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Antisemitic incidents remain near record highs, Community Security Trust figures show

There were 727 incidents between January and June this year, the CST says

July 25, 2018 16:48
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Antisemitic incidents are still hovering near record highs, with more than 100 incidents of antisemitism recorded for each of the first six months of this year, the latest figures from the Community Security Trust show.

The statistics, published on Thursday, revealed a decrease of eight per cent in incidents of Jew-hate in the UK compared to the same period in 2017, but at 727 incidents, the January to June 2018 figure is still the second highest figure ever recorded for the period, second only to last year, when 786 incidents were recorded.

May saw 160 antisemitic incidents, the fourth highest monthly total ever recorded. Of the 727 incidents, 59 were categorised as assault, 53 as threats, 43 involving damage or desecration and 544 examples of abusive behaviour.

There were also 28 incidents of mass-produced or mass-mailed Jew-hate literature.