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British Jews Recall "Tsunami of Jew-Hatred"

(Ynet News) Authorities in Britain identified the Manchester synagogue attacker as Jihad al-Shami, 35, a British citizen of Syrian origin who came to Britain as a child. British media described him as an Islamist. The attack took place in Crumpsall, a small Manchester suburb with both a large Jewish community and a large Muslim community. Witnesses said those stabbed were Jewish men wearing kippot. Jews across the kingdom have long expressed grave concern about a climate of hate they say has been inflamed by anti-Israel activists who have staged frequent, sometimes violent demonstrations since the Gaza war began. Those protests have at times included explicit support for Hamas terrorists or calls for violence. Reuters reported that in Manchester, hours after the attack, two cars drove through the area flying Palestinian flags and several masked men were heard shouting insults at Jews. "Almost every Jew in this country knew this day would come," Rafi Bloom, a member of the Heaton Park synagogue, told Sky News. "We've faced a tsunami of hatred since Oct. 7. Vandalism, physical assaults, online abuse, mistreatment by health workers, students who have been threatened and attacked on campuses. We've had almost weekly hate marches in our streets with disgusting scenes comparing Jews to Nazis...over a conflict 2,000 km. away."
2025-10-05 00:00:00
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