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July 24, 2025, 11:03 am

Board appeal panel finds ‘inadvertent error’ in investigation process into sanctioned deputies

Independent panel considering appeal by sanctioned deputies says they had 'not received the full suite of the materials the panel had gathered to use in its deliberations'

By Lee Harpin

Gideon Moshe Sa'ar, Israel's Foreign Minister, left with Phil Rosenberg, President, Board of Deputies of British Jews, right.

June 26, 2025, 1:11 pm

Deputies to appeal against Board’s ‘chilling reprimand’ over FT Gaza letter

Five suspended deputies argue they have effectively been expelled from the communal organisation

By Lee Harpin

Sir Mick Davis speaking at JW3 (photo credit: Shai Dolev)

May 26, 2025, 12:47 pm

Leading UK and US philanthropists urge Israel to scrap legislation targeting NGOs

Sir Mick Davis, Dame Vivien Duffield, Lord Levy and Lord Harrrington among 60 signatories of letter sent to foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar

By Lee Harpin

April 24, 2025, 5:59 pm

Forty prominent Israelis express their ‘immense gratitude’ to deputies who signed FT letter

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-IDF commanders, MKs, former ambassadors and academic say the 36 Board members facing disciplinary action have shown 'support in the battle we are fighting for the future and soul of Israel'

By Lee Harpin

Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies

April 22, 2025, 12:45 pm

Board suspends executive members over their involvement in Financial Times letter

Jewish News understands the Board has suspended vice-chair of its international division pending an investigation while under 35s vice-chair has also stepped back from role

By Lee Harpin

Thousands of Israeli protesters wave flags during a rally against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bills in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)

April 21, 2025, 11:03 am

ANALYSIS: How a letter from 0.01% of British Jews exposed tension that won’t go away

Fury over the wording and methods of 36 members of the Board of Deputies - but many choose to keep their reservations to themselves for fear of weakening the Jewish state

By Justin Cohen

We Democracy protest in London against the Netanyahu Government

April 18, 2025, 12:45 pm

OPINION: Letter signed by 36 deputies is welcome show of solidarity with majority view in Israel

We Democracy - a grassroots community of Israelis living in the UK and their supporters - criticise Board President Phil Rosenberg's response to a letter calling for end to war in Gaza

By We Democracy

Bring Hostages Home event in central London, to demand the immediate release of Israeli hostages from Gaza.

April 16, 2025, 2:14 pm

‘More damage being done to Zionism by Netanyahu than by Hamas’ Deputy tells BBC

Philip Goldenberg was one of 36 Board members to sign a letter opposing Israel's continued war - but the representative body's leadership said 'some would put more responsibility on Hamas' for the situation

By Lee Harpin

August 4, 2024, 4:38 pm

Letter signed by 30 UK rabbis claims Labour’s approach to Israel the ‘correct’ one

Sunday Times publishes counterview from rabbis to comment piece critical of Labour written last week by Board president Phil Rosenberg

By Lee Harpin

March 27, 2024, 2:59 pm

130 MPs and peers call on government to ban arms sales to Israel

Letter, coordinated by the Labour MP Zarah Sultana, says 'business as usual' for UK arms exports to Israel would be 'totally unacceptable'

By Jewish News Reporter

The Amnesty report was published earlier in February 2022

April 24, 2023, 4:50 pm

Communal groups condemn Amnesty after it attaches name to anti-IHRA letter

Amnesty International is one of 104 organisations who signed letter sent to the UN claiming IHRA 'has often been used to wrongly label criticism of Israel as antisemitic'

By Jewish News Reporter

Charlie Berg from Ilford, who attends Clore Tikva School in Barkingside, wrote to Her Majesty to mark her Platinum Jubilee.

September 18, 2022, 5:39 pm

Ilford schoolboy receives posthumous letter from the Queen

Seven-year-old is proud recipient of one of the last letters sent by Her Majesty, posted on the day she died.

By Adam Decker

Monday's meeting, which was addressed by Rabbi Elyakim Schlesinger, included a call for attendees to send a pre-written strongly-worded letter to Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi.

May 31, 2022, 10:34 pm

Thousands attend Schools Bill protest meeting in Stamford Hill

Attendees urged to send letter to the Education Secretary claiming Bill 'seems to serve a secret agenda: the assimilation of our community to the practices of the majority'

By Lee Harpin

UJS President Nina Freedman (left) has written to outgoing NUS President Larissa Kennedy, challenging her on statements regarding the appearance of rapper Lowkey at an NUS concert.

April 11, 2022, 10:20 pm

NUS row: 20 ex-presidents sign letter expressing safety fears for Jewish students

Unprecedented warning - sent to NUS trustees and current president Larissa Kennedy - is signed by ex-cabinet ministers, Wes Streeting , Trevor Phillips and David Aaronovitch

By Lee Harpin

January 18, 2016, 3:35 pm

Readers’ Letters: “H.E.T. pays tribute to our hero survivors”

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