The Board of Deputies of British Jews tonight dissociated itself from yesterday’s remarks by Chief Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits. Greville Janner, MP. the Board’s president, expressed “regret” at certain of Jakobovits’ comments. While saying that the Chief Rabbi was entitled to his views, Janner questioned whether they were “wise or helpful” at such a delicate moment.
Janner said that “an independent Palestinian state would represent a permanent and unacceptable danger to the life of the Jewish State.” The Anglo-Jewish community, he added, fully supported current peace efforts and regarded the Camp David agreements as a “constructive basis” for a settlement. The Board’s Eretz Israel and Foreign Affairs Committee will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow evening to discuss the implications of Jakobovits’ statement. Further debate on the issue is expected at the Board’s monthly session this Sunday.
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