According to the results of a new survey released by the Campaign Against Antisemitism,  69 per cent of British Jews say they are less likely to show visible signs of their Judaism right now, while almost half of British Jews have considered leaving the country since October 7 due to antisemitism.

It also found that 90 per cent of British Jews say they would “avoid travelling to a city centre if a major anti-Israel demonstration was taking place there”, a result which leads the CAA to describe urban centres as “no-go zones for Jews.”

 

Over 100,000 people took part in the ”National March Against Antisemitism’’ through London on Sunday. The march, considered as the largest gathering against antisemitism in the U.K. in many years, was organized by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA).

Among the marchers were former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, television mathematician Rachel Riley, actors Tracy-Ann Oberman and Dame Maureen Lipman, The Jewish Chronicle reported. Several Jewish Conservative MPs also joined the march.

The march was organized as the country has witnessed a sharp  rise in antisemitism since Hamas’ terror attack on Israel.

According to the Community Security Trust (CST), a charity  in charge of security of the British Jewish community, the number of antisemitic incidents reported follo wing October 7 surged by over 500 per cent year on year, with dozens of assaults and more than 100 threats recorded.

In total 1,124 antisemitic incidents were reported to CST in the month to 7 November ;

In his speech at Parliament Square, where the march ended, U.K.’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said: “Since October 7, we have found out who our true friends are and to each of them, we say: thank you very much.”

“We must teach people that they must draw their conclusions from historical facts and not from social media. Our call is the United Kingdom must be united against antisemitism, ‘’ he added.

According tot he results of a new survey released by the  Campaign Against Antisemitism,  69 per cent of British Jews say they are less likely to show visible signs of their Judaism right now, while almost half of British Jews have considered leaving the country since October 7 due to antisemitism.

It also found that 90 per cent of British Jews say they would “avoid travelling to a city centre if a major anti-Israel demonstration was taking place there”, a result which leads the CAA to describe urban centres as “no-go zones for Jews.”

“We have witnessed mass criminality, including glorification of terrorism, support for banned terrorist organisations such as Hamas, and incitement to racial or religious hatred against Jews. The sad truth is that Jews do not feel safe in our capital city,’’ said CAA Chief Executive Gideon Falter

“Britain is at an inflection point. If the authorities believe that our streets and our country should be safe for all Britons – including British Jews – they must act against hate before it’s too late.”