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Attacks on UK Jews rising, reports the CST

July 24, 2014 11:24
Conflicting viewpoints at the Manchester demonstrations

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Rosa Doherty,

Rosa Doherty

2 min read

Antisemitic incidents in Britain are rising in the wake of Israel's operation in Gaza.

The Community Security Trust says 70 incidents have been reported since July 8.

In one instance, "demonstrators on a march through central London assaulted and verbally abused a Jewish woman who expressed her support for Israel as they walked past. Marchers surrounded her, called her a 'Jew Zionist' and stole her phone.

"Later the same afternoon, demonstrators from the same march verbally abused another Jewish woman who was with her two young children, telling them to 'burn in hell'."