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VOICE OF THE JEWISH NEWS: A message to our fellow British citizens

You know why antisemitism is so resurgent in the West today? It’s because people stopped calling it out

By Voice of the Jewish News 30 April 2026, 9:19 am
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This isn’t a message to the mainstream Jewish community in the UK – we know how we feel, after yet another terror attack.

This is a message to the rest of the country.

Where are you? Why are so many of you so silent?

Let us be clear. There is a campaign of terror currently being waged against Jews in this country. We will stand firm against it.

We would appreciate if we weren’t quite as alone in doing so.

What can you do, exactly? That’s simple. Do not stand idly by, whether you’re seeing Jew hate in real life or online. Call it out. Don’t shrug your shoulders or pretend that so much of what you’re seeing is simply ‘legitimate criticism of Israel’

This is not about the government, or the police. This is about you, reading this – whether you’re a lawyer in London, a barista in Bristol or an engineer in Edinburgh – or anyone else.

What can you do, exactly? That’s simple. Do not stand idly by, whether you’re seeing Jew hate in real life or online.

Call it out. Don’t shrug your shoulders or pretend that so much of what you’re seeing is simply ‘legitimate criticism of Israel’.

Because it isn’t. And deep down, you know it isn’t. You know what criticism of Israel is, and you know that when people start ranting about “Zionism owning politicians and the media” or sharing false flag conspiracy theories about attacks on Jews or Jewish institutions, it’s yesterday’s National Front talking points, reheated for today’s mainstream consumption.

You know why antisemitism is so resurgent in the West today? It’s because people stopped calling it out. Every time someone keeps silent instead of speaking up, the taboo weakens, until it vanishes.

We hope we have a future here. Whether we do will be impacted by what you do next.

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