{"id":16098,"date":"2025-04-18T12:02:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=16098"},"modified":"2025-04-18T12:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:02:53","slug":"uk-jewish-leaders-condemn-netanyahus-gaza-war-policies-in-unprecedented-public-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/18\/uk-jewish-leaders-condemn-netanyahus-gaza-war-policies-in-unprecedented-public-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Jewish Leaders Condemn Netanyahu&#8217;s Gaza War Policies in Unprecedented Public Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-About thirty representatives of the Jewish community in the United Kingdom have condemned the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government, accusing it of acting in ways that contradict \u201cJewish values\u201d regarding the war in Gaza. They declared that they can no longer remain \u201csilent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"709\">In an open letter, 36 members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews\u2014the largest representative body of the Jewish community in the UK\u2014wrote:\u201cWhat is happening is intolerable\u2026 Our Jewish values compel us to stand up and speak out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"867\">This marks the first time since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas that members of the board have publicly criticized the Israeli government.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2205\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2205 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Neturei-Karta-is-an-Orthodox-Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-and-advocates-for-peace-and-coexistence-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\" 36 UK Jewish community leaders criticize Israeli PM Netanyahu\u2019s Gaza war policies, citing a violation of Jewish ethics and calling for an end to the violence.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Neturei-Karta-is-an-Orthodox-Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-and-advocates-for-peace-and-coexistence-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Neturei-Karta-is-an-Orthodox-Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-and-advocates-for-peace-and-coexistence-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Neturei-Karta-is-an-Orthodox-Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-and-advocates-for-peace-and-coexistence-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Neturei-Karta-is-an-Orthodox-Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-and-advocates-for-peace-and-coexistence-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Neturei-Karta-is-an-Orthodox-Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-and-advocates-for-peace-and-coexistence-450x243.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Neturei-Karta-is-an-Orthodox-Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-and-advocates-for-peace-and-coexistence.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">36 members of Britain\u2019s largest Jewish body break silence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"97\">UK Jewish Board President Rebukes Anti-War Letter Criticizing Netanyahu<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"1161\">However, the board\u2019s president, Phil Rosenberg, criticized their position on Thursday. In an article for <em data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"987\">Jewish News<\/em>, he said that the letter \u201cdirectly blames the Israeli government\u201d and \u201cbarely\u201d acknowledges Hamas\u2019 role in the failure of ceasefire negotiations and the release of hostages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1447\">He also regretted that the letter \u201cgives the impression\u2014intentionally or not\u2014that it reflects the position of the entire board and the broader British Jewish community.\u201d He added:\u201cThis is absolutely not true, and as president, I speak on behalf of the organization as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1612\">A spokesperson for the organization previously stated that about 10% of members signed the open letter, which was published Wednesday in the <em data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1611\">Financial Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1828\">The letter reads:\u201cIsrael\u2019s soul is being torn apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1828\">It says that the Netanyahu government\u2019s policies and actions \u201cgo against our Jewish values. We oppose the war. We mourn the loss of Palestinian lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2206\" style=\"width: 766px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"36 members of Britain\u2019s largest Jewish body break silence\" width=\"766\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jewish-group-that-rejects-Zionism.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jewish group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"26\" data-end=\"104\">UK Jewish Leaders Decry Gaza Offensive, Slam Israeli Government as \u201cExtremist\u201d<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"2129\">They also condemned the resumption of the Israeli offensive on Gaza on March 18, following a two-month ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"2129\">\u201cWe know\u2026 we cannot remain silent in the face of new casualties,\u201d the letter states. They also noted that no Israeli hostages have been released since the bombing resumed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2131\" data-end=\"2268\">The Israeli government\u2014described as \u201cextremist\u201d\u2014is also accused of \u201cpublicly encouraging violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2559\">The board\u2019s spokesperson noted that other members \u201cmay\u201d share this stance, while adding:<br data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2365\" \/>\u201cOthers will undoubtedly highlight Hamas\u2019 primary responsibility for this dire situation and the need to ensure that it is forever prevented from repeating the horrific crimes of October 7.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2561\" data-end=\"2720\">During Hamas\u2019 attack on October 7, 2023, 251 Israelis were taken hostage, 58 of whom are still held in Gaza, including 34 whom the Israeli army says have died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2722\" data-end=\"3102\">Hamas\u2019 October 7 attack resulted in 1,218 deaths, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. Since then, at least 51,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza\u2014most of them civilians\u2014according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Nearly all of Gaza\u2019s 2.4 million residents have been displaced amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-About thirty representatives of the Jewish community in the United Kingdom have condemned the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government, accusing it of acting in ways that contradict \u201cJewish values\u201d regarding the war in Gaza. They declared that they can no longer remain \u201csilent.\u201d In an open letter, 36 members of the Board &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4915,903,4916],"class_list":["post-16098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-benjamin-netanyahus-government","tag-israeli-war-on-gaza","tag-jewish-ethics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UK Jewish Leaders Condemn Netanyahu&#039;s Gaza War Policies in Unprecedented Public Letter - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a rare public move, 36 UK Jewish community leaders criticize Israeli PM Netanyahu\u2019s Gaza war policies, citing a violation of 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