Barrister & Mediator at Enterprise Chambers, Lincoln's Inn. President, Board of Deputies of British Jews until May 2018. Tweets express my personal views.
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Jonathan Arkush retweeted
“We need to get on the front foot against these people who are poisoning our society.”
Antisemitism needs to be checked not only by government and police, but society as a whole, says president of the board of deputies of British Jews @PhilR_R.
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Board President @PhilR_R from the scene of the stabbing in Golders Green. This attack on Jews in Golders Green is not just not just an attack on our community but on our country.
We need government to act and we need to see determination to confront this hatred at every level of our society.
Enough is enough.
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
Following the antisemitic stabbing of two Jewish people on the streets of Golders Green this morning, words of condemnation are no longer sufficient. This must be a moment that demands meaningful action from every institution, every community, every leader, and every decent person in our country. This is a hatred that we must face down together.
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
Responding to the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, British Muslim Trust Chair, Shabir Randeree said,
“The British Muslim Trust stands in total solidarity with the Jewish community. The hatred and violence directed towards British Jews is the opposite of everything this country stands for. We send our deepest condolences to all those directly affected by this tragedy and to the wider community who will once again be feeling shocked and scared by racist attacks on our streets.”
“In the aftermath of a dreadful attack such of this it is sadly the case that all communities should now take additional steps to stay safe, remain vigilant, and look after our friends, neighbours and loved ones. In the face of this senseless tragedy we must now come together.”
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
“The antisemites are attempting to raise the cost of being Jewish in the UK. We must work as a society to ensure the cost of being antisemitic is far higher.” A joint response from the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council on the terrorist incident in Golders Green.
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
The attack on individuals in #GoldersGreen is horrific.
No one should live in fear because of who they are.
London’s Jewish community has faced a series of attacks in recent months. There must be absolutely no place for #antisemitism in our society.
bbc.in/4eRL8kd
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
Board of Deputies Vice President Jeremy Michelson @JeremyMichBoD was honoured to lead a delegation of Deputies at a moving ceremony at the @Nat_Mem_Arb today to commemorate and honour the contributions of Jewish personnel in our armed forces. Thank you to @AJEX_UK for organising.
ALT Board of Deputies Vice President Jeremy Michelson and Deputies at the National Memorial Arboretum.
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
Our statement on the announcement of a deal to bring home the hostages taken captive by Hamas on October 7th
#BringThemHomeNow
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
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Jonathan Arkush retweeted
Chanukah begins this evening. Ordinarily, this is a joyous holiday. But this year, as we did last year, we will light the Chanukah candles while hoping and praying for the return of the hostages taken on October 7th 2023. As we publicise the miracle of Chanukah, we must also publicise the plight of those who remain in captivity.
#BringThemHome
#BeTheirLightUK
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Tomorrow morning, as on every Shabbat morning, Jews around the world will go to synagogue to pray, chat, eat and feel part of their community - except at Melbourne's Adass Yisroel Synagogue, which was gutted by fire overnight in a shocking arson attack.
I say shocking, but it shouldn't shock anyone. Anti-Jewish hatred has swept around the world since the October 7 attack, as quickly and destructively as that fire swept through the synagogue building last night. There have been other fire bombings, plus shootings and stabbings in many countries, and less visibly, a daily drumbeat of anti-Jewish harassment and abuse, snide comments and silent exclusions.
We don't yet know who did the arson in Melbourne, or why they did it, other than that it was a deliberate and determined attempt to do as much damage as possible, and it is luck that nobody was killed or seriously injured. But we can be forgiven for assuming that it is likely to be just the latest attempt to, as the slogan goes, "globalise the Intifada".
Jews around the world are fed up of being told that support for "intifada" and "resistance" are just calls for liberation, or that smashing up banks and factories and offices linked to Israel counts as "non-violent direct action". We are fed up of having to put up with so much hatred, all the old myths and lies being reworked to fit with the latest political fashions. We know antisemitism when we see it, and we smell it all around us today.
Some people say this is all about Israel, and there is no doubt there is much to protest against there. But if your answer to the enormous suffering in Gaza is to attack Jews in your own country, or to demand that Jews in the diaspora to cut all ties, however non-political they are, with the Jewish homeland, the world's only majority Jewish country where the world's largest Jewish community resides - you aren't a campaigner for justice. You are an anti-Jewish racist.
To my friends in Melbourne and Australia as a whole: we are with you. You are not alone. To everyone else, Jewish and not: it's time to act against this hatred. Antisemitism poisons society for all. Synagogues can be rebuilt, and the Melbourne Jewish community, as strong and resilient as I have met anywhere, will recover. But what will society become, if this is allowed to stand? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yd…
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
Remembering Rabbi Sacks zt"l on the fourth anniversary of his passing.
May his memory be a blessing.
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
“On behalf of the Honorary Officers, staff, Deputies, and the 200 member communities and organisations of the Board of Deputies, we wish His Majesty The King a very happy birthday, and a year of health, happiness, and success. Mazal Tov!”
– Phil Rosenberg (@PhilR_R), President
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
“For Jews around the world, including here, every day of the last year has felt like October 7th.”
Our statement on the terrible anniversary of the October 7th mass-terror attacks by Hamas
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On the eve of the one-year mark since the October 7 massacre, I urge all who claim to care about Palestinians in Gaza and beyond to remember what this dark day represents for the Israeli and Jewish people. Please understand that 10/7 was an exceptionally painful day in which over 1,000 were criminally murdered and maimed; children, women, and bystanders were randomly killed, kidnapped, abused, and taken hostage; remember the trauma that this unjustified terror act has brought upon the Jewish people, making it the worst single-day attack since the Holocaust.
Do not celebrate Hamas, the despicable terror organization that has destroyed Gaza, held its people hostage, and delivered them on a silver platter to the most extremist government in Israel’s history. Do not taunt the Jewish people or boast about the supposed act of resistance, which October 7 was not. Do not harass people who are commemorating the tragedy and its victims. Please be mindful and respectful.
Be as outraged and horrified as you want to be about Gaza and the unbelievable death and destruction there. But give Israelis and Jews the space to remember their lost loved ones. The two traumas do not have to cancel each other out; they are, in fact, intertwined, and only this recognition can help us move forward.
Gaza is central to my being, identity, lived experience, and connection to the land. I care deeply about ending the war and being part of the Strip’s transformation. But that would never mean denying the horrors that Hamas and other terrorists committed on October 7.
Not in my name.
I stand with my Jewish brothers, sisters, and allies in remembering those who lost their lives on that fateful day, and pledged to always be a partner in pursuit of healing, reconciliation, justice, freedom, safety, security, and dignity for all.
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer’s statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th attacks.
ALT 7 October 2023 was the darkest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust. One year on, we stand together to remember the lives so cruelly taken. Over a thousand people were brutally murdered. Men, women, children and babies killed, mutilated, and tortured by the terrorists of Hamas. Jewish people murdered whilst protecting their families. Young people massacred at a music festival. People abducted from their homes. Agonising reports of rape, torture and brutality beyond comprehension which continued to emerge days and weeks later. As a father, a husband, a son, a brother – meeting the families of those who lost their loved ones last week was unimaginable. Their grief and pain are ours, and it is shared in homes across the land. A year on, that collective grief has not diminished or waned. Read the full statement on GOV.UK in the link below this post.
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
6:29AM
October 7, 2023.
The moment time stopped.
Beeri. Nahal Oz. Nir Oz. Reim. The Nova Festival. Kfar Aza. Sderot. Ofakim. Nirim. Holit. Zikim. Ashkelon.
We remember the victims.
We pray for the return of the hostages.
#RememberOctober7
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
We thank the Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer for his powerful and unequivocal message tonight, condemning the Iranian regime's aggression and making it clear that the UK supports Israel's right to defend itself.
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Speaking with those who have lost loved ones and have family members still held hostage in Gaza, I reaffirmed my government’s commitment to do everything we can to keep alive the memory of those who were killed and to bring the hostages home.
ALT Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy meet with the families of hostages and the bereaved at a commemoration event in 10 Downing Street ahead of the first anniversary of the October 7th attacks.
Jonathan Arkush retweeted
Read my statement on the Iranian regime’s reckless attack against Israel.
ALT Statement card with the words: “I condemn in the strongest terms the Iranian regime’s reckless attack against Israel. These strikes risk inflaming tensions and destabilising the region. Iran has once again demonstrated that it is intent on sowing chaos in its own backyard. “The UK will continue to stand up for Israel’s security and that of all our regional partners, including Jordan and Iraq. Alongside our allies, we are urgently working to stabilise the situation and prevent further escalation. No one wants to see more bloodshed.”