The father of a baby whose birth certificate was allegedly defaced to remove reference to Israel has told Sky News his daughter did nothing wrong and being Jewish in the UK is “very hard”.
Israel, the father of five-month-old baby Ronnie – whose certificate was allegedly altered – said the incident needed to be registered and that he would also complain to the police and thinks the person who did it should be sacked.
Israel was speaking to Sky News after the Home Office launched an investigation into the case after it was highlighted by the Campaign Against Antisemitism.
Speaking about the incident, he said: “I don’t think my five-month-old baby did anything wrong to anybody… I felt horrendous when I saw it for the first time.
“It took me a few more times to look at that and understand what’s going on.”
Referencing a rise in antisemitism in the UK, the father-of-three said: “The situation here is not good. To be Jewish in the UK is very hard. And it’s not getting better, it’s getting worse and worse. I think my daughter, in 20 years, that’s her future, because London is not London any more, and I literally feel unsafe.”
