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UK report cites Labour row as contributing to rise in anti-Semitic incidents
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JULY 31, 2019 / 7:05 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
UK report cites Labour row as contributing to rise in anti-Semitic incidents
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain rose in the first half of the year, according to a charity on Thursday that cited alleged anti-Semitism in the opposition Labour party as a contributing factor.
The Community Security Trust (CST) said in a report it had recorded 892 incidents, 10% up on the year-ago period and a record for the January to June period.
A 46% rise in the number of online incidents was the most obvious single factor explaining the overall increase, it added.
The CST, which has been logging anti-Semitic incidents in Britain since 1984 and provides security for the Jewish community in Britain, said the highest monthly totals of such incidents came in February and March.
“They occurred when issues relating to Jews and anti-Semitism were prominent in news and politics due to the continuing controversy over anti-Semitism in the Labour Party,” it added in a statement.
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UK report cites Labour row as contributing to rise in anti-Semitic incidents
LONDON (Reuters) - The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain rose in the first half of the year, according to a charity on Thursday that cited alleged anti-Semitism in the opposition Labour party as a contributing factor.
The Community Security Trust (CST) said in a report it had recorded 892 incidents, 10% up on the year-ago period and a record for the January to June period.
A 46% rise in the number of online incidents was the most obvious single factor explaining the overall increase, it added.
The CST, which has been logging anti-Semitic incidents in Britain since 1984 and provides security for the Jewish community in Britain, said the highest monthly totals of such incidents came in February and March.
“They occurred when issues relating to Jews and anti-Semitism were prominent in news and politics due to the continuing controversy over anti-Semitism in the Labour Party,” it added in a statement.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-antisemitism/uk-report-cites-labour-row-as-contributing-to-rise-in-anti-semitic-incidents-idUSKCN1UQ2WQ