Joy Morrissey: We need leaders with the courage to act for British Jews
Joy Morrissey, MP for Beaconsfield, emphasizes the urgent need for decisive action to protect British Jews from rising antisemitism. She criticizes the government's inaction regarding pro-Palestinian marches that she believes legitimize antisemitism. Morrissey calls for strong leadership to ensure the safety and security of Jewish communities in the UK.
- ▪Joy Morrissey is the Deputy Chief Whip of the Conservative Party and represents Beaconsfield.
- ▪She argues that the government has failed to act against antisemitic marches while quickly responding to other protests.
- ▪Morrissey highlights the need for leaders to take decisive actions to protect British Jews from intimidation and hatred.
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Joy Morrissey is MP for Beaconsfield, Marlow and the South Bucks villages, and Deputy Chief Whip of the Conservative Party In the aftermath of the Manchester synagogue attack I wrote for ConservativeHome that it was time for British Jews to know that most decent British people were on their side. It was time for the Government to act to protect them from the normalisation of antisemitism on our streets. Since then, we have had the Golders Green attack, and the situation has got worse for British Jews. The Government has not acted to ban these marches. It has not proscribed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard or the Muslim Brotherhood. It has chosen lukewarm words and inertia, rather than decisive action to protect British Jews. But now we know.
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