00:00Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, who visited the scene in Golders Green after two men were stabbed on Wednesday,
00:07has called for meaningful action, saying words of condemnation are no longer sufficient.
00:12He praised the work of police and the financial support given in recent times to boost security for the Jewish
00:18community,
00:19and said now is the time to tackle the root causes of anti-Semitism and not just the symptoms.
00:25Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said he could never give an absolute assurance when asked directly if Jews were
00:32safe,
00:33but insisted his force was doing everything it can do to protect people in difficult times.
00:39The Golders Green attack follows a series of incidents targeting Jewish sites in the capital.
00:44The Victims Commissioner for England and Wales, Clare Waxman, who is Jewish, said everyone has a responsibility to challenge anti
00:52-Semitism and hatred in all its forms.
00:55Whether online or on our streets, in workplaces, in schools or on university campuses.
01:00British Muslim Trust Chairman Shabir Randhuri said the trust stands in total solidarity with the Jewish community,
01:10adding the hatred and violence directed towards British Jews is the opposite of everything this country stands for.
01:16The latest official figures on hate crime recorded by police in England and Wales showed Jewish people have the highest
01:23rate of religious hate crimes targeted towards them than any other faith group.
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