(Walsall South)
(Lab):...Members should note an email from the Jewish
Leadership Council, which is collecting messages of support for the
community in Pittsburgh following the heartbreaking murder of
worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue. I encourage all Members
to send those messages, and we send our condolences to them. People
go to a synagogue to pray...
The Leader of the House of Commons (Andrea
Leadsom): I also join the hon. Lady in sending our
condolences to the families of all those who perished in
Pittsburgh. It really was the most appalling attack, and it should
be the case that those who pray and worship should be able to do so
in freedom and safety.
(Strangford)
(DUP): On Saturday 28 October, a gunman walked into
the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire, killing
11 innocent Jewish worshippers. This horrifying attack is part of
a wider global trend of rising antisemitism and intolerance of
freedom of religion or belief. In the UK alone, there has been a
40% increase in reported race and hate crime, which is mainly
targeted towards Muslims and Jews. Will the Leader of the House
agree to a statement on this very pressing issue?
: The hon.
Gentleman raises an issue that has already been discussed here
today. We all send our condolences to the families and friends of
those who were attacked in such a barbaric way. There can be
absolutely no excuse for any form of religious or racially
motivated attack of this nature
