Jewish leaders met Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Monday to outline their “concerns” about the impact foreign policy is having on the community’s safety in the UK.
In a joint statement, the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council (JLC) said: “The Board and the JLC met with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on August 10.
“The meeting was an early opportunity to engage with the new foreign secretary and to outline concerns on foreign policy matters which continue to have an impact on the safety of the Jewish community and community relations at home in Britain.
“The meeting was led by Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board and Keith Black, chair of the JLC.
“Topics included UK-Israel relations, delegitimisation of Israel, ongoing efforts for peace in the region, antisemitism, and the global threat posed by Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood.”
In a separate meeting, the Chargé d'Affaires of the State of Israel to the United Kingdom, Christian Cantor, met with Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Stephen Doughty, for a discussion on several issues.
The Israeli embassy in London posted on X: “Cantor congratulated Doughty on recently assuming his role and emphasised the need to return to a more constructive path in our bilateral relations.
“He also raised serious concerns regarding recent statements and actions by the UK authorities, which could jeopardise and harm areas of mutual interest.”
The embassy called the meeting “productive”.
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