Backing Israel Isn’t Just a Choice – It’s a Strategic Imperative
The National Jewish Assembly urges the UK government and responsible elements of civil society to recognise a stark truth: in its war with Iran, Israel is not merely defending itself. It is buying time – for us all. For over two decades, Western democracies have indulged the Islamic Republic of Iran with talks, accords, and […]
Whither Palestine Action?
The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) welcomes the long-overdue decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation following its disgraceful break-in and sabotage of RAF Brize Norton. This group has for years operated as a de facto foreign proxy, targeting UK interests on behalf of a radicalised anti-Israel agenda. Its vandalism of military aircraft at […]
The Ghost of Munich Haunts Whitehall
Originally published in the Jewish Weekly on June 19, 2025. By Steve Winston, Managing Director, National Jewish Assembly As air raid sirens echoed across Tel Aviv and Iranian nuclear facilities erupted in fire and smoke, Israel made one of the most consequential military decisions of our time. It struck at the core of the Islamic […]
NJA Co-Hosts Emergency Briefing on Iran’s Threat Networks Amid Ongoing Israel-Iran War
The National Jewish Assembly (NJA), in partnership with the Henry Jackson Society and the Europe Israel Press Association, today held an emergency briefing in London to address the growing threat posed by Iran’s regional terror networks and the implications of the ongoing Israel-Iran war. The event featured expert analysis from Beni Sabti, Iran expert at […]
BBC Arabic’s Antisemitic Failures Show a Rotten Culture That Still Hasn’t Been Fixed
The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) condemns the BBC’s latest string of antisemitic failures, which expose a disgraceful pattern of editorial negligence, deliberate provocation, and a systemic lack of accountability in its Arabic-language service. Among the most egregious examples, a BBC Arabic video claimed that Jews spit on Christians as part of a “holiday ritual” during […]
Birmingham Sets the Standard, Now Every University Must Follow
The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) welcomes the decision by the University of Birmingham to suspend the Friends of Palestine society following a Nakba Day protest in which demonstrators chanted slogans including “Israel is a terror state” and “Resistance is justified when people are occupied” – rhetoric that has become a hallmark of pro-Hamas agitation on […]
The UK Should Thank Israel, Not Lecture It, for Striking Iran’s Nuclear Threat
The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) welcomes Israel’s bold and necessary strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities and military leadership. Operation Rising Lion has delivered a powerful blow to the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism – a regime responsible for destabilising the region, threatening Israel’s existence, and fuelling global terror networks, including attacks on British soil. […]
UK Sanctions on Israeli Ministers a Performative Gesture to Appease Anti-Israel Mobs
The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) condemns the UK government’s decision to impose sanctions on Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich as an act of blatant political theatre – designed not to advance peace or justice, but to appease the increasingly vocal anti-Israel forces within British public life. This move reeks of inconsistency and selective […]
When Academics Embrace Terror
By Steve Winston, Managing Director, National Jewish Assembly. Originally published in the Jewish Weekly on 12 June 2025. A university lecturer in Britain has publicly declared himself “proud” to support the legal campaign to lift the UK’s ban on Hamas. That sentence alone should send shudders down the spine of any citizen who believes liberal democratic […]
NJA Condemns Corbyn’s Latest Anti-Israel Stunt as Pointless Political Theatre
The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) condemns Jeremy Corbyn’s latest attempt to smear the UK’s relationship with Israel, following the passing of his Ten-Minute Rule Bill for an “independent public inquiry” into UK military co-operation with Israel. This tired and cynical effort is nothing more than political theatre. An inquiry was already conducted in December 2023, […]