The Tuesday Man

Many in the British Jewish Community are feeling trapped between the anvil of the hateful far right and the hammer of the conspiratorial extreme left.   It is in our DNA to be implacably opposed to ideologies which abhor diversity and which legitimise violence and vandalism against minority communities. Yet it has been made all too clear over recent days, that Jews have been unwelcome at many of the counterprotests.   The speed with which some have expanded their attacks against fascists and racists, to include attacks on ‘Zionists’, betrays a complete ignorance of who Zionists are and indeed, who Jews are. The apparent ease with which some campaigners have attributed blame to ‘Zionist financiers abroad’, a lie which serves no purpose other than stirring antagonism and resentment, is deeply troubling.   This is a stark reminder of the polarisation which afflicts our society and we call upon all decent people to reject hatred from wherever it comes. That is what makes Britain truly great.