Last July, a historic letter was signed by 68 rabbis across the UK Jewish community. It was a united plea from the heart of religious leaders.
On behalf of our tens of thousands of congregants and motivated by concerns of antisemitism in the Labour Party, a crucial British political institution, rabbis came together from across the Jewish and political spectrum. The broad range of involvement was unprecedented.
I am a lifelong Labour member. I chose to sign the letter and lay down the challenge to the party leadership because of the consistent prevalence of cases of antisemitism, and the failure of the party’s leadership to act.
Contrary to the revolting conspiratorial accusations made today by a senior member of the party, the letter came from within Labour, having been convened by the Jewish Labour Movement.
