JERUSALEM (AP) — An umbrella group representing British Jews told an Israeli ultranationalist politician on Thursday that he is unwelcome, drawing outcry from Israeli opposition politicians. Bezalel Smotrich is leader of a small religious ultranationalist Jewish faction in the Knesset that is currently in the opposition. He has a long record of anti-Arab and homophobic remarks, and until last year served as a government minister. The Board of Deputies of British Jews, a prominent organization that represents the U.K.’s Jewish community, tweeted in Hebrew that Smotrich, who is visiting the country, is “not wanted here.” “We reject the horrible opinions...
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