Antisemitic incidents rise by almost 30% in one week amid UK protests: Report

The Combat Antisemitism Movement published a report on the latest global antisemitic incidents on Friday, finding an increase of nearly 30% globally since last week.

The report comes as tensions rise in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, as well as terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah.

The report largely attributes the increase to demonstrations in the United Kingdom, where anti-immigration demonstrations manifested after three children were killed in a stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed event that saw several others critically injured. 

"The [Community Security Trust] reported far-right demonstration leaders praising Hitler, denying the Holocaust, and inciting attacks on British Jews," the report noted. "Meanwhile, left-wing counter-protesters chanted 'Israel is a terror state' and distributed flyers saying, 'get Zionists out of Finchley.'"

In the Netherlands, a statue of Anne Frank was vandalized. Anti-Israel activists painted "Free Gaza," on the base of the statue and smeared red paint on Franks' hands to represent blood.

The report also noted that there was a total of 140 antisemitic incidents this week, with 50 occurring in Western Europe alone. There were 31 incidents in Western Europe last week.