Jewish leaders attack Muslim Council 'deal'

Friday, 22 January 2010 09:55

Martin 'The Great Koran Con Trick' Bright reports in the latest issue of the Jewish Chronicle that UK Jewish leaders are furious that the government has restored ties with the country's largest Islamic umbrella body, the Muslim Council of Britain.

Bright says:

'In a strongly-worded letter to John Denham, the Communities Secretary, the Board of Deputies and the Jewish Leadership Council expressed their “deep regret” at his announcement last Friday bringing the MCB in from the cold after asking and receiving assurances of its opposition to all forms of racism, including antisemitism.

'The letter, signed by Board president Vivian Wineman and JLC chair Mick Davis, provides a list of ongoing concerns, including the MCB’s reversion in 2009 to its “deeply offensive” policy of boycotting National Holocaust Memorial Day, its participation and joint-hosting of events “that incite the extreme hatred of Zionists” and its relationship with the Islamist East London Mosque.

'[The] MCB’s current leadership have consistently shown themselves to have a deep-seated ideological Islamist bias that, in our opinion, should not be seen to be promoted in any way by government.'

The action of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council effectively asking the government to freeze out the MCB is extraordinarily irresponsible and will hardly contribute towards increasing goodwill and bettering relations between British Jews and Muslims. We hope the CLG will take the opportunity to clearly point this out to them in their response.

As for the 'Islamist' slur - the label seems to be applied by pro-Israel lobbyists and their hangers on to any Muslim who refuses to be silent in the face of Israel's oppression of the Palestinian people.

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