UK Police Warned Synagogue Hijacker Wanted to "Bomb and Kill Jews" Last Year

After Texas synagogue hijacker Malik Faisal Akram was killed while his captives survived physically unharmed, I made the case that we must not minimize Akram's actions and, in particular, his anti-Semitism:

Akram's brother Gulbar claimed the assailant was suffering from "mental health issues." There may be a kernel of truth in that statement, but it has the effect of minimizing his actions. Whatever his mental condition, Akram possessed the mens rea to formulate and executed a terrorist attack by taking hostages at a synagogue. He was able to travel across the Atlantic to a specific destination, obtained weaponry, chose a specified target and found a way to gain access to it. 

Akram chose to go to the Fort Worth area because it is where Aafia Siddiqui is being held in a federal facility. He also chose a synagogue as his target because Siddiqui despises Jews and has claimed the charges are a Jewish conspiracy and demanded that prospective jurors have their DNA tested to determine if they have an Israeli or Zionist background. That the FBI would claim that Akram's act do not pertain to the Jewish community are utterly absurd. In so doing the FBI is also minimizing Akram's actions. They also minimize the anti-Semitic underpinnings of al Qaeda of which Siddiqui was a part and with whom Akram was in solidarity. 

As it turns out, Akram publicly declared he wanted to "bomb and kill Jews" last year. From The Jewish Chronicle:

Akram’s outburst about killing Jews came at a meeting called in May last year to discuss escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza. He had at that time already joined a number of pro-Palestinian protests.

Akran also told those present at the meeting, which took place near his local mosque, Masjid Irfan, that Jews needed to be punished and should be “bombed”. At least four local councillors discussed Akram’s comments and one who had attended the meeting reported his comments to the police. To his astonishment, however, he heard nothing more about it.

Not only does it appear UK authorities not take Akram's threats seriously but they let him travel to the United States. When one couples this with the FBI's initial claims that Akram wasn't motivated by anti-Semitism one can come to one of three conclusions: a) willful dishonest b) a product of a sheer lack of due diligence and c) an utter indifference to the safety of the Jewish community on both sides of the Atlantic. Perhaps a combination of all of the above. None of which inspires my confidence.