British Jews braced for hate crimes as pro-Palestinian groups celebrate

Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters marched through Manchester on Sunday saying they were “full of joy” at the attacks on Israel, while British Jewish groups braced themselves for an increase in antisemitic hate crimes.

CST, a charity advising Jewish organisations on security in Britain, said it had already received several reports of verbal abuse against Jewish people where the attacks on Israel by Hamas militants had been mentioned.

The charity, which was consulted by the home secretary over the weekend, said that it feared a repeat of 2021, when violence in Israel and Gaza appears to have contributed to a record number of reports of antisemitism in Britain.

Up to a thousand people were estimated to have marched through Manchester, home to one of England’s largest