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British Jews condemnation of far-right MK is just the beginning

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Published: 15 February 2022

Last updated: 4 March 2024

ANSHEL PFEFFER: For Diaspora Jews, the era of sitting on the fence, and not just about Israeli racists, is ending; Mizrachi group rejects Bezalel Smotrich’s 'prejudice'

British Jews condemning far right racist Bezalel Smotrich is just the beginning (Haaretz)
ANSHEL PFEFFER: British Jews rightly, and very explicitly, told Israeli politician and Jewish supremacist Bezalel Smotrich to get lost and go home. For Diaspora Jews, the era of sitting on the fence, and not just about Israeli racists, is ending

Mizrachi movement says it rejects 'prejudice' after controversial meeting with hard-right Israeli MK (Jewish Chronicle)
Bezalel Smotrich's visit to London provokes widespread condemnation from Jewish community groups

Smotrich compares British Jews to those of pre-Holocaust Germany (Jerusalem Post)
Wrong to "repeat the awful strategy of German Jewry ahead of WWII, who thought if there is anti-Semitism, let's be more like the goyim and they will forgive us and accept us," he says

Israel's ambassador to UK shared platform with 'disgraceful' Smotrich (Middle East Eye)
Tzipi Hotovely called for annexation of West Bank at conference where she spoke alongside far-right leader condemned by UK's Board of Deputies

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