{"id":264543,"date":"2025-07-14T15:23:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/264543\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T15:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T15:23:14","slug":"jews-feel-tolerated-not-respected-in-britain-%e2%94%81-the-european-conservative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/264543\/","title":{"rendered":"Jews Feel \u201cTolerated Not Respected\u201d in Britain \u2501 The European Conservative"},"content":{"rendered":"

Antisemitism is \u201cpervasive\u201d in Britain\u2019s health service, as well as at universities and in the arts. Indeed, there is \u201calmost nowhere\u201d free from this form of hatred. That is according to a new government-backed report commissioned by the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Although, as MCC Brussels executive director Frank Furedi pointed out<\/a>, an official report was not needed \u201cto state the obvious fact of life in Britain.\u201d<\/p>\n

This issue is by no means a new one, as the image above makes clear, though it has been exacerbated in recent years by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, and in particular since October 7th. It is worth noting, too, that commentators have criticised<\/a> coverage of this new report for failing to mention the role of Islamism.<\/p>\n

The review, which got the front-page slot in the latest edition of The Sunday Telegraph, points in particular to how antisemitism has become normalised in middle-class Britain. It warns<\/a> that Jewish people are suffering increasing prejudice \u201cin our professions, cultural life [and] public services\u201d and feel as though they are being \u201ctolerated rather than being respected.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anti-Semitism \u2018normalised in middle-class Britain\u2019
Government-backed report says Jewish people suffering increased prejudice across society pic.twitter.com\/QS6JDGSEmR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Allister Heath (@AllisterHeath) July 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It also says that Jewish people are often \u201cheld responsible for the actions of the Israeli government,\u201d and that policing of hate crimes against Jews is inconsistent.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Jewish population appears to have been acutely aware of this for some time. Only one-third of Jews who responded to a survey<\/a> released in January said they believed they have a long-term future in the UK. Half also said they had considered leaving the country over the previous year, citing antisemitism.<\/p>\n

The authors of this new report have recommended that Judaism be nationally recognised as an ethnicity as well as a religion, which they said would help to tackle anti-Jewish hatred. They have also challenged the government to establish a plan for making professional bodies safer for Jewish members.<\/p>\n

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