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Jewish News 24 · Sep 8, 2026

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Britain’s Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis issued a powerful condemnation Tuesday of the government’s new sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank, declaring: “This is truly a dark day for British Jews.” Mirvis is one of the most prominent Jewish religious leaders in Britain and serves as chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. His public interventions on major issues affecting British Jews carry particular weight, making his unusually blunt criticism of the government especially significant.

Britain’s Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis issued a powerful condemnation Tuesday of the government’s new sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank, declaring: “This is truly a dark day for British Jews.” Mirvis is one of the most prominent Jewish religious leaders in Britain and serves as chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. His public interventions on major issues affecting British Jews carry particular weight, making his unusually blunt criticism of the government especially significant.

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