<p> Anti-Semitic hate crime incidents in the UK were at a record high by more than a third last year, a new report said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Community Security Trust (CST) charity recorded 1,309 incidents of anti-Jewish hate attacks last year, compared with 960 in 2015, a rise of 36 per cent.<br /><br />The CST monitors anti-semitism and provides security to Jewish communities.<br />It said the previous record number of incidents was in 2014, when 1,182 were recorded.<br /><br />"Racists, including anti-Semites, feel emboldened, feel encouraged, at this moment in time, for a whole range of reasons, to come out with their hatred. They used to keep it under the ground. Now they are coming out. A lid has been lifted off," said Mark Gardner from the CST.<br /><br />The CST, which has recorded data since 1984, said a perceived increase in racism and xenophobia following the EU referendum and greater discussion of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party could explain the rise.<br />UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the government would continue "to do all we can to stamp out these vile attacks and encourage those who experience them to come forward".<br /><br />"Anti-semitism is a deplorable form of hatred that has absolutely no place in a tolerant, open and diverse Britain that works for everyone," she said.<br /><br />Over three-quarters of incidents were recorded in Greater London and Greater Manchester, where the majority of British Jews live.<br /><br />Greater London saw a 65 per cent increase incidents on the previous year.<br />According to the CST's report there were 1,006 incidents of abusive behavior, including verbal abuse, hate mail and anti-semitic graffiti.<br /><br />Damage and desecration to Jewish property increased by a quarter to 81 recorded incidents and there were 107 violent anti-semitic assaults reported.<br />As many as 287 anti-Semitic incidents involved social media.</p>
<p> Anti-Semitic hate crime incidents in the UK were at a record high by more than a third last year, a new report said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Community Security Trust (CST) charity recorded 1,309 incidents of anti-Jewish hate attacks last year, compared with 960 in 2015, a rise of 36 per cent.<br /><br />The CST monitors anti-semitism and provides security to Jewish communities.<br />It said the previous record number of incidents was in 2014, when 1,182 were recorded.<br /><br />"Racists, including anti-Semites, feel emboldened, feel encouraged, at this moment in time, for a whole range of reasons, to come out with their hatred. They used to keep it under the ground. Now they are coming out. A lid has been lifted off," said Mark Gardner from the CST.<br /><br />The CST, which has recorded data since 1984, said a perceived increase in racism and xenophobia following the EU referendum and greater discussion of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party could explain the rise.<br />UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the government would continue "to do all we can to stamp out these vile attacks and encourage those who experience them to come forward".<br /><br />"Anti-semitism is a deplorable form of hatred that has absolutely no place in a tolerant, open and diverse Britain that works for everyone," she said.<br /><br />Over three-quarters of incidents were recorded in Greater London and Greater Manchester, where the majority of British Jews live.<br /><br />Greater London saw a 65 per cent increase incidents on the previous year.<br />According to the CST's report there were 1,006 incidents of abusive behavior, including verbal abuse, hate mail and anti-semitic graffiti.<br /><br />Damage and desecration to Jewish property increased by a quarter to 81 recorded incidents and there were 107 violent anti-semitic assaults reported.<br />As many as 287 anti-Semitic incidents involved social media.</p>