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London council will not light Hanukkah candles over fears of ‘inflaming’ tensions (www.standard.co.uk)
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[-] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

However, due to an increase in the number of hate crimes in Havering, both towards the Jewish and Muslim community, and after consulting with the leader of the council, we believe it would be unwise to move forward with the installation which could risk further inflaming tensions within our communities.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

both towards the Jewish and Muslim community

Wait, they are framing this as if it wasn't due to rabid Pali fans?!

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