Antisemitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds while UK records worst year for antisemitism
United States AP Nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure in the US than they did a year ago, according to a new national survey. The American Jewish Committee, a prominent advocacy organisation, conducted the survey last fall just as the Israel-Hamas war began on 7th October. The number of American Jews who say they feel […]
UK anti-Semitic incidents hit record high in 2021, report says
London, UKReuters Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain reached a record high last year, driven by reaction to a rise in violence in Israel and Gaza, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday. The annual report by the Community Security Trust, which advises Britain’s estimated 280,000 Jews on security matters, found there had been 2,255 anti-Semitic incidents […]
Record number of anti-semitic incidents recorded in UK last year
A record number of anti-semitic incidents were recorded in the UK during 2016, according to new data from the Community Services Trust. The CST, which monitors anti-semitism and provides security advice and training to Jewish organisations, recorded 1,309 anti-semitic incidents last year, 36 per cent higher than the previous year. The previous highest annual total […]