The National Jewish Assembly mourns the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A devoted Monarch who dedicated her life – “whether it be long or short” – to the service of others. She reigned for 70 glorious years, and served her country and commonwealth with consistency, dignity and stoicism.
The National Jewish Assembly is delighted to congratulates Liz Truss on becoming leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister. Prime Minister Truss has demonstrated she is a strong supporter of Israel and the Jewish community in the UK, and we very much look forward to working with her on
At a time when anti-Jewish hatred is rapidly rising across the world, we are disappointed that the free speech television news channel “GB News” invited Peter Imanuelsen onto the Neil Oliver Saturday night show on 27 August. In 2017 it was revealed by the anti-racism charity “Hope Not Hate” that
Whilst we found Mahmoud Abbas’ words despicable, we are not surprised when he compared Israeli Defence Forces fighting against brutal terrorism, to the Holocaust committed by the German Nazis. Although Abbas’ office issued a clarification, that he was not denying the Holocaust, the statement went on to repeat how the
The National Jewish Assembly fully supports the Israeli security forces operating in the Palestinian city of Nablus in Samaria this morning (West Bank) where 3 Arab gunmen were killed in an armed clash. One was the commander of the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in Nablus, Ibrahim Nabulsi. The other 2 were
The National Jewish Assembly (“the NJA”) announces that it will be holding a debate on the issue of building a Holocaust Memorial near Parliament on Sunday 11 September at 10.30 am. The discussion will be held on Zoom and only members of the NJA will be able to attend and
We were saddened to hear of the passing of David Trimble, former First Minister of Northern Ireland, 1998-2002 and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, 1995-2005. David was a deserved winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his unique role as an architect in the Northern Ireland peace accords, known
It is mindboggling that at a time when members of various European Parliaments across the continent are looking for an opportunity to ban Shechitah, the Reform Movement of Great Britain have suggested that “pre-stunning” should be permitted before kosher slaughter. They argue that these days, pre-stunning before the slaughter of
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
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
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
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