UK Chief Rabbi warns visibly Jewish Britons feel unsafe after London stabbing
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis says visibly Jewish people feel unsafe in the UK after two stabbings in London, including an incident in Golders Green where a man wearing a kippah was targeted. Two victims are in hospital and a 45-year-old man was arrested on murder suspicion; the suspect was known to authorities via the Prevent program. The episode comes amid a wave of antisemitic incidents and prompts the government to pledge an extra £25 million for security at synagogues, schools, and community centres (on top of £33 million already committed). Officials called it an emergency, protests followed, and comparisons were drawn to France’s security response after attacks.