Board of Deputies of British Jews

Britain's Jewish community pushes back as antisemitism reaches historic levels

After October 7, British Jews abandon quiet diplomacy, mobilize institutions, and secure unprecedented government backing

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
A demonstration was organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism outside Downing Street in London in October to mark one week since the attack on a synagogue in Manchester. The Jewish community is not taking the onslaught of antisemitism lying down.
ISRAELI FOREIGN Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Mauro Berenstein, president of DAIA.

Why Israel set up the J50 forum: Streamlining the global Jewish message - analysis

The global Jewish response to antisemitism historically rested on a fragile equilibrium, on the assumption that antisemitism would remain largely local. That assumption collapsed after October 7.

|ByFELICE FRIEDSON, GABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024.

UK's Tommy Robinson questions Nigel Farage's credibility, sees Reform win

In Tel Aviv, Tommy Robinson predicted a Reform UK victory but said Nigel Farage must be “pushed,” as a heckler was attacked and removed from the venue.

|ByREUTERS
Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024.

Tommy Robinson isn’t a friend of UK Jews - opinion

British Jews deserve allies who share their values and respect democratic norms, not opportunists exploiting their legitimate security concerns for their own political projects.

|ByDANIEL GOLDMAN

President Herzog, Jewish Agency CEO and Israeli Envoy meet with British Jewish leaders

Dozens of Jewish leaders from across the UK attended the meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, which focused on key issues facing British Jewry today.

NOVEMBER 23, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
CEO and Director General of The Jewish Agency Amira Ahronoviz, Present of Israel Isaac Herzog, and The Jewish Agency’s Head of Delegation to the UK & Western Europe Irit Barash surrounded by UK Shlichim

Board of Deputies renews calls for Welsh Assembly candidate to step down

Plaid Cymru candidate Sahar Al-Faifi has repeatedly come in for criticism over antisemitic social media posts.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
The National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff.

UK Jewish community calls for clamp down on antisemitic MPs

Vice president for the Board, Amanda Bowman, said: 'We view with great concern the past conduct of a number of newly elected members of the House of Commons.'

DECEMBER 18, 2019ByBENJY SINGER
UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn campaigns on Sunday for the upcoming elections.

The Guardian retracts pro-Corbyn letter over ‘misleading’ description

After critics said all the letter’s signatories were from the British-Jewish community’s left-wing fringes or outside of British Jewry, it was taken down.

JULY 10, 2019ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
Leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn, Shadow Finance Minister John McDonnell and deputy leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson, November 23, 2017

In 2019, U.K. government committed $17m to protect Jewish institutions

“I am sure that this friendship and my support will continue in the years to come,” Prime Minister Theresa May wrote in a letter to the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

JUNE 17, 2019ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May gives a news briefing after meeting with EU leaders in Brussels, Belgium May 22, 2019