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Israel blames Starmer after synagogue terror attack
Israeli leaders blame British government for failing to curb antisemitism after a terror attack killed two worshippers and injured several at a Manchester synagogue.
- On Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, an attacker rammed a car into Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Crumpsall, Manchester, and stabbed worshippers, killing two and injuring three during Yom Kippur prayers.
- Israel's leaders blamed the Starmer government for failing to act against extremists, with Gideon Sa'ar writing that antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement has recently become widespread across Britain.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed grief for victims and warned that weakness can fuel more terrorism, while President Isaac Herzog spoke with Mark Edelstone and wrote to King Charles III days before the attack.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the attack was antisemitic and promised increased police protection and community support, while Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledged to take rising antisemitism seriously and thanked members of the Jewish community who intervened as police ended the attack within seven minutes.
- Amid protests hours after the attack, Israeli leaders demanded effective action against rampant antisemitic incitement, while Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood called protesters' messages `utterly disgraceful`.
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The attack on a synagogue in Manchester is condemned by the Prime Minister, who in turn is condemned by critics who blame what happened on his course on pro-Palestinian protesters.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Netanyahu seems to swipe at Starmer over Manchester attack: 'Weakness in the face of terror only brings more terror'
Hinting that the stance of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the war in Gaza and recognition of a Palestinian state contributed to the terror attack.
·Jerusalem, Israel
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·India
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