2025年10月2日,一名持刀袭击者以曼彻斯特犹太教堂为目标,杀死两人;Shapps谴责巴勒斯坦行动组织随后的抗议活动。 A knife-wielding attacker targeted a Manchester synagogue on Oct. 2, 2025, killing two men; Shapps condemned subsequent protests by Palestine Action.

英国前国防大臣格兰特·沙普斯爵士表示，他的岳父拉比迈克尔·戈德斯通在 2025 年 10 月 2 日的一次恐怖袭击中帮助封锁了曼彻斯特希顿公园希伯来会众犹太教堂的门。 Former UK Defence Secretary Sir Grant Shapps said his father-in-law, Rabbi Michael Goldstone, helped barricade doors at Manchester’s Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue during a terrorist attack on October 2, 2025. 袭击者Jihad Al-Shamie手持一把7英寸长的刀,试图用踢门和用花盆砸碎窗户的方式进入。 The attacker, Jihad Al-Shamie, armed with a 7-inch knife, tried to enter by kicking doors and smashing windows with flower pots. 53岁的Adrian Daulby被警察给袭击者的子弹致命射中,子弹穿过门。 Adrian Daulby, 53, was fatally shot by a police bullet meant for the attacker, which passed through the door. 另一个男人 Melvin Cravitz 66岁 也死了 Another man, Melvin Cravitz, 66, also died. Shapps称这一事件是对犹太社区的攻击,并谴责第二天被取缔的巴勒斯坦团体 " 巴勒斯坦行动 " 的抗议是麻木不仁的,敦促修改法律,在公民自由与公共安全之间取得平衡。 Shapps called the incident an assault on the Jewish community and condemned protests by the banned group Palestine Action the next day as insensitive, urging legal changes to balance civil liberties with public safety.