More than 1,000 incidents recorded in UK since 7 October Hamas attacks, including targeting of schools
Jewish people in Britain have experienced the worst wave of hate incidents in modern times with more than 1,000 recorded after the Hamas massacres in Israel, experts in countering antisemitism have said.Since 7 October, 1,019 hate incidents have been recorded across the UK, the date Hamas launched a series of attacks on Israel that left 1,400 dead, and more than 200 people taken hostage.
In the same period last year there were 160 antisemitic incidents, meaning there had been a 537% increase, according to CST data. The CST suspects the figures are an underestimate and do not include other incidents, including “possible hostile reconnaissance at Jewish locations”., 578 antisemitic incidents were reported; 188 in Greater Manchester; 37 in West Yorkshire; 31 in Hertfordshire; 18 in the West Midlands; and 17 across Scotland.
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