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Hostages released since the truce: Eitan Yahalomi with his mother and Emily Hand with her father
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British Immigration Minister delivers message of solidarity to the Jewish community

By Michelle Rosenberg

At a meeting this morning, The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, immigration minister addressed the Asian Business Network.

He said:

“I know there will be people in the room today fearful that Israel’s legitimate right to self-defence will be used as pretext to stir up hatred in the UK in the coming weeks and months. We have already seen an appalling rise in antisemitic and indeed islamophobic incidents over the last week. People who would ordinarily have attended today may have chosen not to.

“So I have one very simple message to you all: there is no space for that kind of hate here. Not in Britain, not in our name.

“And for those that saw fit over the weekend to glorify terrorism and mock the murder of Jewish people: the police are coming for you. We will do everything we possibly can to protect Jewish people in our country. And if anything is standing in the way of keeping the Jewish community safe, we will fix it.

“On days like these, the work of the business network is more important than ever. It showcases the very best of our Jewish and Asian communities and the significant contributions they make to our society – and I hope that today’s conference is as successful as it always is.”