The knife attack was over in seconds; the fear it stirred in Golders Green continues to linger. A day after two Jewish men were stabbed in the north London neighborhood, members of the community described feeling exposed, angry at the government, and in some cases weighing whether they should leave Britain, Reuters reports. "People are really concerned … uncomfortable walking in the street," Shilome Rand, one of the victims of Wednesday's stabbing, told ITV News, accusing authorities of failing to act decisively as antisemitic incidents rise. Both victims are in stable condition.
The stabbing, the latest and most serious in a string of incidents targeting Jews in London, is testing Prime Minister Keir Starmer's promise to tackle antisemitism just a week ahead of local elections. He was heckled by protesters who chanted, "Keir Starmer, Jew harmer," as he visited Golders Green on Thursday, per the AP. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley was also heckled during a Wednesday media briefing, with shouts of "shame on you" and calls for him to resign, per the London Evening Standard.
Starmer, whose wife is Jewish, has pledged more money for community security groups and legislation aimed at "malign state actors" using proxies for violence, saying Britain must confront the roots of both antisemitism and extremism. But some Jews say they've heard it all before: Jewish News ran a digital front page mocking what it called a stock "cliché" response of platitudes after Jewish blood is shed, per Reuters. Sir Ephraim Mirvis, chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, says "words of condemnation are no longer sufficient" and there must be "meaningful action" from every institution, community, and person, per the Standard.
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