David J Platt

Ok, before someone picks me up on it, I know fascism is characterised as ultrarational but if you replace the nation with the religion, then it fits the bill in every sense. This morning's attack on the Jewish community is being presented as anti-Semitic and that is undoubtedly the case. However, I believe that label is being used to avoid reference to the real problem and that problem is Islam, we all know Muslims are behind this, despite everyone dancing around the elephant in the room. But this isn't just a Jewish problem, it's a problem for all non-Muslims because this sectarian violence won't stop with the Jews. We have already seen an uptick in churches being attacked and we all know that prodominantly Muslim grooming gangs were targeting non-Muslim girls. The question is - How long are we going to appease this new fascism before we are forced to confront it?

'Antisemitism has no place in our society and it is really important that we all stand together at a moment like this.' Keir Starmer responds to the arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green, North London.

I recently asked Jewish students at a leading UK university if they saw a future for themselves here. Not one said yes. Today Hatzolah ambulances, whose sole purpose is to save life - ANY life - are burned in London. A country where Jews no longer feel they have a future is already in crisis.

Ok, before someone picks me up on it, I know fascism is characterised as ultrarational but if you replace the nation with the religion, then it fits the bill in every sense. This morning's attack on the Jewish community is being presented as anti-Semitic and that is undoubtedly the case. However, I believe that label is being used to avoid reference to the real problem and that problem is Islam, we all know Muslims are behind this, despite everyone dancing around the elephant in the room. But this isn't just a Jewish problem, it's a problem for all non-Muslims because this sectarian violence won't stop with the Jews. We have already seen an uptick in churches being attacked and we all know that prodominantly Muslim grooming gangs were targeting non-Muslim girls. The question is - How long are we going to appease this new fascism before we are forced to confront it?