UK chief rabbi decries Islamophobia in response to ‘punish a Muslim day’

UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis decries the “horrific” calls for a national day of violence against Muslims next month.

In a tweet, Mirvis says the anonymous calls for violence are “a sobering reminder of the depravity of Islamophobia. The reaction of the Jewish community is unequivocal: threats of violence and prejudice directed at British Muslims undermine everything it means to be British and are totally abhorrent.”

“The horrific calls for a ‘punish a Muslim day’ over recent days are a sobering reminder of the depravity of #Islamophobia. The reaction of the Jewish community is unequivocal…" – Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis pic.twitter.com/DAgJbxZORB

— Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (@chiefrabbi) March 14, 2018

Over the weekend, residents of Bradford, Leicester, London, Cardiff and Sheffield received notes declaring April 3 to be “Punish a Muslim Day.” The anonymous notes said points would be awarded for various acts of violence, from 25