A new wave of anti-semitism in the UK...

Not surprising, but still odious.

British Jews are currently “facing a wave of intimidation” according to the Community Security Trust, a defence organisation that ensures the safety and security of the Jewish community in the UK.

Figures released by CST last week showed in increase in anti-Semitic incidents compared with last year. Communal figures have expressed certainty that the rise in anti-Semitism is connected to the current conflict between Israel and Lebanese group Hezbollah.

In July CST logged 60 anti-Semitic incidents compared to 31 for the same month last year.

Last week, The Jewish Chronicle, the UK’s national Jewish weekly newspaper, reported that the London home of a Jewish doctor had been smeared with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti. A Synagogue in Scotland was also targeted. The pavement outside the main gates of Garnethill Synagogue in Glasgow was daubed with the word ‘Hizbollah’.

Gerald Levin, Garnethill Synagogue president, said, “I am sure this is linked to what is going on in the Middle East. We have never had problems like this before.”