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Highest levels of hate for five years

July 31, 2014 11:15
Police speak to an anti-Israel protester wearing a T-Shirt displaying a Magen David and swastika

ByMarcus Dysch, Marcus Dysch

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Antisemitic incidents in Britain rose by a third in the first six months of this year, and have rapidly increased further in the past four weeks as Israel's military operation in Gaza continues.

Figures published this week by the Community Security Trust showed more than 300 recorded cases between January and June, up 36 per cent on the same period last year.

CST said more than 130 antisemitic incidents had also been recorded in Britain since the start of Operation Protective Edge last month. The figure makes July the worst month on record after January 2009, at the time of Israel's Cast Lead operation in Gaza.

The six-monthly rise, combined with July's figures, means 2014 is likely to be one of the worst years of antisemitism ever recorded in this country.