UK Muslim groups trying to blackmail the UK over Israel.

UK: Subtle tactic that has been used before to try and get the government to come to their agenda by UK Muslim groups.

Anger within Britain's Muslim communities over the Gaza conflict has reached "acute levels of intensity" that could have repercussions for national security, leading Muslims will warn Gordon Brown today. In a letter to the prime minister, representatives of Muslim organisations will say the Israeli government's use of "disproportionate force" to combat threats to its security has "revived extremist groups" and "empowered their message of violence and perennial conflict". The letter, a copy of which can be read on the Guardian's Comment is Free website, also says that the "current, partisan and simplified narrative" emanating from the White House is of "serious and direct harm" to relations between the UK, North America and Arab countries.

"Nice country we have here, shame if something happens to it."

In what was said to be a testy meeting, representatives told Rammell the government's position on Gaza could provoke UK terrorist attacks. One of those present was Dr Hany el-Banna, youth worker and co-founder and president of the charity Islamic Relief. He told the Guardian: "We are all working tirelessly to try and cool them down. I am telling them to change and bring something positive, but they see these images and they trigger extremist thoughts in the simplest individuals. Many millions of people will see these images in the media, what do you think the affect will be? "The government is responsible for the country and its foreign policy. I don't want something to happen here."

Now with talk like this you would think the UK would up the security measures and keep a much closer eye on certain areas where extremism is common. But since its the UK, I can see PM Brown backtracking and throwing a little sop to the threateners.

Via Instapundit: TARGETING JEWS in Britain.