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Ambulance horror shows anti-semitism is on the rise — narratives that excuse it must be confronted

THE arson attack on four ambulances belonging to the Hatzola Jewish community service is an unambiguous act of anti-semitic hate.

The torched vehicles were parked next to a synagogue: the perpetrators are targeting Jews because they are Jewish. While there were mercifully no casualties, the outrage is clearly intended to make Jewish people across Britain feel unsafe in their own neighbourhoods.

That must be unequivocally condemned. The decision to target ambulances is especially sinister, the wanton destruction of community assets that exist to save lives.

An attack on one is an attack on all. This is literally true in the case of Hatzola volunteer service, which works for the whole community in liaison with the NHS. We all know the pressures on our health service and the importance of ambulance response times in a medical emergency. People could yet die as a result of this crime.

Condemnation must be unhesitating. Socialists must also be alert to the social context that breeds such hate and ready to confront the narratives that make excuses for it...

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ambulance-horror-shows-anti-semitism-rise-narratives-excuse-it-must-be-confronted