In the fight against Islamism and antisemitism, the British government has picked the wrong side

Published October 10, 2025 4:15am ET



At 9:30 in the morning on Oct. 2 in Manchester, northern England, Jihad al Shamie got into his car, put on a fake explosive belt, drove around the corner, accelerated toward the doors of the Heaton Park synagogue, and hit at least one of the Jews who were on duty for Yom Kippur services. If he wore a seatbelt as well as a suicide belt, Shamie released it before he got out and started stabbing Jews with his knife. The Jews ran into the synagogue, barricading the door with their bodies as Shamie stabbed at them and tried to force his way in. 

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