LONDON: King Charles held talks with Britain’s chief rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis in London on Thursday, during which the monarch spoke of his concern about the attack on Israel by Hamas.
The private audience, at Buckingham Palace, came a day after the king publicly condemned Hamas for its actions. Royal officials said the monarch is being kept up to date on developments in the ongoing conflict.
Palace sources told the Daily Mail that King Charles expressed to the rabbi his deep care and concern for the Jewish community in the UK, and the grief and anguish it is feeling. The chief rabbi thanked the king for his kind words to the Jewish community.
The two men reportedly discussed ways in which interfaith harmony might be fostered in the UK during troubled times, and of their hopes for a road to international peace.
Meanwhile, the UK government on Thursday announced an additional £3 million ($3.7 million) of funding to help protect the Jewish community in the country from antisemitic attacks. The money will go to the Community Security Trust, an organization that works to protect British Jews from hate attacks and related threats.
