Jews are a tiny minority: around 0.3% of the British population.
99.7% of Brits are NOT Jewish.
Historically, in this country and all others (with the exception since 1948 of Israel) Jews have largely survived by not drawing attention to ourselves.
This is our history and we both know it and feel it intensely and viscerally.
The Chief Rabbi’s intervention is therefore more meaningful than non-Jews could possibly know.
And Jews are overwhelmingly grateful to him for showing such leadership and strength.
Only the most arrogant amongst us would imagine that this time is any different.
We don’t want to be there and are merely in the same spotlight that our people have always ended up in eventually.
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