Board of Deputies president Jonathan Arkush has called on the European Union to focus on fighting extremism instead of labelling products from Israeli settlements.
In the wake of multiple terror attacks in Paris on Friday which killed 129 people and injured hundreds more, Mr Arkush also warned the community not to think ill of all Muslims.
Last week, the EU agreed to an "indication of origin of goods from the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967," including the West Bank, the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem.
Speaking at the Board plenary on Sunday, the president said: "Europe needs to wake up to the threat, and dare I say it, concentrate on the real threat, instead of focusing on ways of making life more difficult for Israel in ridiculous forms like the EU labelling plan."
