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‘Jews here should never be standing together with Tommy Robinson’
Progressive Jewish groups condemn ‘shameful’ Israel solidarity rally that attracted the former EDL leader
Far-right activist ‘Tommy Robinson’ at a central London rally in solidarity with Israel yesterday
PROGRESSIVE Jews have condemned a “shameful” Israel solidarity rally held on Sunday by the British Board of Deputies (BoD), which attracted far-right Islamophobe Tommy Robinson.
The poorly attended demonstration outside the Israeli embassy — called in the wake of Israel’s 11-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which killed 248 people including 66 children — was organised by the BoD and the Zionist Federation.
About 1,500 supporters turned up, in sharp contrast to the 200,000 protesters who joined Saturday’s Free Palestine march in the capital.
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