Press Releases

The NJA is proud to be a signatory to a letter sent by CAMERA UK (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis) detailing comprehensive suggestions for the National Union of Students (NUS) UK Action Plan. After a thorough investigation into Antisemitism in the NUS concluded that the peak

The NJA welcomes the news that the UK’s National Holocaust Centre and Museum in Nottinghamshire has commenced its £8 million redevelopment after receiving a £800K National Lottery Heritage Fund grant. The National Holocaust Centre offers an incredible resource to learn about the scourge of antisemitism and to hear the testimony

The NJA unequivocally supports the ongoing efforts to encourage the UK to proscribe the Iranian regime’s IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) as a terrorist organisation. We are heartened that this topic was tabled during a recent meeting between UK Minister of State for the Middle East Lord Ahmad, and Israeli

The NJA notes that Rabbi Leah Jordan has been appointed to the role of “Progressive Student Chaplain” for the campus-oriented left-wing “Progressive Jewish Students” organisation. The NJA stands firmly in support of Jewish students who face a hostile climate of antisemitism on campus. The proof of this is well-documented, including

The NJA is shocked and disappointed by a Tweet published on January 11 by Andrew Bridgen MP stating that the COVID-19 vaccination is “the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust”. Analogies and comparisons between the Holocaust and other events are rarely accurate and seldom helpful. Attempting to link the

The NJA commends Arsenal for launching an investigation it was reported that two female fans were verbally abused by a group of men who called them “dirty f*****g Yids”. The victims of this incident, Arsenal fan Katie Price, 26, and her friend Lily O’Farrell, were abused while visiting The Cally

The NJA rejects the call by the Jewish News for the Board of Deputies (BoD) to become involved in Israel’s internal politics. That is a matter for Israel’s electorate only. Israel’s MKs listen to popular opinion and this acts as an effective control on legislation. Furthermore, measures that are passed

The NJA is dismayed, but unfortunately not surprised, at the findings of the independent report published today into antisemitism in the NUS. It shows the abuse which Jewish students have had to face for far too long from the very organisation which should have been protecting them. We find it

The NJA are very concerned about the comments of Labour Shadow Minister for the Middle East Bambos Charalambous, delivered during an address at the Jewish Labour Movement’s (JLM) one-day conference on January 8. At the conference, Charalambous declared that “We would recognise a Palestinian state, as things stand.” Notwithstanding Charalambous’

The NJA rejects the call of Labour Shadow Minister for the Middle East Bambos Charalambous for the Diaspora to oppose the new Israeli government. In conversation with JLM Honorary President Dame Louise Ellman at the Jewish Labour Movement’s (JLM) one-day conference on January 8, Charalambous stated that “the Diaspora has

The National Jewish Assembly condemns the National Education Union for its spreading of misinformation and blatant untruths about Israel. In the latest edition of Educate, the NEU’s bi-monthly magazine, an article by a participant of a recent NEU official trip to Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, peddles a bizarre anti-Israel conspiracy

The National Jewish Assembly (“the NJA”) is delighted to announce that former Zionist Federation boss Steve Winston has become its managing director with immediate effect. During high school, Steve served on the Executive Committee of the Southend chapter of BBYO as their Jewish Education Officer and after completing his A-Levels,