On the holiest day in Judaism, a Syrian born British citizen carried out a terrorist attack using a vehicle and a knife outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, U.K.
Before being shot dead by authorities, the Muslim terrorist claimed the lives of two Jews.
While Prime Minister Keir Starmer deplored the attack stating "Jews were attacked because they are Jews", Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Saar took Starmer and the UK government to task:
The truth must be told: blatant and rampant antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement, as well as calls of support for terror, have recently become a widespread phenomenon in the streets of London, in cities across Britain, and on its campuses. The authorities in Britain have failed to take the necessary action to curb this toxic wave of antisemitism and have effectively allowed it to persist.
It would also be nice if the UK and other governments didn't reward Hamas behavior by recognizing a Palestinian state.
The fact is that anti-Semitism is tolerated in the UK while police are busy arresting people who criticize Hamas online.
I have a bad feeling that this attack is but the tip of the iceberg and that we can expect to see a lot more violence against British Jews followed by more platitudes from politicians who turn around and demonize Israel instead of standing with British Jews.
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