CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to stand up to hate on the anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, all the more significant following Thursday’s horrific attack at a Manchester synagogue.

Tomorrow marks 89 years since thousands of anti-fascist Jews, trade unionists and communists successfully blockaded a major British Union of Fascists march through London’s East End.

Protesters erected barricades and resisted police, ultimately forcing Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts to abandon their march through the predominantly Jewish area of Tower Hamlets.

This year’s anniversary has added resonance following the recent terror attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, in which two men were killed and several others injured.

Stand Up to Racism co-convener Sabby Dhalu said: “Our deepest condolences go to the loved ones of those killed.

“This attack is particularly abhorrent as it occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar, and illustrates the importance of rooting out anti-semitism from society.

“As we mark the 89th anniversary of the battle of Cable Street fascists are on the march in unprecedented numbers in Britain — this attack will likely be seized on by those who seek to sow division and spread hatred. 

“It’s vital that we promote peace, unity and mutual respect at this difficult time.”

This sentiment was echoed by Tony Conway, convener of the Communist Party’s anti-racism, anti-fascist commission. 

“At a time when communities are under attack, it is vital that we unite to oppose those who seek to divide us on grounds of race and religion,” he said.

“Our movement has united against the far right before — again at a time of international tension. 

“In 1936, anti-fascists brought together Jews, Catholics, trade unionists, the unemployed and dockers. 

“Phil Piratin, Communist MP for Stepney, worked tirelessly with other communists and socialists to stop Moseley in Cable Street.

“We can — and will — create such a movement today. Learning from our shared, past developing alliances, and uniting our class.”

This week’s tragedy saw a man drive a car towards the gates of the synagogue and begin attacking people with a knife. 

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, died in the attack. One of the victims suffered a gunshot wound as armed officers attempted to shoot the killer.

Three people remain in hospital with serious injuries.

Jihad al-Shamie, 35, has been named as the suspect, while another three have been arrested in connection with the killings.

Today the Guardian revealed that Mr Shamie was under investigation for an alleged sexual assault understood to have taken place earlier this year.

 In a statement, the Jewish Socialists’ Group called for unity in the aftermath, saying: “This appalling incident is already whipping up suspicion and mistrust between minority communities that have for many years lived peacefully and comfortably alongside and among each other. 

“We cannot allow that mistrust to grow.”

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said she was “disappointed” to see pro-Palestine protests go ahead that evening. 

“I would ask people who are thinking about going on protests this weekend, take a step back, imagine it was you and then just give this community a chance to grieve,” she told the BBC. 

Jenny Manson from Jewish Voice for Liberation said she fears that Ms Mahmood is “equating pro-Palestine protests with the hatred of Jews as Jews.”  

“You can be appalled by the murderous attack in Manchester and deeply oppose what Israel is doing to Palestinians. 

“Conflating opposition to Israel’s action with anti-semitism will not help make Jews safer in the world and it seeks to silence support for Palestinians as the situation in the West Bank and in Gaza worsens by the hour.”

Jewish activist and secretary of Dorset PSC Rob Ferguson said: “The horrific attack in Manchester has commanded universal condemnation, as it should. It was an anti-semitic attack on Jews.

“However, to cynically use this tragedy against those who have marched and protested against genocide and apartheid is a disgrace. 

“Jewish activists are an integral part of the Palestinian movement. The cause of Palestinian freedom flows from the struggle against all forms of racism and national oppression and feeds back and strengthens that struggle.”

The Metropolitan Police wrote to pro-Palestine group Defend Our Juries today, urging them to cancel a protest due to take place tomorrow.

The protest is expected to see 1,500 people peacefully hold cardboard signs saying: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action” in Trafalgar Square.

It is part of a wave of demonstrations demanding that the government revokes its ban on Palestine Action, a direct-action group that targeted arms factories linked to Israel, after it was designated a terrorist organisation on July 5.

The Met wrote to campaigners urging them to cancel the protest, accusing them of “drawing resources away from the communities of London at a time when they are needed most.”

A Defend Our Juries spokesperson confirmed that the group plans to go ahead.

“Many Jewish supporters of Defend Our Juries have warned that postponing tomorrow’s action would risk conflating the actions of state of Israel with Jewish people around the world, as Netanyahu seeks to do — [people] who bear no responsibility for Israel’s crimes, which could fuel anti-semitic hatred and prejudice. 

“It couldn’t be clearer that tomorrow’s action — which is in Trafalgar Square and not near any synagogue — is about defying the government’s absurdly authoritarian proscription of Palestine Action and the government’s complicity in the genocide being committed by the Israeli government.

“Yesterday’s attack was actual terrorism. We join others across the country in condemning it unreservedly and urge the Home Secretary and the police to prioritise protecting the community, instead of arresting entirely peaceful protesters.”