Jonathan Arkush

Barrister & Mediator at Enterprise Chambers, Lincoln's Inn. President, Board of Deputies of British Jews until May 2018. Tweets express my personal views.

[Times Radio @TimesRadio]

“We need to get on the front foot against these people who are poisoning our society.”

Antisemitism needs to be checked not only by government and police, but society as a whole, says president of the board of deputies of British Jews @PhilR_R.

[Board of Deputies of British Jews @BoardofDeputies]

Board President @PhilR_R from the scene of the stabbing in Golders Green. This attack on Jews in Golders Green is not just not just an attack on our community but on our country.

We need government to act and we need to see determination to confront this hatred at every level of our society.

Enough is enough.

[Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis @chiefrabbi]

Following the antisemitic stabbing of two Jewish people on the streets of Golders Green this morning, words of condemnation are no longer sufficient. This must be a moment that demands meaningful action from every institution, every community, every leader, and every decent person in our country. This is a hatred that we must face down together.

[British Muslim Trust @BMuslimTrust]

Responding to the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, British Muslim Trust Chair, Shabir Randeree said,

“The British Muslim Trust stands in total solidarity with the Jewish community. The hatred and violence directed towards British Jews is the opposite of everything this country stands for. We send our deepest condolences to all those directly affected by this tragedy and to the wider community who will once again be feeling shocked and scared by racist attacks on our streets.”

“In the aftermath of a dreadful attack such of this it is sadly the case that all communities should now take additional steps to stay safe, remain vigilant, and look after our friends, neighbours and loved ones. In the face of this senseless tragedy we must now come together.”

[Board of Deputies of British Jews @BoardofDeputies]

“The antisemites are attempting to raise the cost of being Jewish in the UK. We must work as a society to ensure the cost of being antisemitic is far higher.” A joint response from the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council on the terrorist incident in Golders Green.

[Qari Asim MBE @QariAsim]

The attack on individuals in #GoldersGreen is horrific.
No one should live in fear because of who they are.

London’s Jewish community has faced a series of attacks in recent months. There must be absolutely no place for #antisemitism in our society.

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[Jonathan Arkush @JonathanArkush]

The Sound of Silence https://t.co/1RL95TwHPS

Excellent and incisive analysis, as ever, from @daverich1
It should be of the deepest concern to all those who consider themselves to be fighters against racism. Sadly, to many of them, it won't be because to them, Jews don't count

[Jonathan Arkush @JonathanArkush]

#HolocaustMemorialDay #LightTheDarkness #WeRemember

[Jonathan Arkush @JonathanArkush]

Each year people from across the UK take part in our Light the Darkness national moment for Holocaust Memorial Day. https://t.co/DZne9NC9HE

[Jonathan Arkush @JonathanArkush]

Lessons of Bondi Beach: Terrorism, Hatred and the Law https://t.co/RLiN18uhMF via @YouTube This powerful speech by Jonathan Hall KC, the government's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, should be acted upon by prosecutors. The law is not being enforced as it should be.

[Jonathan Arkush @JonathanArkush]

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[Jonathan Arkush @JonathanArkush]

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[Board of Deputies of British Jews @BoardofDeputies]

Board of Deputies Vice President Jeremy Michelson @JeremyMichBoD was honoured to lead a delegation of Deputies at a moving ceremony at the @Nat_Mem_Arb today to commemorate and honour the contributions of Jewish personnel in our armed forces. Thank you to @AJEX_UK for organising.

[Jonathan Arkush @JonathanArkush]

@JoelyBearAppeal is having a blood donation day today. Come on down to @BorehamwoodShul and give. There’s nothing to it. Giveblood# and help save lives !

[Jonathan Arkush @JonathanArkush]

#HolocaustMemorialDay #LightTheDarkness

[Board of Deputies of British Jews @BoardofDeputies]

Our statement on the announcement of a deal to bring home the hostages taken captive by Hamas on October 7th

#BringThemHomeNow

[Enterprise Chambers @entchambers]

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[Board of Deputies of British Jews @BoardofDeputies]

Chanukah begins this evening. Ordinarily, this is a joyous holiday. But this year, as we did last year, we will light the Chanukah candles while hoping and praying for the return of the hostages taken on October 7th 2023. As we publicise the miracle of Chanukah, we must also publicise the plight of those who remain in captivity.
#BringThemHome
#BeTheirLightUK

[Jonathan Arkush @JonathanArkush]

Thank you all for a great evening. In @PhilR_R Britain's Jewish community has a talented and energetic leader. At 38 years of age he is the youngest ever President of @BoardofDeputies, sending a clear signal that our community is full of vitality and forward-looking.

[Phil Rosenberg @PhilR_R]

Tonight I had dinner with all the living @BoardofDeputies presidents. I have learned so much from them all.

[Dave Rich @daverich1]

Tomorrow morning, as on every Shabbat morning, Jews around the world will go to synagogue to pray, chat, eat and feel part of their community - except at Melbourne's Adass Yisroel Synagogue, which was gutted by fire overnight in a shocking arson attack.

I say shocking, but it shouldn't shock anyone. Anti-Jewish hatred has swept around the world since the October 7 attack, as quickly and destructively as that fire swept through the synagogue building last night. There have been other fire bombings, plus shootings and stabbings in many countries, and less visibly, a daily drumbeat of anti-Jewish harassment and abuse, snide comments and silent exclusions.

We don't yet know who did the arson in Melbourne, or why they did it, other than that it was a deliberate and determined attempt to do as much damage as possible, and it is luck that nobody was killed or seriously injured. But we can be forgiven for assuming that it is likely to be just the latest attempt to, as the slogan goes, "globalise the Intifada".

Jews around the world are fed up of being told that support for "intifada" and "resistance" are just calls for liberation, or that smashing up banks and factories and offices linked to Israel counts as "non-violent direct action". We are fed up of having to put up with so much hatred, all the old myths and lies being reworked to fit with the latest political fashions. We know antisemitism when we see it, and we smell it all around us today.

Some people say this is all about Israel, and there is no doubt there is much to protest against there. But if your answer to the enormous suffering in Gaza is to attack Jews in your own country, or to demand that Jews in the diaspora to cut all ties, however non-political they are, with the Jewish homeland, the world's only majority Jewish country where the world's largest Jewish community resides - you aren't a campaigner for justice. You are an anti-Jewish racist.

To my friends in Melbourne and Australia as a whole: we are with you. You are not alone. To everyone else, Jewish and not: it's time to act against this hatred. Antisemitism poisons society for all. Synagogues can be rebuilt, and the Melbourne Jewish community, as strong and resilient as I have met anywhere, will recover. But what will society become, if this is allowed to stand? https://t.co/3JuwecmOVx