Reports of antisemitic incidents in the UK in the first half of this year have reached another record high, according to figures from a Jewish security charity.
From January to June 2024, the Community Security Trust (CST) recorded reports of 1,978 anti-Jewish hate incidents, up from 964 in the first half of 2023.
The CST says the record high total in the first half of 2024 is a continuation of the impact of antisemitic reactions to the 7 October attack in Israel and the ongoing war.
The report relies on figures from incidents that are self-reported.
Some 1,037 of the recorded antisemitic incidents were in Greater London, including 411 in Barnet – the local authority home to the biggest Jewish community in the UK.
The CST said a technical problem in March onwards disrupted the flow of reports received from the Metropolitan Police, meaning the actual figure for Greater London would be even higher.
The region with the second highest number of recorded antisemitic incidents was Greater Manchester with 268, followed by West Yorkshire with 115.
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