Head of Jewish National Fund UK loses council seat in UK local elections

Head of Jewish National Fund UK loses council seat in UK local elections Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/08/2026 - 12:59 Alan Mendoza, whose charity donated £1m to 'Israel's largest militia', fails to be re-elected as Reform UK councillor Alan Mendoza is the executive director of the right-wing think tank the Henry Jackson Society and head of the Jewish National Fund UK (Screengrab) Off The president of the UK branch of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), an organisation involved in the displacement of Palestinians , has failed to be re-elected as a councillor for the right-wing Reform UK party. Alan Mendoza was a Conservative councillor in Westminster before defecting to Reform UK last year. He is reportedly a chief adviser to the party on global affairs.