(JEWISH GROUP) British Jews 'facing more hatred and pressure than they have for decades'

A charity that monitors antisemitism in the UK recorded more than 3,500 incidents in 2024 as its chief executive said Jews face “more hatred and pressure” than they have for decades.

The number of incidents recorded by the Community Security Trust in 2024 dropped 18% compared to the previous year, but it was still the second highest annual total recorded by the organisation since it and predecessor groups began collating figures in 1984.

The 4,296 recorded in 2023 was a record high, in the year that saw the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel and the subsequent military action in the region that continued throughout 2024.

The CST said that 2024 was a year of “sustained levels of antisemitism” amid public attention on the conflict in Gaza, and pro-Palestine demonstrations in the UK.

It recorded more than 200 incidents in each month except December. Before October 2023 there had only been five separate months when this number was recorded, each time when Israel has been at war.

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