Press Releases

The NJA was delighted to welcome members of parliament, journalists, NJA members, and supporters from the wider community to its inaugural Chanukah Tea Party. The NJA Chanukah Tea Party celebration was kindly hosted at the House of Lords by Baroness Deech of Cumnor. Baroness Deech delivered opening remarks stating, “I

The NJA condemns the England fans for yelling “Free Palestine” during coverage on December 5 of the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar. The NJA notes with concern that these fan’s comments are emblematic of two broader problems: the ill-placed support of Palestinian groups by segments of the British

The NJA commends the Community Security Trust (CST) for producing the thorough and well-researched “Antisemitic Discourse Report 2021.” The report, while extremely concerning in its content, represents the dedicated work of CST in following its mandate to promote research into racism, antisemitism and extremism – and thereby better project Jews

The NJA welcomes the Tea House Theatre’s decision to withdraw as the host of an event featuring known antisemite Alison Chabloz. Chabloz was given a 20-week prison sentence in 2018 after being found guilty of broadcasting antisemitic songs on YouTube that promoted Holocaust denial and labeled Auschwitz as a “theme

The NJA bids farewell to the Manchester reform synagogue on Jackson’s Row after 70 years of serving the local Jewish community. The synagogue was the second oldest reform community in the UK and members of the community will now relocate to a temporary site at Manchester University’s chaplaincy on Oxford

The NJA was excited to host our latest speaker event with honored guest Mark Regev – Former Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingtom and current Chair of the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy at Reichman University. During the hour-long event, Regev was interviewed by David Rose, Politics and Investigations

The NJA unequivocally condemns Gaza-based Palestinian terrorist factions for illegally constructing underground tunnels beneath UNRWA schools (United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees). Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian terrorist organisations’ callous disregard for the life of Gazans is typified by their willingness to place children, schools, and

The Young NJA stands firmly against the UJS’ attempts to interfere in the outcome of Israel’s democratic system. One of the many reasons why we are so proud of the modern State of Israel is the emphasis it puts on democracy with voting rights not based on religion, but on

The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) unequivocally condemns the Palestinian terrorists responsible for conducting two bombing attacks in Jerusalem on November 23. This callous act of violence has sadly claimed the lives of a 16 year-old Israeli-Canadian Aryeh Schupak and 50 year-old Israeli Tadese Tashume Ben Ma’ada. The attack has reportedly

The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) commends the European Jewish Association (EJA) – to whom the NJA is affiliated – for organising a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau to commemorate the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht – a major Nazi pogrom that took place on November 9-10, 1938. Conference attendees discussed measures to combat

The NJA was honoured to welcome Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, for a private event on Nov 10. The Deputy Mayor spoke at length about the principal challenges in Jerusalem, where 25% of the population is Charedi and 39% of the population is Arab. She explained that the main

The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) commends the National Union of Students (NUS) for its decision to terminate the contract of former NUS President Shaima Dallali. The appropriate and timely decision follows the findings of an independent investigation led by Rebecca Tuck KC over a five month-long period, that examined recent