scotland July 25, 2008.

Reginald D. Hunter's Edinburgh show: A disturbing blend of comedy and antisemitism - opinion

Edinburgh comedian Reginald D. Hunter's recent performance drew controversy with a joke likening Israel to a self-abusing woman blaming her husband, sparking outrage and violence against protests.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024ByANAT VIDOR
REGINALD D. HUNTER is a Black man who should understand what racial persecution is, says the writer.

Scottish National Party removes parliament whip for saying war in Gaza doesn't amount to 'genocide'

Many politicians in Mason's party are among the most critical in Scotland of Israel's conduct in Gaza.

AUGUST 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Scottish National Party candidate John Mason gestures for photographers as he leaves the Glasgow east by-election count night at the Tollcross leisure centre in Glasgow, Scotland July 25, 2008.

Surprising: This is the most crowded tourist site in Europe

Edinburgh Castle in Scotland named as the most crowded tourist site in Europe by a study from The Thinking Traveler. Other busy attractions include Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London.

JULY 31, 2024ByNOAM BAR
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

12,000 acres of majesty: A tour of the royal castle

Explore the 12,000 acres and stunning architecture of the royal Balmoral Castle - a rare chance to step into the world of British royalty this summer.

JULY 28, 2024ByLEE SHEIN
An experience not to be missed. Balmoral Castle /

Scotland's former first minister Humza Yousaf faces probe after quarter-million donation to Gaza

Scotland's former first minister reportedly donated £250,000, out of a fund destined for Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and Pakistan, only a day before his in-laws were given passage from Gaza

JULY 14, 2024ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Scotland's first minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Humza Yousaf arrives at St Giles' Cathedral to attend a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, in Edinburgh on July 5, 2023.

Vandalism campaign smashes, ransacks Israel-connected businesses in UK

Elbit had logged 170 Palestine Action attacks against 37 companies since from July 2020 until November 2023.

JUNE 27, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Palestine Action activist in Buckinghamshire

Scotland's Humza Yousaf resigns as country's leader

The leadership crisis and a second no-confidence vote against the Scottish government deepens problems faced by Yousaf's Scottish National Party, which is losing support after 17 years of leadership.

APRIL 29, 2024ByREUTERS
Scotland's first minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Humza Yousaf arrives at St Giles' Cathedral to attend a National Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication, in Edinburgh on July 5, 2023.

UK government backs J.K. Rowling in Scottish hate crime law challenge

APRIL 2, 2024ByREUTERS
Writer J.K. Rowling attends the British premiere of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' movie in London, Britain, November 13, 2018

Henry Wuga, survivor and Holocaust educator, dies at 100

Wuga worked as a ski instructor for the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen’s Association, teaching veterans who had lost limbs how to ski.

MARCH 18, 2024ByLEON KRAIEM
Henry Wuga, a Holocaust survivor who died at 100.