(European Jewish Press) Henri Stein - A recent report by the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Antisemitism said Britain must take urgent action to address a "disturbing rise" in anti-Semitism recorded last year, including providing public funds for security at synagogues, giving better education on the Holocaust, and introducing a clearer definition of the term "anti-Semitism" that would reduce the prominence of hate crimes at public demonstrations against Israel. Labour MP John Mann, who heads the Inquiry, said, "Anti-Semitism is not just a problem for the Jewish community but for us all. The second All-Party Inquiry report reinforces the obligation of non-Jews, working on a cross-party basis, to take a lead. This approach needs to be emulated on a local level and across Europe." According to the Community Security Trust, the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain has reached the highest level ever recorded, with reports of violence, property damage, abuse and threats against members of Britain's Jewish population more than doubling in 2014, with 1,168 anti-Semitic incidents compared to 535 incidents in 2013.
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