On Tuesday, the Board’s senior vice president, Sheila Gewolb, criticised Cllr Williams and Gwynedd Council, saying that such motions “do little to advance the cause of peace between Israelis and Palestinians, but often irresponsibly stir up tensions here in the UK”.
Referring to the new Conservative government’s pledge to ban local authorities from organising boycotts of foreign states, Ms Gewolb added: “The Board of Deputies appreciates the Government’s recognition that responsible local government should have nothing to do with such grandstanding.”
Gwynedd Council previously gained media attention in 2014, when its boycott of Israel was met by accusations of antisemitism from Jewish Human Rights Watch.
A court ruling later found that the local authority had not acted unlawfully.
