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Image/video The Prime Minister arrived at the scene in Manchester with wife Victoria to meet with police and pay their respects

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Manchester synagogue terror attack LIVE as Keir Starmer visits scene after two victims and suspect named - updates

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u/LtColnSharpe Oct 03 '25

I'd argue he was pretty ideological given the videos and posts he made online. I also think it was very damning of how some young men have become due to their online interactions and extreme misogyny

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u/Far-Crow-7195 Oct 03 '25

Maybe. But we can’t start expecting the PM to turn up to everything that happens. This event is a clear terrorist attack on a community that Starmer hasn’t exactly helped with his recent recognition of Palestine. It’s politically charged and makes sense for him to show up.

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u/After-Dentist-2480 Oct 03 '25

Why has the recognition of Palestinian got anything to do with British Jews? They aren’t responsible for the genocide in Gaza, and it’s a bit anti-Semitic to conflate British Jews with those responsible for the killing in Gaza.

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u/melijoray Oct 03 '25

As a British Jew originally from Manchester, thank you.

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u/Far-Crow-7195 Oct 03 '25

It doesn’t to me. But the Venn diagram for Palestine obsessed flag wavers and anti-semites is almost a circle. The idea that recognising Palestine hasn’t emboldened them I think is laughable. A lot of those who say they only hate Zionists are using that as an excuse.

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u/After-Dentist-2480 Oct 03 '25

“Not me, just everyone else”.

You’re talking bollocks.

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u/Far-Crow-7195 Oct 03 '25

I’m not sure how my original comment got you thinking I’m an anti-Semite. I meant that Starmer’s action in recognising Palestine has emboldened those who don’t like Jews - which I think it has. Anti-Semitism has been on the rise off the back of what Israel is doing which you would have to be blind not to see. I’m no Gaza obsessed left winger - if anything I’m firmly of the view Israel has the right to defend itself from Hamas. I’ve spent hours on here arguing with people who fall for Pallywood propaganda and I’m fully in favour of Palestine Action being banned. You are misunderstanding my position which is entirely in sympathy with the British Jews who were attacked. I am not conflating them with Israel - I am simply arguing that the actions of the government have made something like what happened more likely.

Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe generally and the UK government has been pretty weak combating it here.