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Backlash in synagogues over letter attacking Israel’s actions in Gaza

The chair of Finchley Reform said its council was not ‘notified or consulted’ before three of its deputies added their signatures

By Imogen Garfinkel

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The Board of Deputies has suspended five of the 36 deputies who signed a letter published in the Financial Times condemning Israel's actions in Gaza (Image: Getty)

Jewish organisations in the United Kingdom, France and Germany have announced the formation of a new alliance, known as JE3 (L-R Board president Phil Rosenberg, ZJD president Dr Josef Schuster and Crif president Yonathan Arfi; Image: Board of Deputies)

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Board launches ‘JE3 alliance’ with leading French and German Jewish groups

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Rebecca Singerman-Knight, one of the FT letter signatories from the Board of Deputies (Photo: Gaby Wine)

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Deputy who signed FT letter hits back at critics

3 min read

Pro-Palestine activists remove yellow hostage ribbons in Swiss Cottage (Image: Elliott Franks)

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Swiss cottage protestors remove hostage ribbons claiming they ‘represent Jewish supremacy’

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

A pro-Palestine march in London (Photo: Getty Images)

Amendment to policing bill marks a ‘return to Shabbat worship in peace'

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

26 leaders in the Progressive movement have signed a letter in the FT calling for an end to the war in Gaza (Getty)

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Communal row continues as 25 rabbis publish new letter against war in Gaza

By Jane Prinsley

3 min read

Board of Deputies president calls for ‘civility and decency’ after letter fallout

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Board of Deputies president calls for ‘civility and decency’ after letter fallout

By Jane Prinsley

1 min read

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Marie van der Zyl

By Marie van der Zyl

Stop misrepresenting British Jews

Falsely claiming a minority of deputies is the community’s voice fuels division, not peace

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April 22, 2025 16:34

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 3: Pro-Israel counterprotesters demonstrate during a pro-Palestine march on August 3, 2024 in London, England.

Board launches investigation into 36 deputies following FT letter

All of the signatories are now ‘subject to a complaints procedure’, while a member of the Board’s executive committee has also been suspended

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

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April 22, 2025 13:57

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United Synagogue leadership challenges Board of Deputies over FT letter criticising Israel

Ninety representatives of the community’s largest Orthodox body questioned Board president Phil Rosenberg over the letter, which was signed by 36 deputies

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

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April 21, 2025 09:06

Dozens of UK-based Israelis have staged a protest against the Netanyahu government in London, mirroring similar demonstrations across Israel (Image: We Democracy)

Michael Wegier

By Michael Wegier

The Board works on trust and misrepresenting our community damages us all

Airing our grievances in public undermines the strength of our community

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April 17, 2025 19:29

Demonstrators light up smoke flares and hold up signs during an anti-government protest calling for action (Image: Getty)

Cardiff gives Rosenberg a president’s welcome

The Board of Deputies President is visiting all four UK nations during his first year in post

By Daniel Ben-David

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April 16, 2025 14:06

Cardiff gives Rosenberg a president’s welcome

Board of Deputies calls on BBC to move ‘firmer, further and faster’ over coverage ‘bias’

The Board also urged the corporation to improve its ‘treatment of Jewish staff and contractors’

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April 12, 2025 13:14

The Board of Deputies has urged the BBC to go further in tackling allegations of bias in its Middle East coverage (Image: Getty)

‘I have no fear anymore’: the growth of Jewish grassroots in the wake of Oct 7

Ever since Hamas’ massacre, Jewish protest groups have made their voices heard across the UK, but are they divided or united?

By Imogen Garfinkel

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April 10, 2025 11:55

Hundreds mourn the Bibas family in a mock ‘funeral’ outside Parliament following the return of the bodies of Oded Lifshitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir on February 20

Jewish groups welcome new measures to protect shuls from aggressive demonstrations

Yvette Cooper made the announcement at CST’s annual dinner last night

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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March 27, 2025 11:51

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper (Image: Blake Ezra Photography 2024/CST)

Board meets BBC to issue demands for reforms to coverage of Israel

The Board has given the BBC until Pesach to address community concerns

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

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March 21, 2025 12:31

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 16: A member of the Jewish community holds a poster outside BBC Broadcasting House to demonstrate against the BBC's ongoing refusal to label Hamas as terrorists, on October 16, 2023 in London, England. The National Jewish Assembly is protesting at the BBC's refusal to label Hamas as terrorists and comes after the militant group's recent attacks on Israel. Hamas was prescribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK in March 2021 (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

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