Hundreds of British Jews accuse Board of Deputies of 'genocide denial'

Hundreds of British Jews have accused the Board of Deputies of British Jews of “genocide denial” in an open letter condemning its decision to declare the Green Party racist over its stance on Zionism.

The letter, released on Tuesday by Jews Against Genocide Denial, accuses the prominent Jewish representative organisation of shielding Israel from accountability and silencing criticism within its own ranks.

Historian Avi Shlaim, former South African MP and arms trade campaigner Andrew Feinstein, and human rights lawyer Margaret Owen are among the more than 250 signatories listed in the document.

The intervention follows the Board’s decision on 25 October to declare that the Green Party of England and Wales had become a racist party after adopting a conference motion treating Zionism as a form of racism.