Senior progressive UK rabbis publicly back the sanctions
5 Sep 9 · 15d ago · 6 articles · 5 posts · 5 sources · development 5 of 8
Rabbis including Jonathan Wittenberg, Alexandra Wright, Jeremy Gordon and Lev Taylor broke from the chief rabbi, saying inaction on settler violence must end and stressing diversity of Jewish opinion.
“What is taking place today in the West Bank is a Chillul HaShem, a violation of God’s name of the worst order. We cannot stay silent.”
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
Ed Miliband UK Foreign Secretary
Andy Burnham UK Prime MinisterSir Ephraim Mirvis UK Chief Rabbi
Marco Rubio US Secretary of State
Mike Huckabee US Ambassador to Israel
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2 outlets Israel hits back at U.K. sanctions
first by Jewish Insider, 16d ago · also VINnews
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- Chief Rabbi Mirvis: ‘A Dark Day for British Jews’ as UK Sanctions Israel VINnews · 16d ago
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🔴 BREAKING UK, France, and Canada Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settlements Britain, France, and Canada announced joint measures to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The decision, accompanied by accusations of 'ethnic cleansing' against Israel, triggered immediate... 📰 https://www. france24.com/en/video/20260909…
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Despite the bleating from the usual quarters, it is good to see # Burnham at least putting some effort into an affair that many in the UK do support. And just to repeat, criticising Israel is NOT antisemitic ’jew hating’, unless people wish it to be (usual suspects, Hamas, Netanyahu amongst them) wish it to be - and both ‘sides' wish to paint it…
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