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Four Jewish schools in London CLOSE until Monday amid fears for pupils’ safety as Suella Braverman warns ‘medieval anti-Semitism’ by Hamas is no excuse to target Jews in Britain after surge in hate crime<\/h2>\n

Four Jewish schools in London will close today amid fears for pupils’ safety following a surge in antisemitic attacks – as Suella Braverman warned\u00a0‘medieval anti-Semitism’ by Hamas was no excuse to target Jews in Britain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Torah Vodaas Primary School, Ateres Beis Yaakov Primary School and Menorah High School told parents last night they would not reopen until Monday.\u00a0A fourth school will also stay shut today, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that supports British Jewish people, said antisemitic hate crimes had tripled in the four days after Hamas terrorists attacked Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a video address last night, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said Hamas was ‘the equal to ISIS’ and displayed ‘medieval antisemitism’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She said: ‘Hamas terrorism is not just an attack on Israel, it is an attack on all of us with decent British values. The values are also rightly aghast at what many perceive as incidents of support for Hamas’s actions on British streets and online.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Sadly, whenever Israel is attacked, Islamists, racists and elements of the hard left use legitimate Israeli defensive measures as an excuse to stir up hatred against Jews.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘To anyone engaged in the glorification of terror, the harassment of Jewish people or public disorder at protest I have a simple message: we will track you down and you can expect to face the full force of the law.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Private security guards employed by the Community Security Trust, a charity that helps protect Jews from antisemitism, patrol Golders Green in North London today\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The CST has received money from the government to help pay for increased security in Jewish areas\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rabbi Feldman, headteacher of Torah Vodaas primary school in Edgware, assured parents there was ‘no specific threat’ against the school but it would remain closed until Monday, Sky News reports.<\/p>\n

Other Jewish schools in London have already taken precautions, including cancelling detentions and withdrawing the requirement to wear school blazers on their journey in.<\/p>\n

Asked about the school closures this morning,\u00a0Defence Secretary\u00a0Grant Shapps\u00a0said: ‘Well there’s obviously broader threats, not specific, including some of the absolutely disgusting material we have seen from Hamas who are a terrorist organisation who threaten people all the time.’<\/p>\n

He added: ‘So this is really to do with the security of the community, and the Jewish community itself taking decisions. The Government has stepped in with further money in order to work with the community.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr Shapps added: ‘People are very concerned, and it’s not surprising when you hear the language coming out of some of these organisations and their supporters.<\/p>\n

‘It is of course illegal in the United Kingdom. (Hamas) are proscribed…’<\/p>\n

READ MORE –\u00a0Outrage as women tear down posters of children kidnapped by Hamas and shout ‘This is for Palestine’<\/h3>\n

Rishi Sunak\u00a0last night vowed to ‘do everything in our power’ to keep British Jews safe in the wake of the violence in the Middle East and a surge in antisemitic incidents in Britain.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister announced \u00a33million in extra funding to protect schools, synagogues and other Jewish community buildings.<\/p>\n

Mr Sunak and Mrs Braverman held a roundtable meeting in Downing Street\u00a0last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They were joined by police chiefs and the CST, which works to provide safety, security and advice to the Jewish community in the UK.<\/p>\n

The charity has recorded 139 antisemitic incidents in the last four days. This represents an increase of 400 per cent compared to the same period in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners suggested officers will clamp down on Hamas-related clothing and anti-Jewish chanting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking about yesterday’s meeting at Downing Street yesterday, Donna Jones told LBC: ‘It was about the preparations for this weekend.<\/p>\n

‘There is a pro-Palestine protest planned in central London which the Met are expecting over 10,000 people to attend on Saturday, so it was the Met officer providing reassurance to the Prime Minister, the Home Secretary and Michael Gove (Communities Secretary), who was also present at the meeting.<\/p>\n

‘It was also the Home Secretary and Prime Minister reiterating their strength of feeling around the fact that people using flags or wearing particular items of clothing or masks indicating support of Hamas is in fact an offence under terrorist law, because they are a proscribed terrorist organisation.’<\/p>\n

Pushed for clarification on the issue, she confirmed it was not an offence to carry a Palestinian flag.<\/p>\n

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Police Community Support Officers offer a visible presence to ‘reassure the community’ in a predominantly Jewish area near Broughton Park in Salford on Tuesday\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rishi Sunak yesterday held a roundtable meeting in Downing Street with Home Secretary Suella Braverman and other senior ministers<\/p>\n

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Following the meeting, the Prime Minister announced \u00a33million in extra funding to protect schools, synagogues and other Jewish community buildings<\/p>\n

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In a video address last night, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said Hamas was ‘the equal to ISIS ‘ and displayed ‘medieval antisemitism’<\/p>\n

Ms Jones, also the acting Conservative police and crime commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, continued: ‘Whilst the Government’s position is very much supporting Israel and the atrocious attacks that have happened on the Israeli people… there are people who of course do empathise with those that live on the West Bank and people that represent the Palestinian region of that part of the Middle East, and of course this then does bring into play religion.<\/p>\n

‘We have to be really careful in Britain – we don’t want to inflame the situation.’<\/p>\n

She added the police were also looking at chants such as ‘From the River to the Sea’ as ‘a slogan which is intended to cause deep offence to Jewish people’.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Immigration minister Robert Jenrick has suggested foreign nationals could be deported if they commit antisemitic acts or praise Hamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr Jenrick has commissioned officials in the department to look at how they could revoke visas on national security grounds where there is evidence of discrimination or support for the terror group.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside the\u00a0Israeli embassy in west London on Monday night, which saw parts of the building boarded up.<\/p>\n

Amid protests and vigils in central London, the\u00a0Metropolitan Police made three arrests for assault on an emergency worker, racially-motivated criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon.<\/p>\n

Fresh protests and marches are expected to take place across Britain this weekend.<\/p>\n

According to local media, more than 1,300 Israelis have been killed since Saturday when Hamas militants launched attacks.<\/p>\n

Israel has also identified 97 hostages taken by the terror group. It has responded with airstrikes and a siege of the Gaza Strip, with a ground invasion also expected.<\/p>\n

Gaza authorities have said more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded.<\/p>\n

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer visited a synagogue in north London and met with Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis<\/p>\n

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Sir Keir said it was ‘vital that we stand alongside our Jewish friends and neighbours’ at a ‘time of great trauma’<\/p>\n

Mr Sunak said: ‘This is now the third deadliest terror attack in the world since 1970. The UK must and will continue to stand in solidarity with Israel.<\/p>\n

‘At moments like this, when the Jewish people are under attack in their homeland, Jewish people everywhere can feel less safe.<\/p>\n

‘That is why we must do everything in our power to protect Jewish people everywhere in our country.<\/p>\n

‘If anything is standing in the way of keeping the Jewish community safe, we will fix it. You have our complete backing.’<\/p>\n

The PM stressed to police chiefs that they have the Government’s total backing in ensuring that any glorification of terrorism is met with the full force of the law.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Examples of recent antisemitic incidents given by the CST included a Jewish person walking to synagogue in London on Sunday morning being called a ‘dirty Jew’ by a stranger, who said ‘no wonder you’re all getting raped’.<\/p>\n

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In north east London, the CST said a car slowed down outside a synagogue before the occupants of the vehicle shouted ‘kill Jews’ and ‘death to Israel’ while waving a Palestinian flag.<\/p>\n

Mrs Braverman said:\u00a0‘Hamas terrorists have carried out barbaric attacks on the people of Israel. They massacred civilians, raped women and kidnapped the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

‘This terrorism is an attack on all of our values. Whenever Israel is attacked, people use legitimate Israeli defensive measures as an excuse to stir up hatred against British Jews. The UK stands unequivocally with Israel.<\/p>\n

‘I have been clear with police chiefs in England and Wales that there can be zero tolerance for antisemitism, and that they should act immediately to crackdown on any criminality \u2013 both in our streets and online.<\/p>\n

‘I have been in close contact with the Community Security Trust whose work helps enhance the security of the British Jewish community.<\/p>\n

‘To further support their work, we will be providing them \u00a33million in funding for additional security guards at Jewish schools, synagogues and in Jewish communities.<\/p>\n

‘This is in addition to the \u00a315 million of annual funding provided by the Government.’<\/p>\n

The Home Secretary used yesterday’s meeting in Downing Street to urge police chiefs to use their powers, where appropriate, to prevent assemblies blocking roads – including outside Jewish monuments and buildings such as the Israeli embassy.<\/p>\n

Mark Gardner, chief executive of the CST said: ‘We are grateful to the Government for providing extra funding for security guards at Jewish community buildings, following the horrific Hamas terror attack on Israel.<\/p>\n

‘The support that we and the Jewish community are receiving from across Government and policing is greatly reassuring and welcome at this difficult and worrying time.<\/p>\n

‘We will work with the Home Office to ensure that this extra funding is used in the most effective way to enhance the existing security that is in place and provide the Jewish community with the protection that they need and deserve.’<\/p>\n

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Sir Keir met with rabbis and senior members of the local Jewish community at the South Hampstead Synagogue<\/p>\n

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The Labour leader was pictured saying goodbye to Rabbi Eli Levin following his visit<\/p>\n

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer yesterday visited a synagogue in north London and met with Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis.<\/p>\n

He said:\u00a0‘At this time of great trauma for the community, it is vital that we stand alongside our Jewish friends and neighbours.<\/p>\n

‘That is why I visited a local synagogue this morning, to pledge my support and the support of the entire Labour Party to the Jewish community in the United Kingdom and to the Israeli people.<\/p>\n

‘These despicable, ongoing terrorist attacks by Hamas have set back the prospect of peace in the region. They can only lead to yet more violence and suffering which has taken so many Israeli and Palestinian lives. I utterly condemn them.<\/p>\n

‘We stand with Israel and support her right to rescue hostages and defend herself within international law.<\/p>\n

‘We must also talk honestly about the impact this has had in our own country. Since these attacks, we have seen an appalling spike in antisemitic incidents in London and across the UK. Any harassment or intimidation towards Jewish communities in Britain is utterly unacceptable.<\/p>\n

‘There must be zero tolerance for it. I was touched to learn of the action being taken to maintain and cement interfaith relationships: work which serves as a reminder that hate will never be allowed to divide us.<\/p>\n

‘It is also important to say that Labour MPs stand ready to support any constituents who are worried about family members in Israel or Palestine or who are affected by travel restrictions.<\/p>\n

‘I know that Jewish people and communities in Britain are feeling great fear, loss and upset.<\/p>\n

‘But I want to send them a simple message. You are not alone. We share your pain. We are with you during this dark hour.’<\/p>\n

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