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Senior rabbis show support for Burnham’s sanctions on illegal Israeli West Bank settlements

One rabbi described the recent settler violence as ‘violation of God’s name of the worst order’

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements

Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9

Far-right activists barred from UK before Tommy Robinson rally

Keir Starmer accuses Robinson of ‘peddling hatred and division’ and archbishop of Canterbury urges people to ‘choose hope’

The Guardian - UK · May 15

Hamas cruelty, Gaza’s ordeal and a tide of fear sweeping Britain’s Jews

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg created controversy last week with a moving plea about the pain of Israelis after 7 October and the plight of Rafah’s Gazans. He talks to the Observer

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024

As an imam and a rabbi, we see the pain caused by war in the Middle East. We don’t want that conflict in the UK

We don’t have to hold the same views to know that we must care for each other, says Imam Monawar Hussain and Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023

Archbishop of Canterbury condemns rise in antisemitism and urges unity between Muslims and Jews

Leaders from Muslim and Jewish communities join Justin Welby in call to ‘stand together against any form of hatred or violence against Jewish people or any other community’

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

Faith leaders urge communities to ‘stand together’ against hatred

Justin Welby, Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra and Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg delivered a joint statement of solidarity at Lambeth Palace.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023

‘We feel so vulnerable’: British Jews reel from atrocities in Israel

A rabbi talks of feelings of powerlessness and parents voice fears for children’s safety as antisemitic incidents increase

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

Illegal migration bill is ‘cruelty without purpose’, says Archbishop of York

Jewish leaders join Stephen Cottrell in urging government not to penalise ‘world’s most vulnerable’ as charities and businesses voice horror in open letter

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

What can you say when a Ukrainian bishop in Kyiv asks ‘has God forgotten us’?

On a visit with leaders from many religions, we saw so much to test even the strongest faith, writes Jonathan Wittenberg, rabbi of New North London Synagogue

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023