Middle East Eye reports: The largest body representing British Jews has suspended 5 of its elected representatives for 2 years after they criticized Israel's conduct in Gaza. In April 36 members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews signed a letter published in the Financial Times in which they strongly condemned Israel's assault on the Palestinian enclave, and its withholding of food & aid, which has left hundreds of thousands on the brink of starvation. "The inclination to avert our eyes is strong, as what is happening is unbearable, but our Jewish values compel us to stand up & speak out," they wrote. The letter asserted that "Israel's soul is being ripped out" by the war on Gaza. "We stand against the war... It is our duty to speak out." Leaders of the board accused the 36 members of "misrepresenting our community" & launched disciplinary proceedings against them. They have now all been found to have breached the Board of Deputies code of conduct. The findings of the investigation, released on Tuesday evening, said that "many media outlets, individuals & other community stakeholders initially understood [the letter] to be a statement of the board." It said the code of conduct requires deputies not misrepresent the board's position or bring the institution into disrepute. The board's executive body sent a "notice of criticism" to 31 of the 36 signatories. But it suspended 5 members from the board for 2 years. The move comes after Daniel Grossman, a member of the board, resigned last month over what he described as the failure of its leaders to explicitly criticize "the Israeli government's ongoing genocidal assault on Gaza."

Jewish history is rife w/vigorous & healthy dispute.
The claim that *any* opinion not uniformly accepted is a sign of betrayal, is revisionist, gaslighting #Antisemitism -
Here done by the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
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