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The JC Letters Page, 13th December 2019

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January 10, 2020 15:21
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Great rally, small crowd

The Campaign Against Antisemitism called a rally on December the 8th in Parliament Square. Among the speakers were some well-known personalities. All were eloquent and spoke movingly about the problems faced by the Jewish community in the UK. I have found no reference to the rally on any of the main media sites (except those of the JC and Jewish News). They perhaps assume that the wider public have heard enough of this over recent months.

Disappointingly, however, only about 3,000 turned up in support, many of whom were not Jewish and some of whom had travelled quite far to attend.

Around 170,000 Jews live in Greater London, of whom perhaps 100,000 are adults. Of these, we are told that over 40 per cent feel uncomfortable with much of the current political discourse to the extent that many have thought about leaving the country.

In the event, only a meagre three per cent of this “concerned” group bothered to give up a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon to show support.