A rabbi talks of feelings of powerlessness and parents voice fears for children’s safety as antisemitic incidents increase
A security guard at a Jewish school in London. The number of antisemitic incidents surged by 324% in the UK this week, the Community Security Trust said.A security guard at a Jewish school in London. The number of antisemitic incidents surged by 324% in the UK this week, the Community Security Trust said.t just after 8.
A lot of the 300 people who had come to the synagogue on a quiet road in the London suburb of East Finchley knew someone who died, was wounded or who had lost a close relative, friend or colleague in the terrorist attacks launched into Israel fromHamas has taken scores of Israelis into Gaza as hostages. Some were paraded about before Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes began. The fate of others is unclear. The plight of these was particularly shocking, several congregants said.
The 89 incidents included six assaults, three cases of damage to Jewish property, 14 direct threats and 66 cases of abusive behaviour, including verbal abuse, graffiti, hate mail and online abuse. Most of the incidents took place in London and Greater Manchester. When they heard events in Israel compared to the Holocaust, a murmur of assent went through the congregation. Many others around the UK expressed similar sentiments to the Guardian.
Karine Barsam, 40, who joined the service at New North London synagogue on Wednesday, said: “The biggest concern is antisemitism and the impact it will have on the community, and that generally people just don’t understand what is happening . The level of tolerance for is really shocking.”
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