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Anti-Semitism in Britain remains near record levels: Jewish charity
The Community Security Trust said incidents rose 21% from a year earlier, as the British government pledged £250 million to protect Jewish communities.
- Britain faces near-record levels of antisemitism, with the Community Security Trust recording almost 2,000 incidents during the first six months of 2026, a 21% rise compared to the same period last year.
- Incidents spiked following the February war involving Iran and Israeli forces, with British authorities subsequently accusing Tehran of utilizing proxies to conduct attacks across Britain and Europe.
- In April, two Jewish worshippers were stabbed on a street in London's Golders Green area in an attack police are treating as a terrorism attack; arson attacks also targeted synagogues and Jewish premises.
- Earlier in August, the British government pledged £250 million over three years to enhance security for Jewish communities; policing minister Sarah Jones stated antisemitism contradicts the country's values.
- CST chief executive Mark Gardner warned that threats against Britain arise from multiple sources, including Islamist, Right, and Left ideological extremes, affecting the country's estimated 280,000 Jews.
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·United Kingdom
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Fatal attacks, arson and stabbing attacks: According to a Jewish organization, the number of anti-Semitic attacks in Britain has increased significantly. In the first six months of this year, there have been such incidents in 1926, the organization Community Security Trust (CST) announced on Wednesday. This is an increase of 21 percent compared to the first half of 2025. "This is the second highest total number ever reported for a first half of …
·Hamburg, Germany
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right5Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Center, 38% Right
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources are Center, 38% of the sources lean Right
39% Center
L 23%
C 39%
R 38%
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