Chief Rabbi Condemns Labour's Decision To Suspend Some Arms Sales To Israel

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis 

The Chief Rabbi has condemned the government’s decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel amid a mounting backlash over the move.

Sir Ephraim Mirvis said it “beggars belief” after foreign secretary David Lammy made the surprise announcement in the House of Commons.

Israeli politicians and senior Tories have also hit out at the decision, which has reportedly angered the US government as well.

Lammy told MPs that an assessment by the government...