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Letters Page, 19th April

Judith Flacks-Leigh, Miriam Gitlin, Denise Joseph and Laura Marks, Stanley Bloom, Helen Grunberg and Sue Arnold, Baruch Tenembaum, Clive Rose, Dr David Barnett and Les Cazin share their views with JC readers

April 17, 2019 08:48
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We must build relationships to conquer prejudice 

We write as the 4 Jewish trustees of Nisa-Nashim (the Jewish/Muslim women’s network), to express dismay regarding Melanie Phillips’ article (We must call out the Muslims who hate Jews, April 12). 


Yes, there is Muslim-based antisemitism. However, as pointed out in our new #ActiveAllies charter, the use of deliberately inflammatory language against Muslims, or indeed anyone, simply fuels hatred


Calling out antisemitism within Muslim communities is not enough to tackle it. It is much more effective, in Britain today, to build human relationships to break down prejudice.


Anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hatred are not based on the the same tropes, but both fester in people who are often ill informed, intolerant, and who are encouraged by articles like this one.