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Last update - 07:30 14/02/2009
U.K. anti-Semitism on the rise after Israel's Gaza operation
By The Associated Press
Tags: Jewish World, anti-Semitism 

The number of anti-Semitic attacks on British Jews rose sharply after the start of the conflict in Gaza, a Jewish charity said Friday.

The London-based Community Security Trust, which monitors anti-Semitism and works to safeguard the Jewish community in Britain, said 250 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded in the four weeks after Dec. 27, when Israel launched attacks on Gaza to stop Hamas rocket attacks.

That compares to 40 incidents from the same period the year before.
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Dave Rich, a spokesman for the trust, said Jews in Britain are unfairly seen as local representatives of Israel - a view that fuels some of the anti-Semitic attacks.

"This is racism," he said. "And like all forms of racism, it is unacceptable."

The trust said crimes included assaults, damage to Jewish property, threats, hate mail, verbal abuse and anti-Semitic graffiti.

Police figures echo this rise. London police have recorded about three times the number of anti-Semitic incidents from Dec. 27 to Feb. 3 as compared to the same period last year. Though some of that increase came from a change in the way the statistics were kept, the data still reflected a surge in incidents in the capital.

Around Europe, several attacks were reported against Jews and synagogues in France, Sweden and Belgium in the weeks after the Israeli offensive, Rich said.

The figures were released before an international conference Monday in London on tackling anti-Semitism.

Israel's three-week offensive left nearly 1,300 Palestinians in Gaza dead, according to Gaza officials. Thirteen Israelis were killed, including three civilians
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  1.   Not anti-Semitism 23:35  |  David King 13/02/09
  2.   What do you expect? 01:12  |  Ralph 14/02/09
  3.   No rise in Brit antisemitism, just its expression 01:55  |  Dr. L. Brnd 14/02/09
  4.   ralph 02:12  |  michel 14/02/09
  5.   David King 02:13  |  Avrum 14/02/09
  6.   a little bit of this and a little bit of that 02:46  |  hipolito 14/02/09
  7.   #3, Dr. B., I agree 02:55  |  hipolito 14/02/09
  8.   UK anti Semitism 04:03  |  Iamashamed 14/02/09
  9.   #1 It`s OK to terrorise Jews; Russian Roulette with their lives. 04:18  |  Liliane 14/02/09
  10.   If the shoe fits put it on 05:32  |  KR 14/02/09
  11.   This was quite predictable, so no surprise here 05:45  |  Yesh Prabhu 14/02/09
  12.   Say What? 05:55  |  Hans 14/02/09
  13.   Anti-Semitism 05:57  |  Monir 14/02/09
  14.   Wake Up Call 06:12  |  Ronald 14/02/09
  15.   And which part of the British population is responsible? 06:34  |  Avi 14/02/09
  16.   I see, so when Russia attacked Georgian 07:24  |  LS 14/02/09
  17.   UK anti-semitism on the rise. 07:29  |  steinet 14/02/09
  18.   The World Doesn`t believe 08:27  |  Rasmuncher 14/02/09
  19.   U.K. anti-Semitism on the rise after Israel`s Gaza operation 08:42  |  Lester 14/02/09
  20.   After barring entry to Geert Wilders I hide my UK heritage! 08:45  |  redbourn 14/02/09
  21.   Britain 09:15  |  Rab Burns 14/02/09
  22.   If I would be Diaspora-Jew, I would say only one thing..... 09:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 14/02/09
  23.   #14--Ronald in Johburg 11:21  |  Joe Moer 14/02/09
  24.   Anti-semitism? 11:27  |  Fascist hater 14/02/09
  25.   To Redbourn 11:51  |  American in Paris 14/02/09
  26.   BBC reporting hasn`t helped 11:55  |  lesc 14/02/09
  27.   #20 Redbourn 12:11  |  Chris Linthwaite 14/02/09
  28.   look closer to home 12:33  |  elj 14/02/09
  29.   KING Since when are attacks on Synagoues,hospitals-anti Zionism? 12:58  |  PETER SM 14/02/09
  30.   RALPH Then its OK to attack ALL British Muslims for the ongoing 13:04  |  PETER SM 14/02/09
  31.   #8 lamashamed 13:21  |  H 14/02/09
  32.   #23 - Geert Wilders is a member of the Dutch Parliament and . 13:44  |  redbourn 14/02/09
  33.   #25 - I have 3 passports and one is Israeli 13:47  |  redbourn 14/02/09
  34.   BBC here is the type of thing the BBC does not report 13:56  |  PETER SM 14/02/09
  35.   #26 lesc 15:36  |  Chris Linthwaite 14/02/09
  36.   What #34 Peter SM would prefer you not to see 16:42  |  Chris Linthwaite 14/02/09
  37.   UK anti-Semitism 17:53  |  Rob 14/02/09
  38.   UK antisemitism on rise before Gaza 18:03  |  Rina 14/02/09
  39.   For lesc # 26 21:10  |  Clickfool 14/02/09
  40.   #36 Chris Brainwave 21:19  |  H 14/02/09
  41.   LINTHWAITE Thats for CFool who keeps denying the police ran away 22:09  |  PETER SM 14/02/09
  42.   Anti-Semitism on the rise... 22:13  |  SHUVA (Return) 14/02/09
  43.   It is Not a UK Anti Semitism 22:25  |  Gil 14/02/09
  44.   what did i expect ralph? some sense of western civilty and not 22:42  |  Jewish American-USA 14/02/09
  45.   Toda Dino 22:43  |  Rina 14/02/09
  46.   It is Not a UK Anti Semitism 22:53  |  Gil 14/02/09
  47.   #39 Jewish American 23:49  |  alan 14/02/09
  48.   How quickly we forget. 23:53  |  Peter 14/02/09
  49.   Reap what you sow 00:09  |  Ben 15/02/09
  50.   Cowards 01:15  |  Peter 15/02/09
  51.   White racist attacks on Blacks up after Congo war 01:23  |  Yitzhak 15/02/09
  52.   Peter SM - just seen video - police in London 03:38  |  Free Gilad Shalit 15/02/09
  53.   DARFUR/SUDAN 16:21  |  Bulent 17/02/09
  54.   hatred 17:55  |  tonimarshalsea 01/09/09
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