Subhead:A British expat’s pub assault highlights how hostility towards Jews is being normalised in Britain.#
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While in Israel, I sat down with British expat Chaim Frankenhuis to discuss the dangerous indifference spreading across the UK … one that he believes is allowing antisemitism to escalate unchecked.
Frankenhuis, originally from Manchester and now living in Israel, had a blunt message for Brits who say they do not hate Jews but simply do not see antisemitism as their problem. “Open up your brain,” he said. “These extreme Islamists are coming for Jews. They’re going to come next for you, for Christians. They’ve said it time and time again.”
He warned that slogans like “globalise the intifada” are not abstract political statements, but explicit calls to violence. “That means kill Jews everywhere, wherever you find them,” he said. “And that’s democracy? That’s the so-called way you want to live? I don’t think so.”
During our interview, Frankenhuis recounted a disturbing incident that occurred when he returned to Manchester last September for a holiday. Like many Brits, he went to his local pub for a quiet drink. Wearing only a kippah, with no political slogans or symbols, he was quickly singled out.
