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Jun 18, 2021, 2:47 PM

I’m a Deputy and the Board is wrong to host Hotovely

Tzipi Hotovely (Via Jewish News)

This weekend the Board of Deputies is hosting Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s ambassador to the UK, as the guest speaker at a plenary for the first time. As a Deputy representing many British Jews who care deeply about opposing racism, I feel an obligation to set...

Feb 25, 2020, 4:05 PM

The community must get its story straight on Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy at the Jewish Labour hustings (Marc Morris Photography via Jewish News)

Almost immediately after the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) announced its endorsement of Lisa Nandy for Labour leader, variations of the same post started circulating on Twitter. “This exposes the Corbynites’ lie that concern over Labour antisemitism was a fig leaf for opposition to Palestinians,” read...

May 1, 2019, 6:37 PM

Jews must protest Trump – for others and for ourselves

Stop Trump protests in 2018 (Jewish News)

Donald Trump’s first visit to the UK last year was met with extraordinary protests, and not just in terms of their size. Amidst the thousands of people on London’s streets was a bloc of over 100 Jews, marching as one in a display of unprecedented...

Jul 18, 2018, 12:17 PM

I went on Birthright – and I know how it hides the occupation

Last Sunday I was one of a number of Na’amod activists who travelled to meet Birthright participants as they gathered at Luton Airport, to talk to them about the occupation and the ways it might be hidden from them on their trip. Although the Birthright...

Nov 23, 2017, 11:02 AM

Young Jews are unafraid to confront the realities of Balfour

Earlier this month, on the night of the 2nd November, a banquet was held in London to mark the hundred year anniversary of the Balfour declaration. At the same time, a group of 40 young Jews met in North London to hear from one of...

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