JUSTICE Minister Alex Davies Jones has said that it is “important” that everyone who practices a religion should feel safe when doing so.
She told GB News: “Well, it is horrific, and all of my thoughts and condolences are with the victims, with the Jewish community in Australia, and with the Jewish community here in the United Kingdom, who will be feeling this acutely at the moment.
“It is important that all everyone feels safe wherever they are practicing their freedom of religion, and that is why the Prime Minister has ensured that the Community Security Trust, who are the organisation that protects the Jewish community here at home, have the support they need to ensure that all Hanukkah events that are taking place can do so safely.
“This afternoon, I’ll be heading to Manchester to stand with the community there, who are still reeling two months on from the horrific terror attack at the Manchester Heaton Park synagogue.
“It’s important that the Jewish community knows that we are standing with them and we support them at this difficult time.”
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She added: “I feel that pain of our Jewish community. It is horrific, the current rising levels of anti-Semitism here in the United Kingdom and abroad, and this has been a growing concern since the October the seventh attack of Hamas on Israel.
“But this has also been an issue going back millennia. You know, anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish hatred is the world’s oldest hatred, and it is on all of us to do more to tackle this.
“The government is introducing new legislation to prevent protests around places of religious worship, to ensure that anyone accessing their freedoms is able to do so safely.
“We are cracking down, though the police have new powers in order to crack down on anyone chanting and calling for the murder of Jews in our streets, because that is wholly unacceptable as well.
“The right to protest is an important one in our country, and it is one I will defend to my hilt, but I will also ensure that people are safe. And there has to be a balance struck here, and those crossing the line, we will not hesitate to make sure that they feel the full force of the law.”
