Become a Member
News

Israeli plan to demolish village sparks UK rage

July 30, 2015 12:11
30072015 Susya Lazar pic 2

By

Charlotte Oliver,

Charlotte Oliver

3 min read

British Jewish groups have waded into an international row over the planned demolition of 37 Palestinian homes in the West Bank.

A group of 30 rabbis and UK-based advocacy group Yachad this week condemned a recent Israeli High Court order for the houses in Sussiya to be dismantled.

The rabbis, under the name the British Friends of Rabbis for Human Rights wrote to Israel's outgoing ambassador to the UK Daniel Taub, urging him to "do what you can" to halt the demolition.

The ministers included Masorti Judaism's Senior Rabbi, Jonathan Wittenberg, Senior Rabbi of Reform Laura Janner-Klausner, Senior Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, St John's Wood, Alexandra Wright and Rabbi Dr Jackie Tabick, convener of the Reform Beth Din. Other names included Rabbi Zvi Solomons, the former rabbi at Reading Hebrew Congregation (Orthodox). Together, they said they were writing to the ambassador "out of deep commitment to Israel and to Judaism".