The Community Security Trust, a Jewish security charity which runs an incident hotline, recorded 1,168 antisemitic incidents against Britain's 291,000 Jews in 2014, against 535 in 2013 and 25% up on the previous record in 2009.
Theresa May, the home secretary, described the figures as "deeply concerning" and "a warning to everyone to do more to stop antisemitism in Britain", while Yvette Cooper, the shadow home secretary, said they were "appalling".
The Association of Chief Police Officers revealed the figures were consistent with an increase in antisemitic crimes reported in recent weeks following last month's terror attacks in Paris when four shoppers were killed by an Islamist attacker at a kosher supermarket.
Both Theresa May and Yvette Cooper are Platinum status members of the "Islam is Peaceful" club. |