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Jonathan Sacerdoti is a Director of the [[Institute for Middle Eastern Democracy]]<ref>[http://instmed.org/about_us/ About Us], IMED, accessed 16 July 2012</ref> based in the UK and is also registered as a director of a UK branch of the [[Simon Wiesenthal Centre]], alongside [[Marvin Hier]] - founder and dean of the orginal centre, based in the USA - and others.<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/company/03042000 SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTRE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM], Company Check, accessed 19 July 2012</ref> He has also worked as Director of Public Affairs at the [[Zionist Federation]]<ref>[http://zionistfederation.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/zionist-federation-condemns-tuc.html ZIONIST FEDERATION CONDEMNS TUC CONGRESS APPROVAL OF DISCRIMINATORY BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI GOODS], Zionist Federation News, accessed 19 July 2012</ref> and is currently a member of the International Division of the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]].
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'''Jonathan Sacerdoti''' is a Director of the [[Institute for Middle Eastern Democracy]]<ref>[http://instmed.org/about_us/ About Us], IMED, accessed 16 July 2012</ref> based in the UK and is also registered as a director of a UK branch of the [[Simon Wiesenthal Centre]], alongside [[Marvin Hier]] - founder and dean of the orginal centre, based in the USA - and others.<ref>[http://companycheck.co.uk/company/03042000 SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTRE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM], Company Check, accessed 19 July 2012</ref> He has also worked as Director of Public Affairs at the [[Zionist Federation]]<ref>[http://zionistfederation.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/zionist-federation-condemns-tuc.html ZIONIST FEDERATION CONDEMNS TUC CONGRESS APPROVAL OF DISCRIMINATORY BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI GOODS], Zionist Federation News, accessed 19 July 2012</ref> and is currently a member of the International Division of the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]].
  
 
==Education==
 
==Education==

Revision as of 02:16, 17 November 2012

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Jonathan Sacerdoti is a Director of the Institute for Middle Eastern Democracy[1] based in the UK and is also registered as a director of a UK branch of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, alongside Marvin Hier - founder and dean of the orginal centre, based in the USA - and others.[2] He has also worked as Director of Public Affairs at the Zionist Federation[3] and is currently a member of the International Division of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

Education

Sacerdoti studied English Language and Literature at Balliol College, Oxford University.[4]

Jonathan Sacerdoti, LinkedIn profile which fails to mention his roles at the Zionist Federation and the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The profile was removed just hours after an article mentioning these oversights was published. Screengrab taken 16 November 2012

Activities

On 1 June 2010, the day after nine activists on the Mavi Marmara were killed by the Israeli military, Sacerdoti appeared on Sky News and Al Jazeera defending Israel's actions.[5][6]

In July 2012, Sacerdoti was elected to the Board of Deputies of British Jews International Division.[7]

Affiliations

Notes

  1. About Us, IMED, accessed 16 July 2012
  2. SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTRE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, Company Check, accessed 19 July 2012
  3. ZIONIST FEDERATION CONDEMNS TUC CONGRESS APPROVAL OF DISCRIMINATORY BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI GOODS, Zionist Federation News, accessed 19 July 2012
  4. Jonathan Sacerdoti, Yatedo, accessed 16 November 2012
  5. Jonathan Sacerdoti on Al Jazeera discussing the Gaza flotilla incident Youtube via MrJonSac, 1 June 2010, accessed 16 November 2012
  6. Jonathan Sacerdoti, live interview on Sky News regarding the flotilla incident, Youtube via MrJonSac, 1 June 2010, accessed 16 November 2012
  7. Results of Board Divisional Elections, Board of Deputies of British Jews, accessed 31 July 2012