Officials close to Britain’s Orthodox chief rabbi reject accusations that he reneged on commitments to asylum rights. The statements come after a Sunday Telegraph article claimed Jonathan Sacks had “undergone a change of heart” over the right of asylum seekers to find a safe haven in the United Kingdom, a burning issue in Britain.
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