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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Quinn

Chief rabbi urges ‘national soul-searching’ after Manchester synagogue attack

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis: ‘Some of [the protests] contain outright antisemitism, outright support for Hamas.’ Photograph: David Hartley/REX/Shutterstock

The UK’s chief rabbi has said many in the Jewish community and “and well beyond it” are wondering why protests such as those against the ban on Palestine Action are allowed to go ahead.

Sir Ephraim Mirvis said: “Some of them contain outright antisemitism, outright support for Hamas. Not every single person, however there is so much of this, which certainly is dangerous to many within our society.”

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