Board of Deputies president Jonathan Arkush has condemned the Palestinian Authority for inciting a wave of violence against Israelis.
He also criticised section of the British media for distorted reporting of the crisis.
In his President's Statement to Deputies ahead of Sunday's Board meeting, Mr Arkush said he could not ignore the “shameful” incitement to violence by the PA and President Mahmoud Abbas which “has resulted in the deaths of Israelis trying to live normal lives”.
He added: “I therefore will continue to say without hesitation that Israeli lives matter”, referring to the hashtag used to promote the pro-Israel protest held outside the Palestinian mission in London this week.
