Jewish activists crashed a Reform UK event on Tuesday and told Nigel Farage he would have deported their ancestors in the 1930s and that he had “incited attacks” on refugees and minority groups.  Farage was speaking at London’s Central Synagogue for the launch of the Reform Jewish Alliance (RJA), a Jewish members’ group the activists say will be used to whitewash the party’s treatment of other minorities. The activists were from Na’amod, Jewish Anti-Zionist Action, and other groups affiliated with the Jewish Bloc for Palestine. “It’s not surprising to see disgraced rightwing provocateurs and former spokespeople for Israel’s genocidal government make overtures to Farage’s Reform,” said Max Hammer, a spokesperson for the Jewish Bloc for Palestine. “But we’re dismayed and disgusted to see the Central Synagogue play along. How can a synagogue provide a platform to a man who allegedly spent his school days saying that Hitler was right?” He added: “We cannot stay silent when known antisemites use our sacred spaces to try and launder their reputation. Farage and his ilk are dangerous to Jews, dangerous to Muslims, and dangerous to all minority groups in the UK. No one in our community should let him forget that.” The Reform Jewish Alliance was reportedly initiated by rightwing Jewish activist Gary Mond and will be led by Jason Pearlman, former advisor to Israeli president Isaac Herzog, according to Jewish news.

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