The U.K.'s Antisemitism Problem

The U.K.'s Antisemitism Problem

Briefly

"The stabbing of two men in a Jewish neighborhood in London appears to be the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks in the United Kingdom since the beginning of the American-Israeli war against Iran, in late February. The attacks, which also include the torching of ambulances belonging to a Jewish aid group, have caused alarm among many British Jews, and have led the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, to call antisemitism in the U.K. a "crisis.""

"An estimate puts the number of antisemitic incidents in the U.K. in 2025 above any other year in recent decades, except for 2023, when they spiked after the October 7th attacks and the start of the Israeli bombings of Gaza. Police are investigating whether an extremist group, the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, which has claimed responsibility for several of the attacks, is formally linked to the Iranian government."

"The issue of antisemitism is also roiling the Green Party, which has passed Labour in the polls, but is now facing numerous scandals involving its candidates posting antisemitic content. Several of the candidates have been arrested for the posts. The government has additionally banned the group Palestine Action, which supports attacks on the U.K. arms industry, under a terrorism statute, and arrested people for protesting in support of the group."