BBUK is shocked and horrified by the murder of Washington DC Israeli Embassy workers

May 22, 2025

B’nai B’rith UK is shocked and horrified by the murder of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC last night. We send our deepest condolences to the families of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim and wish them long life at a time of enormous heartbreak. This should not be seen as an isolated act of political murder but the result of a 19 month campaign of vilification against Jews and Israelis, both in the US and around the world. Anti-Israel rallies have included calls to 'globalise the intifada' and attack Zionists in public spaces. These are not empty slogans but a call to arms and an incitement to antisemitic violence. We urge the authorities to take the strongest action against those who disseminate this incendiary rhetoric and to take all necessary measures to protect the Jewish community.

Dr Jeremy Havardi

Director, Bureau of International Affairs

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Condolences to the Catholic Community

By Jeremy Havardi • April 22, 2025

B'nai B'rith UK would like to extend its deepest condolences to Catholic communities throughout the world, especially those in the UK, at the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis. The Pope was a man of conviction and compassion who dedicated his life to the welfare of poor and marginalised communities. He also strove for reconciliation between people of different faiths and fostered deep and lasting ties with the Jewish community. We hope that his vision of building peace and understanding comes to pass in the Middle East and that his memory can inspire acts of compassion, tolerance and understanding.

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Valerie Bello awarded ‘Heritage Hero Lifetime Award’

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B'nai B'rith International - IMPACT REPORT Spring 2025

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BBUK Statement on yesterday's hostage return

February 21, 2025

B’nai B’rith UK would like to express our immense sorrow at the return to Israel of the bodies of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, their mother Shiri Bibas and peace activist Oded Lifshitz. We mourn the loss of their beautiful souls and send comfort to their families at a time of deep sadness and anguish. As a community, we clung to hope that these innocents would be returned safely to their families. Now we know that they were victims of Hamas’s fathomless barbarism and cruelty. Indeed even in death, they could not be respected. Few of us will forget how their coffins were daubed with vile slogans and subjected to a ghoulish and obscene display of propaganda. The killing of these innocents reminds us that Israel’s enemies have an insatiable appetite to murder Jews. They are the enemies of their own people, not just Israelis, and they must play no role in Gaza, and beyond. We call for all remaining hostages to be released now and for the world to stand by Israel as it seeks to protect its citizens.