Manchester

Defendant in UK terror case planning to target Jews expelled from courtroom - report

Outburst sees Amar Hussein, accused of terrorist acts, removed from the courtroom for the duration of the trial.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The interior of Court 1, the largest of the three courtrooms of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in Middlesex Guildhall, London, England.
Demonstrators from the "Palestine Coalition" gather in support for Palestinians, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in London, Britain, October 11, 2025

'From the river to the sea' chant is not antisemitic, says London Mayor

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the slogan 'from the river to the sea' is not antisemitic, despite calling for the erasure of the Jewish State.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
JOHN OLIVER and Kate Norley attend the HBO and Max post-Emmy reception in Hollywood last year. The question that remains is whether figures like Oliver will still champion hatred when those same forces come for them, says the writer.

How the media's slander of Netanyahu leads to the slaughter of Diaspora Jews - opinion

The attack on Yom Kippur should surprise no one, but it should terrify us all.

|ByHAYIM LEITER
PEOPLE DINE at Palestine House in London. Since October 7, 2023, there has been a creeping tolerance for placards and slogans that would, not long ago, have prompted a collective inhalation of horror, the writer maintains.

Appeasement in real time: Britain’s costume drama of courage - opinion

Lawful protest is a jewel in the crown of British liberty, but a protest is not a permit to menace.

|ByCATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM

From October 7 to Manchester: Jewish blood is spilled again in Europe - opinion

Antisemitism does not begin with bullets; it begins with words.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByMOSHE KANTOR
A VIGIL, organized by the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region, is held to honor victims of the synagogue attack last week. Two years after the October 7 massacre in Israel, the same hatred has claimed lives in Europe, the writer laments.

Sharren Haskel: 'Disappointed in British gov't' for letting antisemitism 'go unchecked' - exclusive

Haskel spoke to the Post from the UK, having travelled to London and Manchester as part of a "solidarity" trip with the Jewish community.

OCTOBER 6, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel at rally commemorating the October 7 massacre in Manchester.

When the shoe is on the other foot: Trying to reach my mother when terror hits UK - comment

The Manchester attack did not happen in a vacuum - it came after years of apathy and incitement.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A counter-protester holds an anti-Hamas banner, as protesters attend a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Manchester, Britain, October 4, 2025

Manchester Jews rally to remember October 7 in wake of synagogue attack

"We are not Jews with trembling knees. Stand with us!" reads the promotional poster for the event, which is expected to have an even larger turnout following the synagogue terror attack.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
OCTOBER 11: Members of the Jewish community attend a vigil for the victims of the recent attacks in Israel at Central Library, St Peter's Square, on October 11, 2023 in Manchester, United Kingdom.

'I'm scared to go to the synagogue,' Manchester synagogue terror attack survivors speak to NYT

Survivors of the Yom Kippur terror attack in Manchester describe fear, grief, and rising antisemitism as police tighten security across the city.

OCTOBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People gather near the scene, after an attack in which a car was driven at pedestrians and stabbings were reported near a synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025.

Nearly 500 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested for supporting terror org., PM calls for sensitivity

UK PM Keir Starmer called for pro-Palestinian protesters to be sensitive to Jewish grief after the Manchester synagogue attack and ahead of the anniversary of October 7.

OCTOBER 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Police officers surround a pro-Israel supporter during a protest in London in July 2025.

Three more arrested in Manchester synagogue terror attack

A man and two women aged between 18 and mid-40s were detained after the deadly Yom Kippur attack.

OCTOBER 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People attend a vigil organised by the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region to honour the victims of the Manchester synagogue attack, in Manchester, Britain, October 3, 2025.

What I saw as a British rabbi after the Manchester synagogue attack punctured Yom Kippur - opinion

After attacks on Jewish shops, schools and synagogues across Europe, it felt like a matter of time before something would come to our shores in the United Kingdom.

OCTOBER 4, 2025ByRABBI MIRIAM LORIE/JTA
People gather near the scene, after a report of an incident in which a car was driven at pedestrians and a stabbing attack, near a synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025.

Manchester synagogue attacker's father praised Hamas's Oct.7 attack, worked for ICRC

Faraj al-Shamie allegedly wrote that Hamas’s invasion into southern Israel in 2023 “proved beyond a shadow of a doubt” that Israel would be destroyed eventually.

OCTOBER 4, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People walk past tents at The University of Manchester campus, as students occupy parts of British university campuses to protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, May 7, 2024.

Manchester terrorist Shamie was out on bail for rape, could be behind death threats to MP

Jihad al-Shamie might have also been behind the death threats sent to a Tory MP in 2012.

OCTOBER 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A bomb disposal technician secures evidence at the scene, after a report of an incident in which a car was driven at pedestrians and a stabbing attack outside a synagogue, in north Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025

One Manchester terror attack victim apparently mistakenly shot dead by police

One of the victims of the Manchester synagogue attack on Yom Kippur died of a gunshot wound, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) announced on Friday. 

OCTOBER 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria Starmer visit the site of the Manchester synagogue attack, where multiple people were killed on Yom Kippur in what police have declared a terrorist incident, in north Manchester, Britain, October 3, 2025.