Israeli minister attacks Labour's 'grotesque betrayal' of Jewish community

Israel's lawman overseas curate has launched a scathing onslaught connected the UK government, accusing it of a "grotesque betrayal of truth, of justness and of Britain's Jewish community".

Speaking astatine the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFoI) reception astatine the enactment league successful Manchester, Sharren Haskel deed retired astatine Sir Keir Starmer's authorities for the determination to recognise Palestine, for "out of control" migration that she said is changing the state and the emergence of antisemitism successful Britain.

It was hoped that Tory person Kemi Badenoch would be the yearly event, arsenic her predecessors Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss did, and determination was wide astonishment that she did not appear.

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One attendee told Sky News they were "really surprised" that she did not marque remarks, and different said that successful the chaotic years successful government, they "had astir 5 leaders and they each showed up".

But speeches were fixed by shadiness furniture ministers Sir James Cleverly, Chris Philp, Lord David Wolfson, on with shadiness overseas caput Dame Priti Patel who attacked Labour's "dreadful decisions".

"They [Labour] person mislaid immoderate motivation intent whatsoever. Labour is complicit successful the appalling maltreatment we spot crossed our streets and crossed Britain's Jewish community," she said.

Sharren Haskel was afloat of praise for the Conservative Party, and Ms Badenoch's accordant enactment for her country.

But successful an excoriating onslaught connected the Labour government, Ms Haskell questioned what it is going to bash astir the "tsunami of Jew hatred and unit connected Britain's streets that has exploded since the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust".

She besides attacked the government's determination to recognise Palestine - a determination successful which helium played a starring relation - arsenic a "grotesque betrayal of truth, of justness and of Britain's Jewish community".

She said it was nary astonishment that Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy was booed erstwhile helium spoke astatine a vigil for the victims of the Manchester synagogue panic attack a fewer days ago.

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Ms Haskell went further successful attacking the government, criticising "out of power immigration, peculiarly from Islamist communities hostile to your values".

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"It is fueling antisemitism connected your street. It is straining your societal cohesion. It is importing the demonisation of Jews and the hatred of the Middle East into British cities," added the Israeli lawman overseas minister.

She closed with a rallying telephone to the attendees to not "surrender" to a "woke agenda" and beryllium arrogant of their British and English heritage.

Sky News has asked CCHQ wherefore Kemi Badenoch did not be the reception. The Tory person has been highly vocal successful her enactment for Israel and the Jewish community.

She met the lawman overseas curate earlier connected Sunday, and visited the country of Thursday's panic onslaught astatine a Manchester synagogue earlier the league began.