The muslim Council of Britain (MCB), in a statement on Sunday, condemned the stabbing of two Jewish men in a northwest London neighborhood with a large Jewish population, saying it stands “in solidarity with the Jewish community facing an abhorrent rise in antisemitism”.

The MCB, the largest umbrella body representing muslim organizations in Britain, counts more than 500 affiliates, including mosques, schools, local and county councils, professional networks and advocacy groups.

The group added that “attempts to frame British muslims, or all who advocate for Palestinian rights, as collectively responsible for rising antisemitism are inaccurate and counterproductive”.

The comments, which did not name individuals, appeared to target the government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who earlier this week conflated antisemitic attacks with pro-Palestine protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The MCB also said the suspect accused of attacking two Jewish men on April 29 had earlier targeted a Muslim man, Ishmail Hussein, at his home in Southwark.

Birmingham MP Ayoub Khan also challenged the lack of attention given to the muslim victim. In a post on X, he said: “Three charges of attempted murder, and it appears that this was both an antisemitic and Islamophobic attack. Why is the media ignoring the attack on the Muslim victim, though? This disparity is disturbing, to say the least.”

Journalist Owen Jones also criticized the coverage, writing: “What? He’s been charged with THREE counts of attempted murder. The third alleged victim is Ishmail Hussein. What is the editorial justification for not even stating that it’s three counts of attempted murder?”

In a separate statement, the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) said the attack was being used to “prosecute a case already prepared - against Muslim communities, against Palestinian solidarity, against the right to dissent.”

Resist Comment: this total rubbish.  The fact remains that all terrorism in the UK is carried out by muslims.  Showing solidarity with the Jewish community is, to say the least, disengenuous.  muslims hate Jews and the people of the West.  The only way to stop terrorism in this country, and all Europe, is to remove the evil of islam by sending all muslims back to the countries of the origins.