Board of Deputies of British Jews
An erroneous report depicting Israeli victims as attackers fueled a ban on Maccabi fans and heightened Jewish community distrust.
Organizers told protesters to come appearing to be “visibly Jewish,” according to social-network posts encouraging demonstrators to show up.
Israeli and U.K. Jewish groups say the resignations highlight deeper problems with the network’s coverage of Trump, Israel and Gaza.
A visit by the English activist spotlights Jerusalem’s expanding public-diplomacy efforts and differing views within the Jewish community.
Amichai Chikli called the Board of Deputies a “political organization,” and the latter said he is “a diaspora minister in name only.”
An op-ed by Marie van der Zyl prompted criticism that she was ignoring the context and Hamas’s responsibility for the war.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews suspended a vice chair and 35 delegates who penned a letter in the organization’s name blaming the Jewish state for the Gaza war.
“At this time of darkness, we must all shine some light on their plight and pray for their release,” said Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
“We have committed to engage across government departments to ensure the action we need to reclaim our streets, campuses and community buildings,” the groups said.
“We need to see policing which is more proactive in protecting the community,” the group representing British Jewry stated.
“We have resilience in our DNA, and I am determined that we will come back stronger,” the organization’s president Phil Rosenberg said.
“The Conservative government suspended funding to UNRWA. Today, the Labour government is restoring it,” the British foreign secretary said.
