Britain is home to the second largest Jewish population in Europe, a community that has over the centuries enriched and enlightened the nation. This country has been overwhelmingly a welcoming haven and should remain so in good times and in bad. [...]
The fact is that far right parties have, unlike in other countries within the European Union, failed to make a serios impact on British politics. In contrast to France, there are no votes to be won here by spinning anti-Jewish conspiracies. [...]
Right-wing extremist groups in Britain are at their weakest in two decades. As a result, French Jews have been moving to Britain in large numbers. By some estimates there are now up to 20,000 observant Jews in Britain, some 5,000 of them having come over the past two years. They are attracted naturally by the jobs offered by a growing economy. They also feel, however, safer in Britain. Many more are likely to arrive this year because of the shock of last week's attacks in Paris.
Britain must repay this truste and demonstrate and develop its commitment to a telerant sociaty. It must examine whether it is doing everything it can to combat prejudice. It must confront the casual antisemitism of everyday life. [...]
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En juin 2014, Simon Heffer, éditorialiste au Daily Mail, horrifié par le carnage du Musée juif de Bruxelles [photo] perpétré par un Musulman français demande que la Grande-Bretagne accueille les Juifs qui veulent échapper à l'antisémitisme en Europe.
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