London’s Mayor welcomes anti-Israel activist
We were extremely disturbed that the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, gave huge honour and respect to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar when she visited London this week. Ilhan Omar has served Minnesota’s fifth congressional district since 2019 and is part of “The Squad” – a group of six Democratic members of the House of Representatives who […]
Baroness Deech on Holocaust Memorial and Holocaust Education
Speaking to a National Jewish Assembly audience recently, Baroness Ruth Deech reiterated her view that the proposed site for the Holocaust Memorial and Education Centre is in the wrong place. In a Question-and-Answer session on zoom, the Baroness said that the subject “grievously upset” her as “it is neither about the Holocaust nor is it […]
Ben and Jerry’s
We welcome the decision by parent company Unilever to sell the rights of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream in Israel to Avi Zinger, owner of licensee American Quality Products Ltd. This means the ice cream can now be sold “from the river to the sea” without involving Ben and Jerry’s in America. In July 2021 […]
The UNHRC: The Horror Story Continues
The horror story of the Human Rights Council continues as the United Nations body ignored calls from western nations, including Britain, to cease its objective of singling out Israel. The Council met again in Geneva on Monday for a Committee of Inquiry (COI) on Israel and the result was a complete demonisation of the Jewish […]
NJA affiliates with EJA
The Jewish congressional membership organisation, National Jewish Assembly, (NJA) which former Board of Deputies Senior Vice President Gary Mond launched on 25 April, is delighted to announce its affiliation with the European Jewish Association. The EJA is the fastest growing Jewish network of communities in Europe. Based in Brussels, it builds meaningful contacts with the […]
Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths Dr David Hirsh
The National Jewish Assembly unhesitatingly condemns multiple student attacks against senior lecturer and respected Jewish author Dr David Hirsh, of Goldsmiths, University of London. In addition, we wish to assure David Hirsh of our full and unwavering support after he was targeted with slurs of a racist nature. On March 26th, the President of the […]
Terror Attack in Elad, Israel
The National Jewish Assembly is horrified and saddened to hear of the latest terror attack in Elad, central Israel. Perpetrated on a day when millions of Israelis across the country were out celebrating Israel’s 74th Independence Day, this recent spate of terror attacks in undisputed Israeli sovereign territory reinforces the sad reality that the terrorists […]
Al Quds Day Car Rally
The National Jewish Assembly is extremely concerned that a Car Rally, linked to the Al Quds Day annual traditional march in London, will begin and end on the border with Hendon and Golders Green today, in the heart of the Jewish community. The event is organised and promoted predominately by the Islamic Human Rights Commission […]
New Jewish Membership Body launches
Former senior vice president of the Board of Deputies, Gary Mond, has launched the National Jewish Assembly (“NJA”), a new organisation with three clear principles, namely to promote Jewish life, to support Israel and to fight antisemitism. He said “these are the only areas on which the NJA will focus its activity. It will not […]
Violence increases tonight on the streets of Tel Aviv
With a wave of recent terror attacks in Israel, the Russian invasion of Ukraine which threatens to derail Israel’s periodic operations in Syria, keeping out arms shipments and Iranian forces from its border, a pandemic that has killed 10,555 in Israel to date, and now the coalition government appears to be slowly falling apart, what […]