{"id":81821,"date":"2026-07-13T04:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/81821\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T04:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:25:16","slug":"uk-pledges-250-million-over-3-years-to-boost-protection-of-jewish-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/81821\/","title":{"rendered":"UK pledges \u00a3250 million over 3 years to boost protection of Jewish communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONDON \u2014 Britain will spend more than \u00a3250 million ($335 million) across the next three years to better protect its Jewish communities, the government said Monday, following a series of recent antisemitic attacks.<\/p>\n

The funding will deliver over 500 additional officers across England and Wales, boosting security in Jewish neighborhoods and around schools, synagogues and community centers, the government said.<\/p>\n

There has been a string of attacks on Jewish-linked sites in \u200bthe capital this year, including the torching of four Jewish community ambulances in March. In April, Britain raised its national terrorism \u200bthreat level to \u201csevere\u201d from \u201csubstantial\u201d in response to an antisemitic stabbing attack in north London.<\/p>\n

The new package, which is on top of a \u00a325 million funding announced following the stabbings in April, includes around 300 additional officers in London and around 80 in Greater Manchester \u2014 where a synagogue was attacked last year by a terrorist, resulting in two dead \u2014 alongside \u00a343 million for forces serving other areas with significant Jewish populations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rise in antisemitism we have seen in recent years is a test of our values as a country and tackling it has been central to my leadership from day one,\u201d outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in Monday\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n

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London\u2019s Metropolitan Police is due to receive \u00a386 million from the new funding, while \u00a359 million was earmarked for counterterrorism policing.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tBritain\u2019s King Charles III talks to members of the Shomrin Jewish security group who helped apprehend an attacker, during his visit to Golders Green in north west London on May 14, 2026. (Richard Pohle \/ POOL \/ AFP)<\/p>\n

Police will increase patrols at times of heightened vulnerability, offering visible reassurance and helping to deter hate crime and antisemitic incidents, the government said.<\/p>\n

This latest package is intended to be spent over a three-year period. Part of it will finance education measures in the fight against antisemitism.<\/p>\n

\u201cJewish communities are facing an exceptional threat with rising hate crime alongside terrorism and interference from hostile states,\u201d said Matt Jukes, deputy commissioner\u00a0of London Metropolitan Police.<\/p>\n

After April\u2019s Golders Green attack, Starmer pledged extra funding, at the same time accusing Iran of wanting \u201cto harm British Jews.\u201d<\/p>\n

In May, London\u2019s Metropolitan Police announced the creation of a special unit to protect Jews following a spate of hate attacks amid growing antisemitism.<\/p>\n


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