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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Harriet Sherwood

Members of leading British Jewish body condemn Israel’s latest actions in Gaza

A young woman in a hijab walks among the rubble of Jabalia's destroyed buildings
Airstrikes and ground operations by Israeli forces have caused widespread destruction in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp. Photograph: Haitham Imad/EPA

Members of the Board of Deputies, the largest body representing British Jews, have said they can no longer “turn a blind eye or remain silent” over the war in Gaza.

In a significant break with the board’s customary support for the Israeli government, the 36 signatories to an open letter published in the FT say “Israel’s soul is being ripped out”.

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