{"id":125446,"date":"2025-11-03T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=125446"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:11:56","slug":"01-00-104","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=125446","title":{"rendered":"British Jewish Leaders Call for Comprehensive Gov\u2019t Strategy on Antisemitism Following Deadly Yom Kippur Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/10\/29\/british-jewish-leaders-call-comprehensive-govt-strategy-antisemitism-following-deadly-yom-kippur-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">British Jewish Leaders Call for Comprehensive Gov\u2019t Strategy on Antisemitism Following Deadly Yom Kippur Attack<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-02T104427Z_1_LYNXNPEL910EC_RTROPTP_4_BRITAIN-POLICE-MANCHESTER-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>People react near the scene, after an attack in which a car was driven at pedestrians and stabbings were reported at a synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, on Yom Kippur, Oct. 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS\/Phil Noble<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Following the&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/10\/03\/british-jews-say-yom-kippur-attack-matter-time-israel-demands-uk-crack-down-incitement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deadly Yom Kippur terrorist attack<\/a>&nbsp;in Manchester earlier this month, Jewish leaders in Britain are calling on the government to crack down on rising antisemitism, demanding a comprehensive national strategy to protect the community amid an increasingly hostile environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">On Tuesday, the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the Jewish Leadership Council, and the Union of Jewish Students issued a joint statement proposing a set of guidelines and policy recommendations for the government to tackle anti-Jewish hatred.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Together with other communal organizations, including the Community Security Trust, the document sets out policy priorities in four key areas: policing and security, extremism, civil society, and schools and universities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1983183010276200517&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2025%2F10%2F29%2Fbritish-jewish-leaders-call-comprehensive-govt-strategy-antisemitism-following-deadly-yom-kippur-attack%2F&amp;sessionId=017cbf991b5429bf6435038823315232c7dc92ea&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" width=\"650\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1983183010276200517\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">Amid a persistent surge in antisemitic incidents, Jewish leaders said this document should serve as a foundation for continued efforts, while calling on the government, experts, and community partners to deepen discussion and collaboration to root out antisemitism in British society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cFollowing the awful Yom Kippur attack at Heaton Park Synagogue we have seen a series of welcome announcements from the government,\u201d Phil Rosenberg, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cHowever, these measures on their own will not be sufficient to meet the long-term society-wide challenge of confronting antisemitic hatred. We need to see a Comprehensive Government Strategy on Antisemitism,\u201d he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and holiest day of the year in Judaism, a man identified by police as Jihad al-Shamie, 35, drove a car onto the grounds of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester, northern England, and went on a stabbing spree,&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/10\/03\/british-authorities-allowed-antisemitism-fester-now-two-jews-dead-manchester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leaving two Jewish men dead<\/a>&nbsp;and at least three others critically injured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The attack occurred as the congregation gathered to observe Yom Kippur and ended seven minutes later, when police shot the assailant dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Shortly after the attack, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced an emergency \u00a310 million boost to Jewish communities to strengthen security at synagogues and schools, marking a record high in funding to safeguard religious institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Jewish community in Britain has faced a&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/09\/08\/70000-march-against-antisemitism-london-new-study-finds-one-fifth-british-population-antisemitic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">troubling surge in antisemitic incidents<\/a>&nbsp;and anti-Israel sentiment since the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Last month, the British nongovernmental organization Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) released research conducted by YouGov which showed that those characterized as embracing \u201centrenched\u201d antisemitic attitudes in the UK had grown to 21 percent, the highest figure on record, showing a jump from 16 percent in 2024 and 11 percent in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The survey came after the Community Security Trust (CST), a nonprofit charity that advises Britain\u2019s Jewish community on security matters, published a report in August showing there were&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/05\/16\/uk-memorial-oct-7-victims-vandalized-amid-surge-antisemitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1,521 antisemitic incidents in the UK<\/a>&nbsp;from January to June of this year. It marked the second-highest total of incidents ever recorded by CST in the first six months of any year, following the first half of 2024 in which 2,019 antisemitic incidents were recorded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In total last year, CST recorded&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/02\/17\/uk-suffers-second-worst-year-antisemitic-incidents-despite-18-drop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3,528 antisemitic incidents for 2024<\/a>, the country\u2019s second worst year for antisemitism and an 18 percent drop from 2023\u2019s record of 4,296.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Jewish leaders have consistently called on authorities to take swift action against the rising wave of targeted attacks and anti-Jewish hate crimes they continue to face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to government statistics, religious hate crime has reached record levels, with&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/10\/16\/too-many-examples-starmer-announces-antisemitism-review-uks-national-health-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish people targeted more<\/a>&nbsp;than any other group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Among the proposed measures and policy guidelines, the joint document unveiled this week calls for sustained visible policing at synagogues and schools, tougher enforcement against violent rhetoric at protests, greater powers for authorities to shut down extremist organizations, and stricter rules to tackle harassment and incitement on university campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Louis Danker, president of the Union of Jewish Students, called for stronger and more coordinated government action to tackle antisemitism and extremism on campuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cExtreme student groups have never been so emboldened to glorify terrorism and incite hate,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cThe government must act with urgency to break the culture of impunity, clarify universities\u2019 obligations, and root out antisemitism from our campuses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Keith Black, chair of the Jewish Leadership Council, stressed that protecting Jewish life must go beyond physical security measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWe need sustained action to combat the root causes of antisemitism and extremism,\u201d Black said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe murder of Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, was a devastating blow to our community\u2019s sense of safety and belonging in this country,\u201d he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Jewish Leaders Call for Comprehensive Gov\u2019t Strategy on Antisemitism Following Deadly Yom Kippur Attack Ailin Vilches Arguello People react near the scene, after an attack in which a car was driven at pedestrians and stabbings were reported at a synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, on Yom Kippur, Oct. 2, 2025. 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