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Responses

According to Amiram Barkat, in his article "U.K. Board of Deputies Rejects Criticism from New Jewish Group," published in Haaretz, a spokesperson for the Board of Deputies has responded to the IJV's launching: "If Brian Klug and the other signatories to IJV chose to engage with the institutions of the Jewish community, rather than shouting from the sidelines, they may find that most Jews disagree with much of what they say."

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