"It cannot be the case that you can for any reason fail to appreciate why it is that we are getting telephone calls into Greater Manchester Police, day in and day out over the recent days, where you have a group of ten-year-old girls wanting to go to a Hanukkah party, where they should be frankly interested in balloons and bicycles, are making a request for armed police officers."
"Two gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach last weekend, killing 15 Jewish people while they celebrated Chanukkah. Among those killed was 10-year-old Matilda, who was remembered as a ray of sunshine and loved animals and dancing. Greater Manchester Police chief constable Stephen Watson said the force will arrest protesters who chant globalise the intifada' (PA)"
Greater Manchester Police received calls from groups of children asking for armed officers to guard Hanukkah parties amid heightened fear following recent antisemitic attacks. The force recorded reports of people in the UK celebrating the Bondi Beach attack, described as intolerable and sickeningly distasteful. A recent synagogue attack in Manchester killed two people during a Yom Kippur service. Two gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach, killing 15 Jewish people during Chanukkah, including 10-year-old Matilda. Chief constable Stephen Watson warned that protesters chanting 'globalise the intifada' will be arrested and emphasized the increasing realism of threats to Jewish communities.
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