“They tried to kill us. They failed. Let’s eat,” Andrew Walters said.
It is an old #Jewish joke that’s as relevant as ever in Greater #Manchester in the face of today’s threats.
For Walters, the independent councillor for #Kersal and #BroughtonPark, #Salford, the joke encapsulates the good-humoured resilience that is a defining feature of his #OrthodoxJewish community.
This vibrant neighbourhood was identified as a target by an #IslamicState #sleepercell, whose plot to “kill as many #Jews as possible” in a marauding #firearms attack was thwarted. Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein were both been found guilty on Tuesday of #terrorism offences.
The plot had not shaken the community’s desire to get on with its neighbours, Walters said. “My business partner is a religious #Muslim and we get on great,” said the tax adviser and father of nine..."
