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UK Police record uptick in hate crimes after Israel-Hamas conflict
Updated On: 29 October, 2023 08:55 AM IST | London | Agencies
75 arrests linked to the Israel-Gaza conflict have been made, as Scotland Yard prepares for more protests
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People wave Palestinian flags in London’s Parliament Square. Pic/AFP
Antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes have continued to rise dramatically in London since the Israel-Hamas conflict intensified earlier this month, with Scotland Yard gearing up for another set of protests on the streets of London on Saturday. The Metropolitan Police said it had recorded 408 antisemitic offences against Britain’s Jewish communities this month, compared to 28 in the same period last year, and Islamophobic hate crime was up from 65 offences in October 2022 to 174 so far this month.
The police force has made 75 arrests linked to the Israel-Gaza conflict and its counterterrorism officers are investigating 10 potential breaches of
terrorism laws. “We’ve been clear over the last week that wherever possible we will police up to the line of the law,” said Met Police Commander Kyle Gordon, with reference to protests and marches planned in London this weekend.
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