The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, has used her first address today to say the church would "stand with the Jewish community against antisemitism in all its forms" in the wake of yesterday's terror attack in Manchester.
"[I am] mindful of the horrific violence of yesterday's attack on a synagogue in Manchester,” she said.
"We are witnessing hatred that rises up through fractures across our communities.
"I know that the God that is with us draws near to those who suffer.
"We then as a church have a responsibility to be a people who stand with the Jewish community against antisemitism in all its forms.
"Hatred and racism of any kind cannot be allowed to tear us apart."
This was not the first time Mullally has spoken out about antisemitism. After October 7, when she was Bishop of London, she said: “The rise in recent days in reports of antisemitism has been reprehensible. We condemn such acts in the strongest possible terms. The whole Jewish community in London has been grieving, following the horrific Hamas attacks. We share their grief, their sorrow, and their pain, in the wake of such terrible loss.
“In the eyes of God, every human life is sacred. Together, we pray for every one of the diverse communities we serve in London, for our Jewish and Muslim neighbours, and we pray for lasting peace in Gaza and Israel.”
She also mentioned Gaza in her Easter message last year saying how there is "no shortage of crisis" in the world and cited "events in Gaza" as a key example.
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