There was a time, not that long ago, when the word ‘antisemite’ conjured up images of rabid conspiracy theorists and racist skinheads. Now, though, Jew hatred has found a new home—on campuses, in op-eds and at north London dinner parties.
According to a new report, backed by the UK government and set to be published tomorrow, antisemitism has become “normalised in middle-class Britain.” The co-authors of the review, government antisemitism adviser Lord Mann and former defence secretary Penny Mordaunt, wrote in the Telegraph over the weekend that Jewish people are facing discrimination “in our professions, cultural life [and] public services.” Particularly under fire were the arts sector, universities, and the NHS. The UK, they warned, has turned into a place where Jews feel “tolerated rather than… respected.”
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