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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · 3d

This is a fantastic statement from the BoD, and it has rightfully received praise from a wide spectrum of people for this.

The real test is one of consistency. Douglas Murray is just Robinson with a posh accent, and yet he is welcomed into our synagogues gladly.

Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 4d

The Board of Deputies’ response to the Israeli government inviting Tommy Robinson to visit

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · 3d

Amichai Chikli may be a small-minded fascist, but he is also monumentally bad at his job. Legacy diaspora institutions are desperate to support Israel, and he can't help but alienate them. That Netanyahu has let him fester in this job for 3 years is proof of how little the diaspora matters.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · 4d

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 4d

It is now clear: there will be a ceasefire agreement this week.
Most, if not all, hostages would be exchanged for 250 Palestinian prisoners and over 1000 detainees.
The Israeli military will withdraw from about half of the Gaza Strip (it currently directly occupies over 80%)

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Initial Israeli withdrawal according to Donald Trump

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · 6d

10 years ago, @keithkahnharris.bsky.social wrote this prescient article. It is a useful guide for now.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If British Jews are attacked, respect our dignity – and keep your agendas to yourself | Keith Kahn-Harris

I dread the cacophony from right and left on how we should react to antisemitism. What’s important is supporting our survival as a community in the UK

www.theguardian.com

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 6d

I never post on Yom Kippur but:

When British Jews tell you antisemitism is getting worse BELIEVE US. It shouldn’t take us getting stabbed by terrorists on the holiest day in our calendar for you to believe us.

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Sarcophagus Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 6d

You don’t actually have to both sides this. The Jewish community in the UK is not the Israeli government. You can just condemn the murder of two British Jews killed in their place of worship and you don’t have to say a single other thing.

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 7d

As long as the far right shapes public opinion, and mainstream parties follow public opinion, the far right dominates politics, whether in government or not.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · 7d

This is daft and I didn't imagine it needed to be said.

Saying "I personally don't identify as English" is not the same as "migrants and their descendants can't identify as English".

One is about personal feelings, and one is about excluding people based on immutable traits.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · 9d

In 35mins, this @99pi.org episode shows the challenge of our immigration debates. Our lives depend on thousands of people willing to take on jobs others won't for the sake of their safety and the safety their families. Communities understand this, and govts refuse to.

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The New Jungle

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · 9d

Why are we treating migration - a necessity for the lives we lead - like DofE?

Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 9d

Labour looking at Reform's racist policies and saying "we"ll have some of that". These aren't just discriminatory, by making migrants meet higher standards than the average person, they automatically treat migrants as if they are criminals on community service.
#r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Under the proposals, legal migrants will have to learn English to a high standard, have a clean criminal record and volunteer in their community to be granted permanent settlement status.

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Sonia L @sonial77.bsky.social · 21d

Detained people without lawyers are only given a few days' notice of the intention to send them to France. In this time they need to find a lawyer, who will then need to gather evidence and consider whether there is a claim. Of course court applications are being made only shortly before removal.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21d

Shabana Mahmood accuses asylum seekers of making ‘vexatious, last-minute claims’

Home Office says it will review modern slavery laws to save PM’s ‘one in, one out’ returns deal with France Shabana Mahmood has accused asylum seekers of making “vexatious, last-minute claims” to avoid removal to France as the Home Office said it would review modern slavery laws to save Keir Starmer’s returns deal. After an 11th hour injunction that scuppered Labour’s “one in, one out” scheme, the home secretary said she would stop claimants “suddenly deciding that they are a modern slave on the eve of their removal”, adding that it made a “mockery of our laws and this country’s generosity”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 3

Went into a bit of a rabbit hole listening to this and found out that (1) London doesn't have a municipal flag and (2) designer Juan Castro Varón has made one! flag.london

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

The question is: if clubs can spend billions on transfers, what does it say about the untapped potential for community investment?

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

When compared with transfer spending, the picture is striking. Despite slightly lower transfer outlay this season, charitable giving rose — meaning clubs gave 3.15% of their transfer spending in 23/24, up from 2.35% the year before.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

Club foundations all spend their money differently, but the top 3 biggest Premier League givers are Chelsea, Newcastle & Liverpool. Three clubs have more-than-doubled their giving over the past 5 years: Newcastle, Liverpool & Wolves.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

Having looked back at the 2023-2024 accounts of the charitable foundations of clubs in The Premier League, we can see that it was a record year for their charitable work. It's the first time collective giving has broken the £70m mark, and overall spending has risen by 28% over the past 5 years.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

The summer transfer window has closed, with hundreds of millions changing hands once again. But alongside the billions spent on players, there’s another story worth telling: football giving.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

A flag can be many things: a memory, a hope, a rallying point. Right now, it is also a test. Will we act to make this country feel welcoming for all — or will we let those who seek to exclude decide what England’s flag stands for?

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

Political leaders face a choice. Some are inflaming tensions, others are silent — unwilling to challenge a symbol they hope is inclusive enough for everyone to rally behind. If we don’t say when a flag has been corrupted, we hand its power to those who divide.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

As England flags spread through neighbourhoods, as have attacks against migrants and racist incidents telling visible minorities to "go home". What could be a civic symbol is instead being wielded as a weapon.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

The 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in “Operation Raise The Colours” carries a different weight. It is a symbol of power used to mark territory, often outside the so-called hotels housing people seeking sanctuary. They are deliberately trying to exclude those who have nothing from even the smallest slice of "home" - their bed.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

At @oursecondhome.org.uk, young people often paint the flags of the countries they fled. Sometimes those flags were worn by the very people who forced them out. But for them, a flag is still a memory of what home could be — and a rallying cry that we are still here.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Sep 1

I’ve been thinking a lot about flags, obviously.

"Why is it only in England that you can't raise a flag without being called racist?", is a common question from people not really getting the point. In England, unlike many countries, raising one is an everyday civic act.

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Aug 29

Very few people navigate being in the public eye better than Lotte Wubben-Moy
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

Lotte Wubben-Moy: ‘We need to redefine what it means to b...

Arsenal defender on how to be a valuable asset for club and country

observer.co.uk

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Amos Schonfield @ajschonfield.bsky.social · Aug 19

The need for a clear alternative asylum policy has never been more apparent. British people understand rights, fairness, our historic role, and the economic benefits. Stop playing footsie with the radical right, and make the case.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Labour policy in turmoil after Epping hotel blocked from housing asylum seekers

Other local leaders expected to mount challenges as a result of council in Essex winning injunction following protests

www.theguardian.com

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