Manchester synagogue attack 'inevitable' as government 'allowed spread of Islamist extremism'

The chief executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism said 'the blood of British Jews cries out from the ground' following the deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester View 5 Images Gideon Falter said urgent action is needed to avoid more bloodshed

The boss of a leading antisemitism charity says an attack on British Jews was "inevitable" — and slammed the government for " allowing Islamist extremism to spread '" Gideon Falter said successive governments had "done practically nothing to tackle" anti-Jew hatred. ‌

His comments come after two members of the Jewish community were killed in Manchester on Thursday morning in a shocking attack on a synagogue. The tragedy on Yom Kipper - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar - has since been declared a terrorist incident. ‌

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