More than 40 student leaders have issued an open letter calling on their national union to address the concerns of Jewish students over antisemitism.
Jewish students, they said, “have repeatedly highlighted concerns and yet again their voices have been dismissed. Time and time again Jewish students have not felt safe participating in our national movement, because of the actions and rhetoric of leadership of NUS.”
The letter was signed by three NUS vice presidents Richard Brooks, Rob Young and Shakira Martin, the president of NUS Scotland Vonnie Sandlan, the deputy president of NUS Wales Carmen Ria Smith, other NUS executive members as well as the heads of individual university student unions.
It will be seen as a direct challenge to Malia Bouattia, the president of the National Union of Students, who has been under fire over comments on Zionism, although it does not mention her by name.
