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Surge in anti-Semitic incidents in UK over past year: Charity

A menorah in Trafalgar Square, London. United Kingdom police launched an investigation in December 2023, after two menorahs in the capital were vandalised amidst a rise in anti-Semitic incidents [File: Andy Rain/EPA-EFE]

The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United Kingdom has soared since Israel launched its assault on Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, according to a Jewish charity.

The Community Security Trust (CST), which monitors anti-Semitism in the UK, released its latest figures on Wednesday, reporting 5,583 anti-Semitic incidents across the country between October 7, 2023 and September 30, 2024 – the highest tally recorded in any 12-month period since it began its count in 1984.

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