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Trump Considers Asylum for British Jews Amid Rising Anti-Semitism

1/18/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump is considering offering asylum to British Jews due to rising anti-Semitism in the United Kingdom.
Robert Garson, Trump's personal lawyer, told the State Department about the proposal and cited the Manchester synagogue attack and anti-Semitism after the October 7 Hamas attack as reasons.
Garson criticized UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer for allowing anti-Semitism to grow.
Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun serves as the president’s anti-Semitism envoy.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is considering offering asylum to British Jews due to rising anti-Semitism in the United Kingdom.
Robert Garson, Trump's personal lawyer, told the State Department about the proposal and cited the Manchester synagogue attack and anti-Semitism after the October 7 Hamas attack as reasons.
Garson criticized UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer for allowing anti-Semitism to grow.
Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun serves as the president’s anti-Semitism envoy.