Antisemitic hate crime breaks record for third year

A record number of antisemitic incidents was reported in the UK last year, prompting warnings of a ‘‘general atmosphere of intolerance and prejudice’’ in Britain. Previous rises in antisemitic hate crime, particularly in 2009 and 2014, have come after Israel was involved in a major conflict, but the level is now consistently high, according to the Community Security Trust. It is the third year in a row in which antisemitic hate crime has reached a record level. The trust recorded 1652 incidents last year, a 16 per cent increase on the 1420 incidents in 2017.