Wave of attacks on Jews in Great Britain. The government is providing £25 million for protection

British Secretary of State for Security Dan Jarvis announced on Thursday that the government would allocate an additional £25 million to protect the Jewish community after two Jews were attacked by a knifeman in London on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Jarvis also announced in an interview for the Times Radio radio station that work on the law aimed at combating anti-Semitism would be accelerated.

As The Times noted in its Thursday edition, in Great Britain Jews are six times more likely to be victims of hate crimes than other religious groups. The frequency of such incidents is 106 crimes per 10,000. people.

Additionally – as the daily emphasized – crimes against other groups are treated much more seriously. In the case of attacks on members of the Muslim community, the perpetrators are charged twice as often as when the victim is a Jew.

The UK government is increasing funding for minority protection

Currently, there are 308 anti-Semitic incidents every month in the UK. Before the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023, there were half that number. Last year, 3.7 thousand were recorded. cases of anti-Semitism. This is the second highest number in history, the daily emphasized.

In March, an unknown movement, Ashab al-Jamin (Islamic Movement of the Right Hand People), admitted to a wave of attacks aimed mainly at Jewish objects – recalled “The Times”.

In October 2025, a Syrian-born perpetrator killed two members of the Jewish community in Manchester. It was the first anti-Semitic terrorist attack with such tragic consequences in Great Britain since 1984, noted the Guardian newspaper.

Last month, four Jewish charity ambulances were set on fire. In April, in London, there were, among others: to attempts to set fire to London synagogues and a Jewish charity, as well as a nearby memorial site, which is a tribute to thousands of Iranians killed by government security forces while suppressing the wave of protests at the turn of 2025 and 2026. (PAP)

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