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It's great to see that the Israeli embassy in London and Jews for Justice for Palestinians have made a common cause to fight the English Defence League, an offshoot of the Holocaust-denying BNP which has fooled a few Jews into thinking it is pro-Israel. They have been joined by the Zionist Federation, too. Well done Harvey Rose, you are a bigger mensch than previously thought.
The initiative of the Union of Jewish Students, the campaign is a response to the creation of a "Jewish division" by the extreme right-wing anti-Islamic-fundamentalist group earlier this year, and the EDL's pro-Israel protest outside the Israeli Embassy last month, which was supported by American rabbi Nachum Shifren.
The "Not in our name" group's founding pledge states: "The Jewish community has always been at the forefront of anti-fascism. From Cable Street to defeating the BNP at the ballot box, we have been unafraid to speak out against those who seek to spread fear and hatred in our communities.
"Now our community faces a new threat. The EDL claims to be our allies in the fight against extremism. In reality, they are violent racists with BNP members and Nazi sympathisers among their ranks.
"It is time for the Jewish community to come together as one to expose the EDL as the racist thugs they are."
UJS campaigns director Carly McKenzie said: "We felt this was a prime opportunity to bring the whole community together with one loud voice."
But Roberta Moore, of the EDL's Liebstandarde Jude, is not convinced.
But Roberta Moore, head of the EDL Jewish Division, claimed the campaigners had "betrayed the Jewish community" and challenged them to a filmed public debate. She said: "Let's have it all out in the open once and for all."
"We are not bothered by their futile threats and attempts to silence us. We, and much of the Jewish community, know they lack the courage to address the issues we highlight. They have not been doing their job for a long time, and seem to have not only abandoned but betrayed the Jewish community in general."
There is a picture of Ms Moore at the Ahava demo. The geezer on the right is unidentified.