Surge in UK anti-Semitic attacks ‘surpasses anything seen before’

The spike has been linked to the escalation of violence in Israel and Gaza.

The Trafalgar Square menorah during the annual Menorah Lighting Ceremony in London to mark Chanukah. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

A “horrific surge” in UK anti-Semitic attacks in the past month has “surpassed anything we have seen before”, campaigners have said.

The Community Security Trust (CST) recorded 325 anti-Semitic incidents between May 8 and 27, already surpassing the highest total for any single month since records began.