JNF UK chairman Samuel Hayek renewed his attack on the communal leadership. At a JNF dinner in London he criticised "the silence of those who proclaim to be the leaders of Anglo-Jewry," in the midst of the antisemitism sparked by Israel's operation in Gaza.
"The self-appointed leadership of the Jewish community turned out to be no leaders at all," he said. Mr Hayek also praised grassroots campaigners and said "new leaders" were emerging.
In response, JLC chief executive Simon Johnson said: "Distorting the truth of the interventions of the leadership at this time is, of course, disgraceful and unhelpful."