Doubtless most members of a non-Orthodox synagogue in suburban Connecticut, like most Israelis and diaspora Jews, would tell pollsters that they support peace and two states.

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The role is traditionally seen as the figurehead of British Jews, although it is only officially representative of the 70, 000-strong United Synagogue - the biggest wing of orthodox Judaism in the UK - and other communities across the UK and parts of the Commonwealth.

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