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'Hatred rising again': Starmer vows to 'wrap arms' around Jewish community after Manchester terror attack
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged increased police presence and vowed to combat rising antisemitism after two killed and four injured in a terror attack at a synagogue.
- On October 2, an attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester killed two and injured four before armed police shot the attacker dead.
- Community Security Trust data show 1,200 anti-Jewish incidents in the first six months of 2025, amid rising regional tensions, as Jewish leaders link the surge to pro-Palestinian marches.
- Security staff and worshippers say Rabbi Daniel Walker and others held doors shut and led people to safety, while police heard a loud explosion as specialist police resources checked the suspect’s vehicle soon.
- Sir Keir Starmer returned early from a European summit in Copenhagen and chaired a Cobra emergency meeting, vowing a more visible police presence and promising to guarantee Jewish communities' security.
- On Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Sir Keir Starmer said `Jewish buildings, synagogues, even schools require round the clock protection` amid rising threats.
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Israeli foreign minister accuses Starmer of failing to curb ‘toxic’ antisemitism
Gideon Sa’ar demanded a ‘change of course’ from the UK Government on tackling anti-Jewish hatred in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack. Israel’s foreign minister has accused the UK Government of failing to curb “rampant antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement in Britain” after the deadly attack outside a Manchester synagogue. Gideon Sa’ar said Israel expects “more than words from the Starmer government” and demanded a “change of course”…
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