The killing of a man attending a talk by Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks and the further murder of a man shot in the head in a synagogue, raise the alarming spectre of a campaign possibly inspired by an ISIS or AL Qaeda sympathiser, within the Danish capital. Coming so close after the Charlie Hebdo murders, the Danish capital is no doubt on edge and bracing itself for the possibility of other targeted attacks.
Antisemitism continues to be an ongoing issue that is generating fear and distress within Jewish communities in Europe. Within the UK, whilst there are threats to both Jews and Muslims, the reality is that Al Qaeda or ISIS sympathisers remain a real and ongoing threat to Jewish institutions.
At this time, we stand together with those from Jewish communities, and with all of those who believe that Europe should be free from hate, intolerance and bigotry and with those who believe in a Europe where communities can feel free to exercise the variety of identities that they are.