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A Jewish charity has condemned the FA’s ‘shameful’ lack of tribute to the victims of the Manchester synagogue attack before England’s match against Wales at Wembley on Thursday night.
Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, attacked Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall last Thursday, resulting in the deaths of Jewish worshippers Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66.
The attack occurred during worship on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar, and has been treated by police as a terror incident.
The FA opted to avoid paying tribute to the victims ahead of England’s friendly match against Wales at Wembley on Thursday night, despite tributes taking place at some Premier League games last weekend.
A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism said: ‘Dead Jews don't count, it seems. The failure to observe a moment of silence at tonight's match, notwithstanding the tributes for other causes in other games, is scandalous.
‘Last week our nation witnessed a terrorist attack on our soil in which two people were murdered and others injured simply for being Jewish. Football has a long history of standing against racism and extremism.
‘A national commemoration would have sent a clear message that Jewish lives matter, that the Jewish community has equal standing to others in the beautiful game, and that such attacks will be publicly recognised and condemned.
‘The absence of that commemoration sends an even clearer message, and it is a terrible one. Shameful.’
Manchester United and Manchester City paid tribute to the victims of the Manchester synagogue attack before their Premier League fixtures last weekend.
Old Trafford held a minute’s silence before their match against Sunderland, while United’s players also wore black armbands with the words ‘a city united’ written on them. City and Brentford then followed suit the following day at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, rammed a car into pedestrians outside the venue and then attacked them with a knife before he was shot dead at the scene.
Police have said one of the victims appeared to have been accidentally shot by an officer as worshippers tried to stop the attacker entering the building.
The FA have been contacted for comment.