On Thursday it was Yom Kippur; the most important day in the Jewish calendar.
So, 35 year old Syrian immigrant Jihad Al-Shamie (above), who just happened to be on bail for RAPE at the time, decided that he would kill some Jews. He drove his car into a group of people outside the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester, then stabbed two others. Two of those he stabbed died, whilst three others are in 'a serious condition'. It seems that one of the victims was also accidently shot by the police when they killed Al-Shamie.
As with the terror attack of October 7th, such people demonstrate clearly that they are incapable of living in harmony with the people who, historically, have ALWAYS helped them.
Starmer, as we saw on TV, returned at once to England to attend a COBRA meeting. What he thought he could achieve after such an event I don't know. Stemming the tide of antisemitism amongst the Muslim and left-wing population is almost impossible.
Yes, of course the troubles in Gaza are shocking, but we should never forget that they were initiated by exactly the same type of barbaric behaviour as we saw on Thursday; only on a much grander scale. Such horrors will always attract warranted reprisals from the Israeli forces; but not, I'm sure, from the Jewish population in Manchester.
Sometimes I feel as if I'm living in another wartime Germany; but this time the enemy are the British people themselves, and the aggressors are those to whom we have given refuge. Just recently we saw a policeman tearing a 'Union Jack' flag from the hands of an English teenage girl, whilst Hamas supporting flags were flying all around. What sort of message does that give?
Antisemitism in the UK has become extremely worrying. I hear that after the Synagogue killings, the Muslim community were out on the streets of Manchester flag-waving and cheering.
Manchester has a population of around 550,000, of which 30,000 are Jewish, and 120,000 are Muslim. Just over 50% are classified as 'white'.
Two men and a woman have also been arrested in relation to Thursday's attack. Al-Shabie himself was shot dead by Police. He will no doubt be seen as a 'Martyr'.
We are living through extremely distressing times!
Cro I want to thank you for this post. So few in blogland pay attention to what happened in Manchester, and that says a lot.
ReplyDeleteIt was a shocking thing to happen, and on Yon Kippur too. I send my personal condolences to all Jewish people. We really don't expect such things in the UK; the country that gave these people a safe home.
DeleteYael, it is good to hear from you.
DeleteHow can anybody support the Hamas? Or accept a Palestine state?
Here the refugees are now politically correst called "protection seekers". And if they manage to live five years here without getting caught for a crime, they can apply for German citizenship. I have some hope that our new government will change this, but I am not sure about it.
Hilde in Germany
I find it impossible to comprehend how much support Hamas have in the UK. It is fortunately something I'm removed from they are disgusting people and barely human.
ReplyDeleteBad people seem to be easier to support than good people. We're going through a period where 'nastiness' is adored, from the worst type of rap music to most of what appears on TV. Terrorism is simply a part of the trend.
DeleteTo me recently it is all becoming overwhelming and I feel Our Country is being allowed to rot to the core - flis x
ReplyDeleteWe'll soon be amongst the ever growing list of 'Third World Countries'. No-one seems to have any pride in their country any more, in fact that 'pride' has almost become banned.
DeleteMr Starmer deserves respect for leaving the summit in Denmark as soon as he heard about the awful attack in Manchester. Then he was straight up to the scene with his wife Victoria who, by the way, is Jewish. He spoke strongly, recognising the seriousness of the moment. He wasn't trying to "achieve" anything - just showing vital solidarity with Jewish communities up and down the land.
ReplyDeleteGood for him.
DeleteThank you for you nuanced post and noting “the troubles in Gaza are shocking” - need to brush up on the definition of genocide and see if troubles and shocking are included in the definition.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to say that people like you are part of the problem. What we witnessed on Thursday was a tragedy, and not a lefty game of words.
DeleteI am not “part of the problem”, of course what was witnessed on Thursday was an horrific terror attack. I think the marches planned for today should be postponed as the police are needed to make the Jewish community safe.
DeleteBut to refer to the “troubles” in Gaza as “shocking”!
And I can find no credible evidence that after the Synagogue killings, the Muslim community were out on the streets of Manchester flag-waving and cheering.
DeleteWhat I did find was Imams, the British Muslim Trust, and other Muslim organisations have issued statements condemning the violence, urging calm, and calling for community cohesion.
Well they shock me, but I'm not a supporter of Hamas.
DeleteOn that we both agree. I am not a supporter of Hamas either
DeleteI'm so shocked at the way this country has gone that I just feel like crawling into a hole and staying there. I'm finding that I just don't want to go anywhere these days and just find solace in my own home and garden. I'm lucky, I already live in the country far away from all these goings on but no doubt it will head this way eventually.
ReplyDeleteI've been back in the UK since Brexit, and am shocked by what is happening. Sadly no-ne is prepared to do anything about it; just to slowly lower our standards of living.
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