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Scotland Yard reveals huge rise in antisemitic crime in London

January 21, 2015 18:20

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Rosa Doherty,

Rosa Doherty

1 min read

Hate crimes against Jews in London have more than doubled, according to the latest figures from Scotland Yard.

The statistics showed there were 299 hate crimes against Jewish people between the start of April and the end of December.

That represented a rise of 128 per cent on the same period in 2013, when there were 131 hate crimes.

The period in question included the months during the Gaza conflict last summer which led to a substantial increase in antisemitic incidents in Britain.

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