The brothers said they faced antisemitism and were left feeling unsafe, wanting to never return to England again after staff at Manchester Airport allegedly singled them out because of their Israeli passports.

Neria and Daniel Sharabi survived the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel and helped others caught up in the assault on the Nova music festival.

They were invited to the UK by the Jewish Representative Council (JRC) of Greater Manchester to share their story but were detained by the Border Force for more than two hours. A video of the interaction was shared widely online.

Neria told Sky News: "We're facing this antisemitism and, honestly, if I had heard it from a civilian, it would have been okay because it's a civilian, but when I hear it from a cop with an official job and he's supposed to watch me and give me the feeling I'm safe and he does exactly the opposite, I don't know what to think. After what happened, I'm not feeling safe here and probably I won't come back here.

Daniel said: "It's very bad after you've been through so many things, terrible things, and you arrive to a new country, England, you don't expect things like this from the police officer at the border. It's not a nice welcome."

This is not how you're supposed to treat human beings

Neria added: "This is not how you're supposed to treat human beings. It doesn't matter if you're Jewish or Christian or Muslim, this thing is supposed to stop, we need to fight this antisemitism."

The JRC published a letter on social media about the incident and released the video in which a male Border Force officer tells the men to "keep quiet, look at me, are you clear with that?". He goes on to say: "We are the bosses, not you".

In the letter the JRC says: "We write to address concerns about discriminatory treatment by Border Force officers towards two Jewish, Israeli nationals who arrived at Manchester Airport on 24 March 2024, from Brussels on flight SN2183.

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"The two men were survivors of the attacks at the Re'im (Nova) Music festival in Israel, by the terrorist group Hamas on 07 October. They were responsible for the rescue of a number of other survivors of the attack.

"They suffer from PTSD and had come to the UK to speak of their experiences as survivors of terrorism and to raise awareness for a not-for-profit organisation they have established to help survivors of the terror attacks.

"Upon arrival, when Border Patrol noticed they were travelling with Israeli passports, they were asked why they had come to Manchester. They responded that as survivors of the Nova Music Festival they had been invited to share their experiences with the Jewish community in Manchester. They were informed that they would need to be questioned."

'We do not tolerate antisemitism'

The JRC wrote that the men were allegedly told by the officer that "they had to make sure that you are not going to do what you are doing in Gaza over here".

In response, Home Secretary James Cleverly wrote on X: "We are investigating this.

"We do not tolerate antisemitism or any form of discrimination. This incident will be handled in line with our disciplinary procedures."

A Home Office spokesperson told Sky News: "We are aware of the complaint made against Border Force staff at Manchester Airport and are investigating these claims.

"While the facts and circumstances are being established, it must be reiterated that we do not tolerate antisemitism, in any forms, anywhere."

A spokesperson for Manchester Airport said the border is staffed by UK Border Force personnel, who are not employees of the airport.