The brutal attack on Yom Kippur at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, England-where two Jews were murdered by a terrorist shouting pro-Palestinian slogans-should have been a watershed moment for the Western world. It should have sparked an honest reckoning about how violent antisemitism has been rekindled in the public sphere under the guise of political activism. Yet, despite the horror and condemnation from figures like British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the underlying cause of such violence remains largely unaddressed: the steady mainstreaming of anti-Israel propaganda and the normalization of antisemitic rhetoric cloaked in the language of “human rights” and “liberation.”

The attack in Manchester was not an isolated event. It was the tragic outcome of an environment that has been poisoned for nearly two years-since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre of 1,200 Israelis-by relentless propaganda, disinformation, and hate campaigns. These campaigns, broadcast across Western media and chanted in city streets and college campuses, have transformed slogans like “From the river to the sea” and “Globalize the intifada” into rallying cries for those who justify or excuse the targeting of Jews worldwide.

The Manchester assailant, 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent Jihad al-Shamie, was reportedly assisted by several accomplices in an attack that combined vehicular assault with stabbing-methods that have become all too familiar in the lexicon of Islamist terrorism. While investigators may take time to uncover his personal motives, one does not need to be a detective to recognize the ideological soil from which this violence grew. Across Britain, week after week, massive protests have filled the streets of London, Manchester, and Birmingham, with demonstrators chanting openly genocidal slogans against Jews under the banner of “Free Palestine.”

These are not expressions of solidarity with civilians in Gaza, nor are they appeals for peace. The chant “From the........

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