(JEWISH GROUP) Spike in antisemitism reports after synagogue attack

Reports of antisemitism incidents in the UK spiked after the deadly Manchester synagogue attack last year.

The volunteer-run Community Security Trust (CST), which provides security and monitors antisemitism in the UK, said 40 incidents were recorded on the day of the attack and 40 the day after - the highest daily totals of 2025.

Worshippers Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby were killed on 2 October when Jihad Al-Shamie drove into the gates of the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester and began attacking with a knife, while wearing a fake suicide belt.

The CST said more than half of the incidents it recorded across both days involved direct reactions to the attack, including celebrating it.

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