Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, offered “deepest condolences” to the victims of the “awful terror attack” outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, England, during which a terrorist killed two Jews on Yom Kippur.
Officers shot and killed the terrorist, who used a car, knife and what turned out to be a non-functioning explosive in the attack. Manchester police said that three others were arrested in connection with the attack.
“Terrorists who target synagogues on Yom Kippur will attack churches on Christmas,” Danon said. “Their hatred knows no bounds.”
The envoy said that the United Kingdom is “currently seeing a wave of horrendous terrorism.”
“Words of sympathy are no longer enough,” he stated. “We expect the U.K. government to change course and take concrete and tangible steps to curb the rapid rise of antisemitic incitement in Britain.”
