Police On Saturday, six people were questioned on suspicion of terrorist crimes after an attack on an synagogue in North Western England, killing two people and the British’s Jewish community shocked and mourned.
35-year-old Jihad al-Shami was shot by police on Thursday by police outside Heton Park Congress Sinagog Manchester When he inserted a car into pedestrians, he attacked him with a knife and tried to force his way into the building.
The Congress members Melvin Cravitz, 66, and 53 -year -old Adrian Daulbi, died in an attack on Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish year. Police say Daulbi was accidentally shot by an armed officer as he and other circles stopped the synagogue to prevent Al-Shami from entering. Three other people are admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.
Detectives say that Al-Shami, a British citizen of Syrian origin, who lived in Manchester, may be influenced by the “extreme Islamist ideology”. He wore an explosive belt that was found to be fake.
Police said an al-Shami was on bail on an alleged rape at the time of the attack, but was not accused.
Three men and three women, between the 18 and 60s, were arrested in the Greater Manchester region on suspicion of “Commission, preparation and deviation of terrorism, preparation and deviation”, as the police worked to determine whether the attacker had worked alone.
The attack has destroyed the Jewish community of Britain and intensified the debate about the line between criticism Israel And antismitism.
Antesymetic incidents recorded in the UK have grown rapidly since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel and war against Hamas in Gaza, Israel, according to the war, according to the community security trust, a donation that provides advice and protection to the British Jews.
Some politicians and religious leaders claimed Palestinian demonstrations, which have been regularly held since the war started in Gaza, playing a role in spreading hatred from the Jews. Protests have been highly peaceful, but some people say that mantras such as “from the river to the sea will be free” will incite the anti-Jewish hatred.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his supporters have often accused Israeli critics or the conduct of the war of antisementism. Critics also see it as an attempt to prevent legitimate criticism.
Chief Rabbi Empram Mirvis, Head of Orthodox Judaism BritainThe attack was the result of “an incredible wave of Jewish hatred” on the streets and online.
Some people also say that the recognition of a Palestinian state of Britain last month embraced antisemitism – one claim that the government rejects. Deputy Prime Minister David Lemi was interrupted by the “Shem on You” boos and shouts on Friday as he addressed a vigilance for the victims of the attack in Manchester.
Police London Group organized a protest closed for Saturday to ban Palestine Action, which has been labeled by the government as a terrorist organization.
Prime Minister Kir Stmper said that protest organizers should “identify and respect the sorrows of the British Jews this week” and postpone the performance.
The group defended our finances that it would not cancel protest, where hundreds of people are expected to risk arrest by holding the signs supporting the banned group.
Member Jonathan Porit said the protesters “showed great respect and real sorrows for people affected by complete atrocities at Heton Park.
“But I don’t think that means that we should be asked to give up our right to stand for those who are being destroyed by a moving, real -time massacre in Gaza,” he told the BBC.