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Pig heads and cars on fire: How Britain’s Jewish and Muslim communities have both suffered since Hamas massacre

Source: AP

Cars set on fire, attacks in the street, and mosques and Jewish schools vandalised with red paint.

These are just some of the incidents Britain’s Jewish and Muslim communities have faced during a surge in hate crime since the deadly Hamas attacks in Israel on 7 October.

Last month, the Metropolitan Police said antisemitic attacks in London had increased by a staggering 1,353 per cent. Jewish children have been told to disguise their uniforms over fear of reprisals, and there have been multiple instances of posters of Israeli hostages being torn down.

Last weekend, tens of thousands of people took part in a march against antisemitism in London in a show of solidarity.

Tens of thousands of people took part in a march against antisemitism in London last weekend (Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)

Over the same period, there has also been a sevenfold increase in Islamophobic incidents, according to

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