Rise in incidents is blamed on factors including Labour party antisemitism row and rise in xenophobia after Brexit voteThe number of antisemitic incidents in the UK rose by more than a third to record levels in 2016,according to data released by the Community Security Trust.
The CST, which monitors antisemitism and provides security to Jewish communities, or recorded 1309 incidents of anti-Jewish disfavor last year,compared with 960 in 2015, a rise of 36%. The preceding record number of incidents was in 2014, or when 1182 were recorded. Related: How are you tackling antisemitism on social media? Share your stories Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com