https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/half-british-jews-considering-leaving-uk-rise-anti-semtism-march/
Nearly 70 per cent of Jews in the UK have also held back from showing visible signs of being Jewish, a survey by the Campaign Against Antisemitism showed.
The group will march through London on Sunday afternoon in a stand against the capital becoming "a no-go zone for Jews" in recent weeks.
The anti-Semitism protest is "so important" for British Jews to see "the real Britain, the Britain that rejects hate, the Britain that's stood together in the last month and a half", Binyomin Gilbert, engagement manager for the group, told LBC News.
It comes after Hamas launched a multi-pronged attack on Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostage.
There have since been weekly pro-Palestine rallies in London, in which Campaign Against Antisemitism says there have been "genocidal chants, Hamas-style headbands, antisemitic placards and calls for jihad".
"We have seen a 1300% increase in anti-Semitism," Mr Gilbert said.
"And this is staggering. And in fact I can release to you today the results of a survey of British Jews, which has shown us that 69%, nearly 70% of British Jews are saying that they are now less likely to show visible signs of their duties."
He continued: "It also shows us that half of British Jews have considered whether they need to leave the UK due to anti-Semitism.
"And that more than six in 10 British Jews have either personally experienced or have witnessed an anti-Semitic incident since October 7 or that they know somebody who has."
The survey was carried out between 12th and 17th November 2023, with a total of 3,744 responses.
Mr Gilbert said "there's a lot of fear and concern" for British Jews at the moment.
He explained: "It was only last winter that we were talking about British Jews being among the most targeted religious minority in the country, in fact, the most targeted by some way.
"For this level of increase, it means that almost everyone is affected."
Nearly 70 per cent of Jews in the UK have also held back from showing visible signs of being Jewish, a survey by the Campaign Against Antisemitism showed.
The group will march through London on Sunday afternoon in a stand against the capital becoming "a no-go zone for Jews" in recent weeks.
The anti-Semitism protest is "so important" for British Jews to see "the real Britain, the Britain that rejects hate, the Britain that's stood together in the last month and a half", Binyomin Gilbert, engagement manager for the group, told LBC News.
It comes after Hamas launched a multi-pronged attack on Israel on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking 240 hostage.
There have since been weekly pro-Palestine rallies in London, in which Campaign Against Antisemitism says there have been "genocidal chants, Hamas-style headbands, antisemitic placards and calls for jihad".
"We have seen a 1300% increase in anti-Semitism," Mr Gilbert said.
"And this is staggering. And in fact I can release to you today the results of a survey of British Jews, which has shown us that 69%, nearly 70% of British Jews are saying that they are now less likely to show visible signs of their duties."
He continued: "It also shows us that half of British Jews have considered whether they need to leave the UK due to anti-Semitism.
"And that more than six in 10 British Jews have either personally experienced or have witnessed an anti-Semitic incident since October 7 or that they know somebody who has."
The survey was carried out between 12th and 17th November 2023, with a total of 3,744 responses.
Mr Gilbert said "there's a lot of fear and concern" for British Jews at the moment.
He explained: "It was only last winter that we were talking about British Jews being among the most targeted religious minority in the country, in fact, the most targeted by some way.
"For this level of increase, it means that almost everyone is affected."
