In a major break with the Board of Deputies of British Jews' policy of supporting the Israeli leadership, 36 members criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in an open letter published in the Financial Times.
It is the first time since the start of the war, after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, that members of the body have publicly criticised the Israeli government.
“Israel’s soul is being ripped out and we, members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, fear for the future of the Israel we love and have such close ties to,“ added the letter.
“We stand against the war. We acknowledge and mourn the loss of Palestinian life,“ they added.
The president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Phil Rosenberg, said the letter left an “impression” the criticism was “the position of the Board of Deputies as an organisation, and therefore the position of the UK Jewish community as a whole”.
Hamas's October 7 attack left 1,218 dead in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official data. Of the 251 hostages seized, 58 are still in Gaza, including 34 the Israeli military says are dead.
At least 1,691 Palestinians have been killed since the resumption of the latest Israeli offensive, bringing the death toll in Gaza since the start of the war to 51,065, according to Gaza's Hamas-controlled health ministry.
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