Overview

• Daniel Grossman, a deputy for the Jewish Students, resigned from the Board of Deputies over its refusal to call out what he described as a “genocidal assault” on Gaza.
• Grossman was one of 36 board members disciplined after signing a Financial Times letter that condemned Israel’s blockade and withholding of food aid in Gaza.
• Board president Phil Rosenberg defended recent meetings with Israeli ministers and stressed the organisation’s Zionist identity while urging increased aid access to Gaza.
• Reform and Masorti rabbis, along with other prominent British Jewish figures, have publicly challenged the board’s moral responsibility in the Gaza conflict.
• Progressive Jewish groups such as Naa'mod welcomed Grossman’s resignation and called on the board to better reflect the community’s diverse views on Israel.