(JTA) — British Prime Minister David Cameron has stepped down as a patron of the Jewish National Fund.
Cameron’s name was removed from the JNF’s list of honorary patrons in recent days.
Cameron recently stepped down from several charities, his spokesperson told the British newspaper The Guardian. His predecessors, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, remained associated with JNF throughout their terms in office, according to the newspaper.
"Following the formation of the coalition government, a review was undertaken of all the organizations and charities the prime minister was associated with," the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. "As a result of this review, the prime minister stepped down from a number of charities — this included the JNF."
Earlier this month, the pro-Palestinian Stop the JNF campaign sent a letter to Cameron calling on him to end his association with the charity.
"There has been a change in public opinion and awareness about Israel’s behavior, and there was specific pressure on [Cameron] to step down from the JNF," Sofiah Macleod of the UK-based Stop the JNF campaign told The Guardian. "We believe he has stepped down as a result of this political pressure. Given the establishment support that the JNF has received, it’s not a decision he will have taken lightly."
