Rabbi Arnold Saunders, the Conservative candidate for Bury South and Chaplain HM Armed Forces, faced abuse and intimidation during a visit to the Bilal Mosque in Prestwich, Manchester. Invited by mosque elders, the elderly Saunders was subjected to verbal attacks, including being called a 'snake' and accused of celebrating the deaths of children. Witnesses noted his hand trembling during the incident. The event has drawn widespread condemnation, with calls for both Labour and Conservative leadership to address the issue. These events highlight a troubling rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the UK, prompting demands for stronger action against such hate crimes.
🔵 Rabbi Arnie Saunders is berated by a pro-Palestine supporter in Greater Manchester over Israel’s actions in Gaza Read more in the link below 👇 #Gaza #Israel #Palestine https://t.co/JzcScfKJGq
The Workers Party of Britain have been forced to suspend their campaign in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, after their parliamentary candidate, Wajid Burkey, and other campaigners were attacked by men with baseball bats & machetes shortly after an elections hustings. #GE2024 (1/3) https://t.co/xCOoeVl49E
Calling on @BBCNews @UKLabour @Conservatives to speak out against this terrible and cowardly assault on our candidate. https://t.co/EPf7HgMmcE
"Conservative candidate rabbi ‘abused and intimidated’ at local mosque "Rabbi Arnie Saunders is berated by a pro-Palestine supporter in Greater Manchester over Israel’s actions in Gaza" https://t.co/pPd6aIhtfo
"Tory candidate’s office daubed with anti-Semitic graffiti "Robert Largan, seeking re-election in High Peak, Derbyshire, posts picture of ‘Zionist child killer’ abuse written on windows" https://t.co/l71UD6MhZ5
The antisemites have vandalised @robertlargan’s constituency office in Whaley Bridge. What is happening to Britain? https://t.co/d20FHENexr
Jewish Conservative candidate 'screamed at' and called a 'snake' during visit to mosque https://t.co/uBygQpwmuL
Video: Labour front-bencher dismisses doctor's complaint he was bombed by Israel. 'But that's your job!' doc tells Jeff Smith after he dismisses Israeli occupation forces using guided bomb to target British medical team... https://t.co/ynjUe0kQ7t
🔴 Tory candidate’s office daubed with anti-Semitic graffiti Robert Largan, seeking re-election in High Peak, Derbyshire, posts picture of ‘Zionist child killer’ written on windows Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/dXPjQadBjh https://t.co/WpNqpEq825
Conservative candidate for Bury South, Rabbi Arnie Saunders (Chaplain HM Armed Forces), being harassed outside Bilal Mosque in Prestwich, after being invited to speak by mosque elders. Watch how no one intervenes to protect a clearly elderly British Rabbi. Shameful. https://t.co/o6sRVR2KvV
Our comment on the awful abuse directed against Rabbi Arnold Saunders in the Bury South constituency. https://t.co/YnFpjiXL0J https://t.co/30KqOoRNkq
The blood libel is back in Britain. An elderly Jewish candidate is accused of celebrating the deaths of children by Muslim voters, then hounded out. Disgraceful. Look at his hand trembling. God forbid we should ever see a lynching https://t.co/MYHhp4fLKM
Brit Doctor back from Gaza calls out his Labour MP, who refused to respond to him about his team being targeted by the IDF. It looks like another attempt to try to cover up Israeli war crimes. @georgegalloway @CraigMokhiber #ICC #Shameonyou #Palestine https://t.co/L0xACN5Fsk
A British Doctor who came back from Gaza speaks to his MP who ignored his message about Israel’s war crimes he witnessed firsthand “ it takes a personal integrity to vote against the whip. I’m afraid that’s someone u sadly lacking” 🔥 A 👑 https://t.co/rPZKDJjlV9
George Galloway lambasting the Government on their record in 'negotiating' with Israel, and slamming the Labour Party for going along with it. Wednesday 17 April 2024 #Gaza #lsrael #GazaGenocide #Palestine #Rochdale https://t.co/8H7lUj80pv
What’s happening here to Arnie Saunders here, the @Conservatives candidate for Bury South is appalling, disgusting and should not be part of our democratic process I hope the Labour leadership and Bury South Labour candidate condemns this hatred https://t.co/xHfeFPVbDj
"You are a snake" WATCH the threatening way Rabbi Arnie Saunders was treated when he was invited to the Bilal Mosque in Prestwich, Manchester in his role as the Conservative candidate for Bury South by the mosque elders. That he was allowed to be abused, intimidated and have his… https://t.co/X4PZTsteLq