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UK Synagogue Attacks Kill Two; Politician’s Remarks Spark Outcry

4/23/2026

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Petrol bombs hit synagogues in Finchley and Kenton while a bag of flammable liquid was left outside a Jewish charity office in Hendon.
Four Jewish ambulances were burned, resulting in two Jews being killed at Manchester’s Heaton Park Synagogue.
Zack Polanski asked whether British Jews face real unsafety or only a perception of it.
Commentators called his remarks tone-deaf and said the surge in anti-Jewish violence shows a decline in anti-fascist solidarity.

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Petrol bombs hit synagogues in Finchley and Kenton while a bag of flammable liquid was left outside a Jewish charity office in Hendon.
Four Jewish ambulances were burned, resulting in two Jews being killed at Manchester’s Heaton Park Synagogue.
Zack Polanski asked whether British Jews face real unsafety or only a perception of it.
Commentators called his remarks tone-deaf and said the surge in anti-Jewish violence shows a decline in anti-fascist solidarity.