Chief Rabbi warns of dangerous growth in anti-semitism
The world is in the grip of a “virulent” new strain of anti-Semitism, says the Chief Rabbi of Orthodox Jews in Britain. Britain itself is facing an increasing number of anti-Semitic attacks, he added.
Trevor Grundy writes: Sir Jonathan Sacks made these stark statements in a recently published book Future Tense, a work that warns of the possibility of new waves of attacks on Jews because of their often perceived support for Zionism and the military activities of Israel.
Jewish leaders say the number of attacks on their 280,000-strong community in Britain, including arson attacks on synagogues and assault on Jews in the street, have reached the highest level since records started in the 1890s.
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