To substantiate this: a recent survey by the JPR itself shows the number of British Jews identifying as anti-Zionist is rising. Within the 20-29 age cohort, a full 44% now identify as anti or non-Zionist. The Green Party is speaking to this constituency and its message appears to be landing. 5/5

But there is nothing “paradoxical” about this when we place centre stage the growing number of British Jews who are moving away from Zionism. As we write in our letter, for those Jews, it is likely because of Green politics on Israel and not despite them that the party is appealing. 4/5

The JPR called this “paradoxical” given the Green Party’s stance on Israel (its leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social - who is Jewish - openly calls Israel an apartheid state and accuses it of committing genocide in Gaza). 3/5

Last week a report by the Institute of Jewish Policy Research found that support for the Green Party among British Jews is 900% the size of the turn to the Greens among the wider electorate. 2/5

Responses to Manchester have been predicated on a misrepresentation of what antisemitism in the UK looks like, and a caricature of the Jewish population as a whole. We can and must do better.

British Jews are more divided now, over this very issue, than they have been for a century, since the debates triggered by the 1917 Balfour Declaration.

This rests on the mistaken idea that British Jews are united in the view that pro-Palestine marches make them less safe. The reality could not be more different.

In drawing a straight line between the attack in Manchester and the Palestine solidarity movement, the British government has taken the dangerous decision to restrict the right to protest in the name of Jewish safety.

We question the alarmist narrative about a rising antisemitism that dominates the headlines. This narrative is predicated on a narrow and disputable approach to measuring antisemitism.

This rests on the mistaken idea that British Jews are united in the view that pro-Palestine marches make them less safe. The reality could not be more different.

In drawing a straight line between the attack in Manchester and the Palestine solidarity movement, the British government has taken the dangerous decision to restrict the right to protest in the name of Jewish safety.

We question the alarmist narrative about a rising antisemitism that dominates the headlines. This narrative is predicated on a narrow and disputable approach to measuring antisemitism.

Thank you for sharing, Lia!

Thanks for sharing, Sue!

Thanks for sharing and for the kind words, Ben!