The Board of Deputies of British Jews & the Jewish Leadership Council are organising a rally against antisemitism.
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The Board of Deputies of British Jews & the Jewish Leadership Council are organising a rally against antisemitism.
PM Keir Starmer, is considering attending, and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to speak. Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage & LibDem leader, Ed Davey, have also been invited, but the only Jewish party leader, the Green Party's Zack Polanski, has not.
Tells you all you need to know.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/10/downing-street-rally-asks-silent-majority-to-fight-antisemitism -
The Board of Deputies of British Jews & the Jewish Leadership Council are organising a rally against antisemitism.
PM Keir Starmer, is considering attending, and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to speak. Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage & LibDem leader, Ed Davey, have also been invited, but the only Jewish party leader, the Green Party's Zack Polanski, has not.
Tells you all you need to know.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/10/downing-street-rally-asks-silent-majority-to-fight-antisemitism"Reform UK is a serious party with many supporters, local councillors, and an increasing number of members of Parliament from month to month, which cannot be ignored. They have also expressed very broad support for the fight against antisemitism. There was no way we would not invite them.
We did not invite the Greens’ Zack Polanski because we very strongly do not believe he has done enough to root out antisemitism from his party.”
Michael Wegier, Board of Deputies of British Jews -
"Reform UK is a serious party with many supporters, local councillors, and an increasing number of members of Parliament from month to month, which cannot be ignored. They have also expressed very broad support for the fight against antisemitism. There was no way we would not invite them.
We did not invite the Greens’ Zack Polanski because we very strongly do not believe he has done enough to root out antisemitism from his party.”
Michael Wegier, Board of Deputies of British JewsAround a hundred years ago, they told people to just let Mosley march through their neighbourhoods. They specifically wanted to prevent the Battle of Cable Street.
Now they can just bring Moseley's heirs to the table and just hope they keep directing all the bigotry towards Muslims instead.
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