UK border police allegedly abused Oct 7 Nova massacre survivors

• Published date: 25 March 2024
• Author: MICHAEL STARR
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Sharabi and his brother Daniel, who according to Channel 12 had saved dozens of lives by administering medical aid and using the weapons of a disabled tank to fend of Hamas terrorists, were allegedly detained by the Border Force after the officers saw their Israeli passports and the pair had explained that they had come to the UK to speak to the Manchester Jewish community about their experiences as survivors of the slaughter in which over 260 partygoers were murdered. The Sharabi brothers had hoped to raise awareness for their non-profit to help fellow victims

"Their faces immediately changed," when the border officers heard the reason for their stay in Manchester, said Sharabi. "I saw the antisemitism in their eyes, from the moment they started interrogating us."

The officers allegedly said that they had to detain and interrogate the survivors for two hours because "they had to make sure that you are not going to do what you are doing in Gaza over there."

When they were first detained, Sharabi asked if they were being treated in such a manner because they were Jews. In a video taken by Daniel, one of the border officers can be heard telling the brothers that "nobody has said that once, so knock the attitude off. I've made the decision, and you're coming in. Let us do the checks that we need to do and keep quiet...we're the bosses, not you.

The victims remained at the festival after the attack to help others

Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region, which raised awareness of the incident in a Monday social media post, said that this comment proved the officers abused the survivors because they were motivated by "antisemitic intent."

The Sharabi brothers were interrogated for two hours about what they were going to talk about and about their past mandatory IDF service. They were grilled about how long they served in the army, and what roles they served in.

JRC chief executive Marc Levy said in a letter to the Manchester Airport Group that the border officer spoke in an aggressive "unnecessary and demeaning tone."

"I don't want to come back to the UK," Sharabi said. "I don't feel safe here, if that's how they behave -- they're police."

Levy demanded that the airport investigate the matter and ensure that Israeli passport holders are not subjected to similar discrimination.

"For clarity, the individuals were attending the music festival when terrorists attacked, murdering hundreds of innocent civilians," Levy wrote in the letter...