Michael Gove, the Communities Secretary, has issued a stark warning about the rise of antisemitism in the UK, comparing it to the rise of the Nazis in Germany. Speaking on May 21, after Jewish hate crimes tripled in London, Gove said it is 'genuinely dangerous' to be a Jew near Gaza marches and accused pro-Palestine protesters of ignoring 'lurid demonstrations of anti-Semitism.' He emphasized that when Jews are under threat, all freedoms are threatened. Gove also noted that antisemitism has been 'repurposed for the Instagram age' at UK universities. Sadiq Khan dismissed Gove’s warning as 'flowery rhetoric' but agreed that certain protest chants should stop.
Michael Gove says anti-semitism 'repurposed for Instagram age' at UK universities https://t.co/wuOirVQHz8
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'Genuinely dangerous to be Jewish' near London's pro-Palestinian marches, Michael Gove says https://t.co/9Y9XBCeWqg
Michael Gove: When Jews are under threat, all of our freedoms are threatened https://t.co/rowUq5Tlhq
From Michael Gove’s speech on antisemitism https://t.co/pxslpnwSGg https://t.co/1Zku6PZBzY
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Sadiq Khan dismisses Gove’s antisemitism warning as ‘flowery rhetoric’ - but agrees protest chant should stop, reports @Fraser_Knight https://t.co/OkKVabR0za
🔴 Michael Gove has compared the surge in anti-Semitism in the UK to the rise of Nazis in Germany https://t.co/P2lD19ZgIq
Michael Gove warns it is 'genuinely dangerous' to be a Jew near Gaza marches and accuses pro-Palestine protesters of turning a blind eye to 'lurid demonstrations of anti-Semitism' https://t.co/qvm0Odh5nK https://t.co/3yBTZLaovI
Michael Gove: Growing UK anti-Semitism not unlike rise of Nazis https://t.co/o04HlUXyKu
Watch live: Michael Gove speaks on antisemitism after Jewish hate crimes triple in London https://t.co/KR8ESugom5
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