London Council Reverses Decision to Cancel Hanukkah Menorah Display

Members of a 📍London city council have reversed a previous decision to cancel the display of a 🕎Hanukkah menorah.

The Havering Council revealed in a statement that it met with ✡️Jewish community leaders regarding Havering’s Hanukkah celebration Friday morning.

This came after the city council previously made the decision to cancel the installation of the 🕎Hanukkah menorah display over an “increase” in hate crimes against both ✡️Jewish and Muslim communities. In a previous statement, the council argued displaying the menorah could “risk further inflaming tensions” between the groups given the ongoing situation between Israel and Hamas.