Stabbing at Synagogue: UK Jewish Community Shaken

0:00On April 30th, a 34-year-old Jewish man named Shalom Rand got stabbed in the chest right after leaving synagogue in Golders Green, North. London, on Wednesday, he called it a miracle he's still alive, saying the attacker lunged at him, but he jumped back in time. A 76-year-old man named Mosha, Ben Baila, was also stabbed and hospitalized. Police rushed in, tasered the 45-year-old suspect after he refused to drop the knife, and took him down with help from a bystander. Bodycam footage shows officers shouting for him to get on the ground while wrestling him. Officials say the guy has a history of serious violence and mental health issues. People in the Jewish community are shaken up, with folks texting Rand all day about their fear of walking the streets. Many are pointing fingers at the UK government for not doing enough to protect them from these attacks. This stabbing fits into a wave of anti-Semitic incidents in London lately, like arson attempts on Jewish sites and ambulances just half a mile away. Plus a drone near the Israeli embassy, a group called Ha'i claimed some of these, though

1:04police are skeptical about the knife attack. Leaders from the Prime Minister on down are speaking out, promising to tackle extremism at its roots and keep Jewish folks safe, with meetings set for Thursday to ramp up action.