ALT We are devastated to hear reports of a shooting attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, with multiple fatalities at a Jewish Hanukkah event. While details emerge, we have been in touch with our Australian partners at the Executive Council of Australian Jewry to express our solidarity and offer our support. We have also been in touch with the UK Government, who are monitoring the situation closely, to discuss the UK response. The scourges of terrorism and antisemitism are shared, international challenges and need concerted and determined action to defeat them.
ALT Find the full text at: https://bod.org.uk/bod-news/joint-statement-from-jewish-community-organisations-in-australia-canada-and-the-uk-on-palestinian-statehood/
ALT We are seeking urgent clarification from the UK Government that it will not recognise a State of Palestine in September if Israel’s hostages continue to remain in Hamas captivity or if Hamas continues to reject the ceasefire, as it did last week. We must neither forsake the hostages nor reward Hamas terror or intransigence. We will shortly be holding a special meeting of our Deputies to discuss the rapidly changing events in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank, including continuing our call for a rapid and sustained increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza.
