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Government announces extra £25 million to protect Jewish communities
Morning. home secretary, Şabana Mahmud, He said he understood the fears facing the UK’s Jewish community When the government announced extra funding to increase police patrols and guards around synagogues, schools and community centers.
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, speaking on BBC Breakfast, was pressed for comments that openly Jewish people in the UK were no longer safe. Following the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north-west London.
“Of course, I can understand why people who are not Jewish, both visibly and visibly, feel great pressure and fear right now,” Mahmood said.
He continued: “The question for me is, what do I do to make sure that people can do their jobs safely and feel safe, just like their citizens?
“And that’s the action I’m taking, the practical action, to strengthen the police, to increase security spending, to ensure that people can do their own jobs.”
The government said It will invest a further £25 million to improve the security of Jewish communities. and also said he would step up new legislation to combat state threats.
Those stabbed in yesterday’s attackIn the incident declared as a terrorist incident by the police, Locally, they were named Nachman Moshe ben Chaya Sarah and Moshe Ben Baila, who are in stable condition in hospital.
The Metropolitan police said a 45-year-old man, a Somali-born British national, was detained and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after being tasered by police. Mahmud told BBC Breakfast he came to the UK legally as a child. Met commissioner Mark Rowley said the suspect had past convictions for mental health problems, drug use and violence.
The stabbings followed a series of arson attacks on Jewish targets in London since March, including two previous incidents in Golders Green.
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Several of Britain’s leading imams have come together to “fully condemn” the Golders Green attack.
Leaders and Jewish leaders, including Scotland’s chief imam Sayed Razawi, signed the agreement. Drumlanrig Agreements Last year, an event aimed at strengthening Jewish-Muslim relations was held in the United Kingdom.
In a statement they said:
We note with great concern the violent attack on two Jewish men in Golders Green, London. We extend our thoughts and solidarity to the injured, their families and the wider Jewish community.
Any act of violence or intimidation against individuals because of their beliefs or identity is completely unacceptable. Events that create fear in communities, especially near places of worship or religious gatherings, undermine the security and cohesion of our shared society.
As Muslim leaders and signatories of the Drumlanrig Agreements, we resolutely oppose antisemitism, Islamophobia and all forms of hatred and extremism.
We reaffirm our common determination to protect the dignity, security and religious freedom of every community.
It is important that communities respond with unity, responsibility and a shared commitment to mutual respect and social harmony.
The Press Association reports that the police cordon surrounding the stabbing in Golders Green has been lifted.
Parts of Highfield Avenue, Beverley Gardens and Golders Green Road in north-west London were closed following yesterday’s attack, but the roads reopened at 7am this morning.
Jonathan Hall, The UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation said: Attacks on Jewish people have become “largest national security emergency” Since 2017.
He told the BBC: “There are British people, especially in London, Manchester, but probably all over the country, who feel like they can’t live a normal life. And it’s not just one attack, it’s multiple attacks.”
He also called for a “moratorium” on pro-Palestinian marches, telling Times Radio it was currently “impossible” for such demonstrations not to “incubate” antisemitism.
Government announces extra £25 million to protect Jewish communities
Morning. home secretary, Şabana Mahmud, He said he understood the fears facing the UK’s Jewish community When the government announced extra funding to increase police patrols and guards around synagogues, schools and community centers.
Chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, speaking on BBC Breakfast, was pressed for comments that openly Jewish people in the UK were no longer safe. Following the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north-west London.
“Of course, I can understand why people who are not Jewish, both visibly and visibly, feel great pressure and fear right now,” Mahmood said.
He continued: “The question for me is what will I do to make sure that people can do their jobs safely and feel safe, just like their citizens?
“And that’s the action I’m taking, the practical action, to strengthen the police, to increase security spending, so people can do their own jobs.”
The government said It will invest a further £25 million to improve the security of Jewish communities. and also said he would step up new legislation to combat state threats.
Those stabbed in yesterday’s attackIn the incident declared as a terrorist incident by the police, Locally, they were named Nachman Moshe ben Chaya Sarah and Moshe Ben Baila, who are in stable condition in hospital.
The Metropolitan police said a 45-year-old man, a Somali-born British national, was detained and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after being tasered by police. Mahmud told BBC Breakfast he came to the UK legally as a child. Met commissioner Mark Rowley said the suspect had past convictions for mental health problems, drug use and violence.
The stabbings follow a series of arson attacks on Jewish targets in London since March, including two previous incidents in Golders Green.
