A rally in London, England, against antisemitism. Photo: Matthew Chattle / Rex / Shutterstock.

65% of British Jews Feel Law Enforcement Not Doing Enough to Stop Antisemitic Crimes, Study Finds

Some 65% of Jews in the United Kingdom feel that British law enforcement and courts do not do enough to help stop antisemitic crimes, according to a study published last month by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) in coordination with Kingโ€™s College London, JNS reported.

The Antisemitism Barometer 2021 also found that 43% of non-Jewish British adults agreed with at least one antisemitic statement posed to them by researchers, with the most common being that โ€œIsrael treats the Palestinians like the Nazis treated the Jews.โ€

Furthermore, the data showed 46% of British Jews hid their religious identities in public due to antisemitism fears, and 92% said antisemitism at universities was a problem.

โ€œThe Jewish communityโ€™s optimism that followed the Corbyn years has been shaken, particularly by the surge in anti-Semitism during the conflict between Hamas and Israel last May,โ€ CAA CEO Gideon Falter said, referring to former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. โ€œOnce again, too many British Jews are questioning their communityโ€™s future in the UK and fear for the future of European Jewry as well. With more than one in 10 British adults holding entrenched antisemitic views and record-breaking numbers of reported anti-Semitic incidents, there is clearly reason for discomfort.โ€

โ€œPolitical parties, the arms of law enforcement, unions, universities, religious institutions and social media companies all have a responsibility to step up and do their partโ€ฆto reverse these worrying trends,โ€ he added.

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