Jane Prinsley
Investigations Correspondent at The Jewish Chronicle
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thejc.com | Jane Prinsley
Plans to replace the synagogue have been halted after the building was granted listed status on April 2, following an application by the Twentieth Century Society (C20). The synagogue’s president, Michael Harris, warned the decision had placed the future of the community in “serious jeopardy.” Harris said the proposal to demolish the building and replace it with a block of 18 flats, including a purpose-built synagogue, was “essential” for the community’s long-term survival.
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thejc.com | Jane Prinsley
Similarly, according to the Aerospace, Defence and Security Group (ADS), the industry directly employed 147,500 people in 2023, including 6,900 apprentices. The sector’s turnover hit £22.8 billion in 2022, with a £9.8 billion value added to the economy. The Palestine motion was one of two international motions at the conference (the other offering ‘solidarity’ with Ukraine) and asserted that it was “plausible” Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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2 weeks ago |
thejc.com | Jane Prinsley
He also mourned Hamas finance chief Ismail Barhoum, who was killed by an Israeli strike in March, writing: “May Allah have mercy on him and accept his martyrdom.” In other posts, he called for Palestinians to be “given arms to defend themselves” and said “Israel will soon be a thing of the past.” He said, “Every Zionist and collaborator that enabled its genocidal existence will be hunted down and brought to justice.” Ansari has also said that he supports the Palestinian's right to “resist the...
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2 weeks ago |
thejc.com | Jane Prinsley
“A lot of people think your Judaism is dependent on how Zionist you are rather than your cultural beliefs, heritage, traditions, blood. I am Jewish through and through, but I am anti-Zionist,” she said. One can hardly miss the “Jewish bloc” at Gaza rallies, often accompanied by a Na’amod banner. While some of the bloc belong to Charedi sect, Neturei Karta, and others are part of older fringe groups, some belong to schools and youth groups at the centre of Zionist Jewish Britain.
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2 weeks ago |
thejc.com | Jane Prinsley
In Leeds, the Sinai Reform Synagogue faced a similar debate in May 2024. A motion to display an Israeli flag in the foyer was put to a vote – and lost. The shul had never flown a flag, Israeli or British, and wasn’t about to start. “We are not a flag-flying community, we’re not nationalistic,” lifelong member Simon Marcus told the JC. Neither the Leicester nor the Leeds community is disengaged from Israel.
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