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Board urges FCO to police Palestinian site

December 1, 2011 12:10

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Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

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The Board of Deputies has clashed with the Foreign Office over the content of articles on the website of the Palestinian Mission in Britain.

President Vivian Wineman said the Board was "pretty angry" that the Foreign Office had refused to take action over the mission's promotion of work by Israeli-born antisemite Gilad Atzmon.

The website publishes news and information about the Palestinian Authority's UK envoy Manuel Hassassian, as well as "academic links". The site contains the Goldstone Report, material on supporting boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel, and links to Mr Atzmon's articles, including one which accuses Israel of organ trafficking and harvesting.

The Board complained to the Foreign Office last month and asked it to take action against the "clearly antisemitic articles and links" as well as "inaccurate and misleading descriptions" of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip.