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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harriet Sherwood

Dozens of members of UK Jewish body facing disciplinary action over criticism of Israel

Palestinians crowd around a large pan from which food is being shared out
In the letter, published in the Financial Times, the signatories said they could no longer ‘turn a blind eye’ over the war in Gaza. Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Three dozen members of the largest body representing British Jews are facing disciplinary action after signing an open letter criticising Israel over the war in Gaza.

Amid signs of deepening divisions among British Jews over the 18-month-old war, the Board of Deputies announced this week that all 36 signatories to the letter were now “subject to a complaints procedure” after “multiple complaints”.

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