UN Secretary General António Guterres expressed the crime sharply. “Attaching a holy place, visiting people to find peace, is particularly rigid,” said Guterres, according to a message. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on X that her thoughts are with the victims, their families and the Jewish community of Great Britain. Anti-Semitism of all kinds must be combated, the CDU politician said.
The Federal Government’s anti -Semitism representative, Felix Klein, was also concerned about the hatred of Jews in Europe. The attack once again showed the fatal dimension of anti-Semitism in Europe, said Klein of the German Press Agency. “The fact that he took place on the highest Jewish holiday Jom Kippur, of all people, once again reveals the limitless hatred of the alleged perpetrator.”
The quick intervention by the police prevented further victims, said Klein. “I very much welcome the fact that the security authorities in this country also have Jewish institutions particularly in view since the attack on Jom Kippur on the synagogue in Halle 2019 on this important day.” In 2019, a right -wing extremist in Halle tried to penetrate the synagogue there. When this failed, he murdered two uninvolved people.
