Keith Black

1 month ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Keith Black |Michelle Rosenberg

The festival of Purim reminds us that the ancient hatred of Jews is nothing new, yet the last 16 months have been among the most difficult in recent memory for our community. The events of 7 October shook the Jewish world to its core. As chair of the Jewish Leadership Council, I have been at the heart of our communal response and reaction to that dreadful day. As we reeled from Hamas’ brutal attack, we saw antisemitism surge to levels we never expected.

2 months ago | thejc.com | Keith Black |Jake Wallis Simons |Gavin Schaffer |Howard Jacobson

On October 7 2023, thousands of savage Hamas terrorists, determined to slaughter as many innocent civilians as possible, broke the beautiful tranquillity of a Shabbat festival morning and inflicted unimaginable horrors on thousands of men, women, and children across the south of Israel. Since then, Israel has fought a war of defence, determined to rescue the hundreds of hostages taken by Hamas, and to ensure that these terrorists can never again perpetrate these atrocities.