Don’t let Middle East violence fuel hatred on the streets of Britain | Afzal Khan and Alex Sobel

An open letter to Britain's Muslim and Jewish communities

• Labour MPs Afzal Khan and Alex Sobel

Islam and Judaism have a long shared and complex history. The Qu'ran and the Tanakh speak of our common patriarch, Abraham/Ibrahim, whose sons Ishmael and Isaac forged separate paths to the establishment of each faith. This neat, if simplistic, analogy of two siblings parting ways is at the heart of our collective past.

All over the world, we have lived together for more than a thousand years. And today, we find Muslim and Jewish communities living harmoniously side by side in Manchester, Leeds and right across the UK.