Britain’s Deputy PM was drowned in boos at a synagogue vigil as furious Jews accused him of enabling antisemitism.
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy faced open outrage on Friday as Manchester’s Jewish community refused to stay silent in the wake of a Yom Kippur terror attack that left one worshipper dead and others injured outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation.
Arriving in the pouring rain to deliver platitudes of “solidarity,” Lammy instead encountered a furious crowd that held him and the UK Government directly responsible for fueling Jew-hatred on Britain’s streets and campuses.
Chants of “Shame on you!”, “Go to Palestine, leave us alone!” and “Stop the marches!” cut through his speech, while others accused him of having “blood on your hands.”
The backlash erupted over the Government’s recent recognition of a Palestinian state and its failure to crack down on weekly anti-Israel marches across London and other cities, where open antisemitism has been allowed to fester. One man thundered, “You are all guilty. You have allowed Jew hatred in Manchester, on the streets. We do not want you speaking here today.”
Even Lammy’s attempt to open with the word “friends” was met with scoffs. As he praised the Jewish community’s “strength and resilience,” hecklers shouted back that his government had “enabled it, every Saturday” — a clear reference to the anti-Israel rallies that glorify Hamas and intimidate Jewish citizens.
Lammy’s call for marchers to “reflect with human dignity” fell flat, seen as yet another empty plea instead of decisive action. The community made it clear: words no longer suffice. The Jewish people of Britain are demanding protection — not platitudes — from a government they believe has emboldened antisemitism rather than stopped it.
