Just after the horrific terrorist attack on Yom Kippur outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester, Gary Mond, chairman of the NJA wrote the following which appeared on the GB News website:
I offer my heartfelt condolences to the families of the murdered victims of today’s heinous attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester.
The massive rise in antisemitic activity that has taken place in recent years has culminated in today’s slaughter of innocent Jews going to shul on Yom Kippur.
It is vital that we appreciate the underlying cause, and that is the failure of both this Labour government and its Conservative predecessor to take the threat of Jew hatred seriously.
Hate marches under the farcical slogan of “Free Palestine” have been allowed to take place almost every week throughout the country, with the police mostly standing and watching, taking no action.
It is hence no surprise at all that Jews were murdered today. If our government is serious about fighting antisemitism, it will ban the marches and the so-called Palestinian flag as well, de-recognise a Palestinian state and make antisemitic behaviour a specific criminal offence.
Sadly, I fear it will do none of these things. It is too busy working on a definition of Islamophobia in order to restrict free speech.
If you have a GB News account, you can read this on their website by clicking here.
