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The Community Security Trust (or CST), which records anti-Semitic acts in the United Kingdom, recorded 4,103 anti-Semitic acts in 2023, almost double the previous News

589% increase in number of incidents described as ‘watershed moment for antisemitism in the UK’

There were 4,103 recorded incidents – 81 per cent worse than previous high in 2021

More than 4,000 antisemitic incidents were recorded in the UK by a Jewish charity in 2023, with the all-time high attributed to the "sheer volume" which took place after the Hamas attacks on 7 October.

The surge in Jew-hate in 2023 was shocking in speed and scale – but CST was prepared for it

The figure is more than double the previous all-time high in 2021, and marks a rise of 589% compared to 2022.

The Community Security Trust's chief executive Mark Gardner described the "explosion in hatred" against the Jewish community as "an absolute disgrace"

Antisemitism charity the Community Security Trust (CST) says it recorded 4,103 incidents of Jewish hatred in 2023, up from 1,662 the year before, with the majority recorded after Hamas attacked Israel.

CST charity says the anti-Jewish incidents were "inspired" by the October 7 massacre.

Jewish group reports a hike of 589 percent in antisemitic incidents since October 7