Antisemitic incidents in U.K. hit new high in 2019, according to study

"A record number of antisemitic incidents were recorded in the UK in 2019 for the fourth year in a row, according to figures compiled by the Community Security Trust (CST).

The CST, which monitors antisemitism and provides protection for the Jewish community, recorded 1,805 incidents last year, the highest number ever logged in a calendar year and a 7% increase on 2018.

The vast majority of incidents – 80% – involved abusive behaviour, such as verbal abuse, graffiti, or abuse via social media.

The increase was described as appalling and sickening by Priti Patel, the home secretary, who said she was 'pushing for greater collaboration ... to remove this shameful stain on our society'.

Robert Jenrick, the communities secretary, said the rise in antisemitism in the UK 75 years after the end of the Holocaust was a 'scourge on us all'..."