Board of Deputies

Former JNF UK trustee overturns Charity Commission ban in ‘landmark’ case

The Commission had sought to disqualify Gary Mond over allegedly ‘anti-Muslim’ social media posts

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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February 10, 2025 13:52

Former JNF UK trustee Gary Mond has overturned a Charity Commission disqualification order against him (Image: JNA)

By Ariella Knoble-Gershon

‘Israelis stop and thank us for campaigning for the hostages’

The Board of Deputies has been holding a weekly vigil opposite Downing Street for over a year

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February 6, 2025 10:35

A weekly vigil for the hostages opposite Downing Street, organised by the Board of Deputies (Photo: Amanda Rose/@amandarosephoto)

CAA renews attack on Met Commissioner over policing of pro-Palestinian demos

Sir Mark Rowley said the campaign’s calls for banning marches ‘ignore the reality of the law’

By Simon Rocker

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January 22, 2025 16:48

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley (Photo: Getty Images)

Board of Deputies keeps mum on yeshivah regulation controversy

The representative body says it will not be commenting on government’s new education proposals

By Simon Rocker

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January 21, 2025 14:18

Charedi protest against the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Kemi Badenoch meets with Jewish communal leaders

The Opposition leader emphasised her commitment to ‘tackling antisemitism’, but there was no discussion of the complaint against former MP Sir Alan Duncan

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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January 21, 2025 12:16

L-R: Board of Deputies President Phil Rosenberg, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, Jewish Leadership Council CEO Claudia Mendoza and Community Security Trust CEO Mark Gardner (Image: Board of Deputies).

Board of Deputies thanks Met chief for policing of pro-Palestinian protest at the weekend

Board president Phil Rosenberg told Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley the community owed the force ‘a huge amount of appreciation’

By Simon Rocker

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January 20, 2025 23:26

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley addresses Board of Deputies on Sunday (Photo: YouTube)

Suella Braverman’s husband leads Jewish Reform members in criticism of Board of Deputies

Rael Braverman, who defected to Reform last month, and more than two dozen Jewish members of the party, wrote a letter to the JC condemining President Phil Rosenberg

By Daniel Ben-David

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January 2, 2025 16:18

Rael Braverman, husband of Britain's former Home Secretary Suella Braverman (Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

‘This is how you deal with bullies’ World Bowls Tour overturns ban on Israelis following politicians’ outrage

Reversal was welcomed by UKLFI and Board of Deputies

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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January 2, 2025 11:08

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Concerns about Holocaust Memorial Day after calls for a boycott

The Islamic Human Rights Commission have taken their campaign to 460 organisations

By Gaby Wine

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December 24, 2024 13:48

Calls for a boycott of Holocaust Memorial Day have caused concern (Photo: Getty Images)

The Board works on trust and misrepresenting our community damages us all

Cardiff gives Rosenberg a president’s welcome