Stephen Daisley Stephen Daisley

The oldest hatred is thriving in Britain

Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against antisemitism (Getty Images)

Britain’s antisemitism problem continues to grow. A report from the Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that monitors racist attacks and abuse against British Jews, documents 1,978 incidents in the first six months of 2024. That is the highest figure ever recorded for the first half of any year and a 105 per cent increase on the same period in 2023. It is no coincidence that this comes after the October 7 attack, in which Palestinian terrorists invaded Israel, killed 1,200 people, raped women and took 250 hostages. As the CST noted in a previous report, October 7 occasioned an outbreak of antisemitic activity in the UK long before any Israeli military response was under way. This latest report confirms the connection, with 52 per cent of incidents linked to Israel or its war against Hamas in Gaza.

Antisemitic damage and desecration to Jewish-owned property is up 246 per cent

There has been a 41 per cent increase in assaults on Jews.

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