“The JLC’s position on the report has not changed. However, the video was removed in the interest of communal relations.”
The results of the CAA’s online questionnaire suggested one in three Jews in the UK who responded had considered emigrating due to pervading antisemitic feeling.
Following the removal of Mr Johnson’s video blog, one critic wrote on the JLC Facebook page: “On Friday 26th August JLC and its CEO published a rant attacking the work of a genuine grassroots organisation and in the process rubbishing a survey that polled the opinion of around 7% of British Jews.
“Today (Monday 28th August) JLC deleted its CEO's shameful video. With ‘leadership’ like this, who needs enemies? Would JLC care to apologise for its crass, dangerous and unrepresentative actions?”
But another senior community figure told the JC: “The JLC have clearly taken the decision that while they still remain critical of the CAA survey and the publicity that has subsequently surrounded it, they do not wish to inflame the situation any further.
“By taking the video down in the interest of communal relations, there appears to be a call for everyone to think long and hard about how they approach and deal with issues as major as antisemitism in the UK in the future.”
