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Chief Rabbi warns US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo the 'walls of prejudice are closing in' on Jews

'As Jews, today we feel particularly vulnerable. The walls of prejudice are closing in on us from both the far left and the far right'

May 8, 2019 17:07
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in the room at Lambeth Palace
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The Chief Rabbi has told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the "walls of prejudice are closing in" on Jews.

At a meeting with faith leaders and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt at Lambeth Palace on Wednesday, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said the threat was coming from both ends of of the political spectrum.

He told the room: "As Jews, today we feel particularly vulnerable. The walls of prejudice are closing in on us from both the far left and the far right.

“Here in the UK, we have particularly struggled with anti-Jewish racism on the left in recent years and we are witnessing a disturbing increase in far right extremism right around the world.