Israeli PM calls for ‘strength and unity’ while foreign minister accuses UK of inaction against antisemitism
Israeli PM calls for ‘strength and unity’ while foreign minister accuses UK of inaction against antisemitism
Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the “barbaric attack” on a British synagogue on Thursday, saying that “weakness in the face of terrorism only brings more terrorism. Only strength and unity can defeat it.”
The Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, accused the UK of failing to act against antisemitism in his response to the attack in Manchester, which killed two people.
Sa’ar said he was “appalled” by the murders, claiming that antisemitic incitement had become “widespread” across Britain.
“The truth must be told: blatant and rampant antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement, as well as calls of support for terror, have recently become a widespread phenomenon in the streets of London, in cities across Britain and on its campuses,” Sa’ar said in a post on X on Thursday night.
He further accused British authorities of failing to take the necessary action to stop the “toxic wave of antisemitism” and allowing it to persist.
“We expect more than words from the Starmer government. We expect and demand a change of course, effective action, and enforcement against the rampant antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement in Britain,” Sa’ar said.
Netanyahu released a statement saying that Israel was standing in solidarity with the British Jewish community.
