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The Manchester synagogue attack and the right to protest | Letters
ByGuardian staff October 5, 2025

Tomilyn Rupert believes that the conflation of Zionism with Judaism is wrong and contributes to antisemitism. Plus letters from Gabriele Hodgson, Selina Osman and Deirdre BurrellAs a British Jew, I was extremely disappointed to read about Shabana Mahmo…

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The origins of today’s conflict between American Jews over Israel
ByMark Mazower September 25, 2025

In the early years, American Jewish support for Israel was a fraught issue. The turning point was the six-day war of 1967, which solidified a strength of feeling that has only recently begun to fractureEven before it existed, Israel was on American mi…

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Jews and Israel are not the same. That lie is enabling atrocities | Norman Solomon
ByNorman Solomon September 16, 2025

The claim is central to rationales for arming Israel even as leading human rights groups decry genocide in GazaMore than nine months after Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued reports that concluded Israel was committing genocide – and m…

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Jews and Israel are not the same. Equating them is a propaganda technique | Norman Solomon
ByNorman Solomon September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

The claim is central to rationales for arming Israel even as leading human rights groups decry genocide in GazaMore than nine months after Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued reports that concluded Israel was committing genocide – and m…

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UK’s chief rabbi criticises Labour’s Palestine pledge at march for hostages
ByMorgan Ofori August 10, 2025

Sir Ephraim Mirvis joins relatives of hostages in calling for their release before any recognition of a Palestinian stateThe chief rabbi has criticised Labour’s pledge to recognise a Palestinian state at a “national march for the hostages” in central L…

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More than 40 arrested at protest against Gaza war at Trump hotel in New York
ByAnna Betts in New York City August 5, 2025

Protest led by Jewish American group IfNotNow demand White House pressure Israel to let more aid into territoryMore than 40 people protesting the war and worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza were arrested outside the Trump International hotel in New Y…

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British Jewish leaders call for rapid increase in Gaza aid
ByHarriet Sherwood July 30, 2025

UK’s largest Jewish body adds to pressure on Israel, saying moves to allow in limited aid are ‘long overdue’The UK’s largest Jewish organisation has called for a “rapid, uninhibited, and sustained increase in aid through all available channels” in Gaza…

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Members of British Jewish body suspended after criticising Israel to launch appeal
ByHarriet Sherwood June 26, 2025

Board of Deputies representatives hit by disciplinary action say they remain ‘deeply concerned’ about Gaza warMiddle East crisis – live updatesThirty-six elected representatives to the UK’s largest Jewish organisation are to appeal against disciplinary…

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