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100 antisemitic incidents per month is the new norm in Britain, says CST
Data released this week shows a total of 803 Jew-hate incidents were recorded in the first six months of 2023
August 3, 2023 10:27
Data released this week shows a total of 803 Jew-hate incidents were recorded in the first six months of 2023
August 3, 2023 10:27Unprecedented levels of antisemitism are now the norm in Britain, with more than 100 incidents typically recorded every month.
A total of 803 Jew-hate incidents were recorded in the first six months of 2023, almost matching the 823 reported in the same period the previous year, according to data released this week by the Community Security Trust (CST).
The proportion of antisemitic incidents targeting children also remained stubbornly high. Of the cases where the victim’s age was ascertained, one in five exclusively involved people aged under 18.
Posters in a University of Bristol toilet (Photo: CST)
In one case, two Jewish girls leaving a gym in Barnet were confronted by a group of children. When the offenders saw that one of the girls was wearing a Star of David, they began to shout and throw stones.
Elsewhere, a Jewish man who had just completed the Great Manchester Run was approached by an aggressor who shouted that he should “go back to the gas chambers”.
The number of incidents reported in Greater London dipped four per cent to 447, but in Manchester reports rocketed by 29 per cent to 132, the CST said.
After Greater London and Greater Manchester, the police regions with the highest number of antisemitic incidents recorded were Hertfordshire, Wales and Northumbria.
A defaced car in Birmingham (Photo: CST)
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