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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Patrick Greenfield

Friday briefing: How rising antisemitism is striking fear into the everyday lives of British Jews

Members of the Jewish community watch as forensic officers collect evidence in Golders Green.
Members of the Jewish community watch as forensic officers collect evidence in Golders Green. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

Good morning. It is a terrible fact of life for British Jews that few were surprised by Wednesday’s knife attack in Golders Green, north London, in which two men were stabbed in an area home to a large Jewish community. A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder.

The incident is the latest in a string of antisemitic attacks, on people and property, that have struck fear into many British Jews in recent years. John Mann, the government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, said many in the community are at “breaking point” and feel the UK is no longer a safe place for them to live.

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