{"id":2493962,"date":"2025-10-02T16:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-blames-starmer-government-for-manchester-synagogue-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T17:01:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T21:01:20","slug":"israel-blames-starmer-government-for-manchester-synagogue-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-blames-starmer-government-for-manchester-synagogue-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel blames Starmer government for Manchester synagogue attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-blames-starmer-government-for-manchester-synagogue-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on a deadly attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, where an unidentified assailant rammed a car into the synagogue and stabbed worshippers, killing two and injuring several others. The incident occurred on Yom Kippur and was widely condemned as antisemitic.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s government harshly criticized the British government, notably Prime Minister Keir Starmer&#8217;s administration, for failing to act against growing antisemitism and extremist threats in the UK. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar accused British authorities of allowing a &#8220;toxic wave of antisemitism&#8221; to persist without sufficient intervention, demanding a change in approach. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the attack on perceived &#8220;weakness&#8221; toward rising hostility and terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog had previously written to King Charles III, warning about the increasing antisemitism in the UK and requesting the monarch&#8217;s intervention to encourage efforts against it. Herzog highlighted the urgency of combating this threat following the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Starmer condemned the violence and promised solidarity with the Jewish community, pledging safety and support. Though, his government&#8217;s response has been met with contempt from Israeli leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The article also mentions recent prominent examples of anti-Israel rhetoric in the UK, including statements by rapper Bobby Vylan, whose anti-Israel chants and calls for violence sparked controversy but have not resulted in legal action. Starmer condemned such hate speech and incitement to violence but faces criticism over the broader handling of antisemitism in the country. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel blames Starmer government for Manchester synagogue attack, ignoring &lsquo;wave of antisemitism&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2362756\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel<\/a> is blaming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British government<\/a> for allowing the deadly attack on a synagogue in a suburb of Manchester by failing to take action against extremists.<\/p>\n<p>A thus-far unidentified suspect reportedly carried out the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-people-killed-several-injured-in-synagogue-attack-in-the-uk\/\" title=\"Two people killed, several injured in ... in the ...\">marauding terror attack&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/judaism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Synagogue<\/a> in Crumpsall by ramming his car into the temple and stabbing congregants outside. Two people were killed and several more were injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3834603\/european-leaders-joke-trump-armenia-albania-confusion\/\">European leaders joke about Trump&#8217;s Armenia-Albania confusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3833832\/manchester-synagogue-stabbing-what-we-know\/\">Manchester synagogue stabbing: What we know<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3833789\/four-people-injured-in-synagogue-attack-in-the-uk\/\">Two people killed and several injured in synagogue attack in UK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>British Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keir Starmer<\/a> noted that the attack was antisemitic in motive and expressed sorrow over the lethal incident, which was carried out on Yom Kippur.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day for the Jewish community, a vile individual committed a terrorist attack that attacked Jews because they are Jews, and attack Britain because of our values,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-snaps-at-female-reporter-over-question-you-are-such-a-pain-in-the-neck\/\" title=\"Biden Snaps At Female Reporter Over Question: \u2018You Are Such A Pain In The Neck\u2019\">prime minister&#038;nbsp<\/a>;said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at 10 Downing Street, London, following the incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (James Manning, Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the three highest-level leaders of Israel expressed nothing but contempt for the British government &mdash; and at times Starmer in particular &mdash; for failing to heed their warnings about the possibility of such an attack.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar issued perhaps the most scathing statement against Starmer and his Labour-led government in the hours after the massacre.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Saar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gidonsaar\/status\/1973780630279463101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> on social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The authorities in Britain have failed to take the necessary action to curb this toxic wave of antisemitism and have effectively allowed it to persist,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;We expect more than words from the Starmer government. We expect and demand a change of course.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> took a more veiled swipe at the Labour government the same day, blaming the &ldquo;barbaric attack&rdquo; on &ldquo;weakness&rdquo; against growing hostility.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As I warned at the UN: weakness in the face of terrorism only brings more terrorism,&rdquo; Netanyahu said. &ldquo;Only strength and unity can defeat it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emergency service workers at the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ian Hodgson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It has now also emerged that Israeli President Isaac Herzog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15156893\/President-Israel-plea-King-Charles-antisemitism-Manchester-synagogue-terror.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filed a letter<\/a> to King Charles III just days prior to the attack, expressing concern about the &ldquo;rise of antisemitism&rdquo; in the U.K. and its impact on Jewish Brits.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know of course all too well that the rise in antisemitism correlates directly with the events on the ground in the Middle East yet the free world cannot and must not allow the conflict to become a political tool against the Jewish people,&rdquo; Herzog wrote in the Monday letter.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli president took the unprecedented step of asking <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/king-charles-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the monarch<\/a> directly to intervene with the British government to encourage efforts against the perceived trend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would be most grateful if Your Majesty would raise these significant concerns with leaders across the Commonwealth and elsewhere and use your important voice to speak out and encourage public efforts to promote greater awareness and education about antisemitism and the history that informs it,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the Jewish community comfort each other near to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 after Police reported that two people were killed and three others were seriously injured in a synagogue attack in northern England. (Peter Byrne\/PA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Herzog noted the existence of the letter on Thursday, stating that the Crumpsall massacre &ldquo;sadly demonstrated how real and tangible this threat is, and how imperative it is to act against it with full force and without compromise.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Starmer has tried to take an optimistic tone about the perception of Jews in Britain, promising that members of the faith will &ldquo;see the other Britain, the Britain of compassion, of decency, of love&rdquo; over &ldquo;the coming days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I promise you that this Britain will come together to wrap our arms around your community and show you that Britain is a place where you and your family are safe, secure and belong,&rdquo; Starmer said. <\/p>\n<p>One of the most prominent displays of anti-Israeli rhetoric in recent weeks was the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highly publicized comments made<\/a> by Bobby Vylan, the vocalist of rap duo Bob Vylan.<\/p>\n<p>The rap artist launched into a tirade against the Jewish state during a concert in the Netherlands, shouting down &ldquo;fascists&rdquo; and &ldquo;Zionists&rdquo; and calling for fans to &ldquo;meet them in the street.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in June, the rapper had led a &ldquo;Death, death to the&nbsp;IDF!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3457494\/death-to-the-idf-chant-glastonbury-music-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chant at the Glastonbury Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3833832\/manchester-synagogue-stabbing-what-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MANCHESTER SYNAGOGUE STABBING: WHAT WE KNOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no excuse for this kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-state-department-looks-to-revoke-visas-of-anti-semitic-rappers-who-chanted-death-to-the-idf-at-british-music-festival\/\" title=\"Trump State Department Looks to Revoke Visas of Anti...Semitic Rappers Who Chanted &#039;Death to the IDF&#039; at British Music Festival\">appalling hate speech<\/a>,&rdquo; Starmer said in response to the Glastonbury chant, asserting that there was no excuse for &ldquo;making threats or inciting violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An investigation was launched after the Glastonbury festival, but thus far Vylan has faced no legal repercussions for either incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel faults Starmer govt for Manchester attack, ignoring antisemitism wave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2493963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-collage-oj1avb3yd-1759432670892-e1759434228632.jpg?1759419833&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32402,4671,64495,64494,37154],"class_list":["post-2493962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-international-relations","tag-israel","tag-manchester-synagogue-attack","tag-starmer-government","tag-uk-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-collage-oj1avb3yd-1759432670892-e1759434228632.jpg?1759419833&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2493962"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2493966,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493962\/revisions\/2493966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2493963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2493962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2493962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2493962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}