The authority on anti-Jewish hatred Professor Robert Wistrich, writing in the Jerusalem Post about Britain’s fanatics, makes the crucial point that anti-Jewish prejudice and hatred lie at the very core of the jihad against the west:

‘Perhaps most worrisome, stridently anti-Israel sentiments have long ceased to be limited to Muslims. Earlier this year, the city's mayor, Ken Livingstone published a piece in The Guardian claiming that Ariel Sharon "is a war criminal who should be in prison, not in office," adding that "Israel's own expansion has included ethnic cleansing." ‘Since the election late this spring, things have only gotten worse. On May 21, a massive rally held in Trafalgar Square featured a crowd waving anti-Israel banners. In addition to Palestinian representatives and local Muslim leaders, several prominent non-Muslim public figures also spoke. Tony Benn, for instance, a former Labor MP and veteran Leftist, called George Bush and Sharon the "two most dangerous men in the world," while Andrew Burgin of the Stop the War coalition demanded the dismantling of the Jewish state. "The South African apartheid state never inflicted the sort of repression that Israel is inflicting on the Palestinians," he said to cries of allahu akbar! from the audience. "When there is real democracy, there will be no more Israel."

‘The demonization of Israel has had a profoundly debilitating effect on British public opinion. It has helped to blind Britain to the true nature of the Holy War currently being waged against Western civilization. In reality, the motivations of the bombers have little to do with Palestine, with poverty or despair - the usual suspects evoked after every murderous terrorist assault in Europe or elsewhere. It has everything to do with religious fanaticism. Slowly yet surely, the jihadist challenge is effecting a profound erosion of Britain's proud history of tolerance, moderation and multiculturalism. Unfortunately, until Britain acknowledges this growing cancer of terrorism, jihad and anti-Semitism in its midst - and acts to stamp it out - we can expect that Thursday's tragedy will not be the last London sees.’