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Jewish community attacks government on Goldstone

November 5, 2009 13:25
David miliband

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

1 min read

The UK Jewish community has explicitly criticised Britain’s position on the Goldstone Report, in an unprecedented move.

In a joint statement issued by the Jewish Leadership Council and the Board of Deputies, British Jews expressed their dismay over the lack of action by the British government regarding the report, which is being debated at the UN General Assembly today.

Their statement demanded nothing less than a ‘No’ vote by Britain at the UN, calling the report “a sustained political attack upon Israel”.

The Jewish community has been lobbying Foreign Secretary David Miliband to speak out against the findings of the UN report, but, so far, the government has refused to be drawn on the issue.