“We come humbly before Almighty G-d this day to remember nearly 2,000 years of anti-Semitism perpetrated by the Christian Church. We acknowledge that from the first century of the Common Era through to this day, the common preaching of the Church has often claimed that G-d has finished with His covenant people, the Jews, despite the clear evidence of scripture to the contrary, thus perpetuating a misunderstanding of the scriptures.

We confess that the Jewish people have often been accused of deicide and have been the object of blood libel, by those acting in the name of Jesus. We recognise that many persecutions, including the Holocaust, which we remember especially on this day, had their origins within the Christian Church.

We therefore plead with Almighty G-d that He might have mercy upon us for the many sins of the Church and her children. We repent for our wrong doing towards the Jewish people, and pledge ourselves to work tirelessly against anti-Semitism in all its forms and especially within the church.

In praying for G-d’s forgiveness for the Church and her members, we seek His blessing upon His covenant people, the Jews, both in Israel and in the Diaspora.”

Signed by 3,355 Christians and presented in the Moses Room of the House of Lords at a meeting on 1st November 1999 convened by Simon Rufus Isaacs, Marquess of Reading, and chaired by the Earl of Powis.