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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood

Members of British Jewish body suspended after criticising Israel to launch appeal

An Israeli flag raised from among a crowd during a demonstration
An Israeli flag raised during an antisemitism march in London. The reprimanded deputies say they back an ‘immediate end to the war in Gaza’. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Guardian

Thirty-six elected representatives to the UK’s largest Jewish organisation are to appeal against disciplinary action taken against them after they criticised the Israeli government’s operations in Gaza, and have said they remain “deeply concerned” about the war.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews announced on Tuesday that five of the group would be suspended for two years and 31 would be reprimanded for breaching its code of conduct after a two-month investigation.

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