{"id":12216,"date":"2026-05-03T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/antisemitism-is-here-real-and-growing-keir-starmer-vows-to-protect-jewish-community-after-golders-green-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T10:35:00","slug":"antisemitism-is-here-real-and-growing-keir-starmer-vows-to-protect-jewish-community-after-golders-green-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/antisemitism-is-here-real-and-growing-keir-starmer-vows-to-protect-jewish-community-after-golders-green-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Antisemitism is here, real and growing\u2019: Keir Starmer vows to protect Jewish community after Golders Green attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130730705,imgsize-80840,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/uk-pm-keir-starmer.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Antisemitism is here, real and growing\u2019: Keir Starmer vows to protect Jewish community after Golders Green attack\" title=\"&lt;p&gt;UK PM Keir Starmer&lt;\/p&gt;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that antisemitism in Britain is \u201cgrowing, real and dangerous\u201d following a series of recent violent incidents, including a stabbing attack in Golders Green that left members of the Jewish community injured.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Starmer said the attack was \u201cnot isolated\u201d but part of a wider pattern of hate-driven violence, adding that the government has already stepped up policing and increased protective security for communities at risk.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>He said Britain is facing a moment that requires \u201cnational resolve\u201d to confront rising extremism.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>In his Substack post, Starmer further highlighted the severity of the threat, stating that antisemitism is \u201chere, real, and growing\u201d and warning that the country is at a \u201ctipping point\u201d amid global instability spilling into domestic tensions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>He said Britain must choose between unity and division, requesting citizens to reject \u201cpolitics of grievance.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>He linked the domestic security challenge to wider international conflicts, arguing that global crises are increasingly impacting communities in the UK. The Prime Minister also said his government is reviewing whether current law enforcement powers are sufficient to deal with evolving threats and hate crimes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Starmer outlined a broader vision for a \u201cstronger Britain,\u201d focused on security, resilience and economic stability, while emphasising the need for a united national response to rising extremism.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>This comes amid heightened concern after the Golders Green stabbing and other incidents targeting Jewish-linked sites.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Earlier incidents included attacks on ambulances linked to Jewish emergency volunteers and suspected arson at community memorial sites, which increased anxiety among residents.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>According to the Community Security Trust, nearly 3,700 antisemitic incidents were recorded last year, more than double the previous year\u2019s figures.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Officials have also warned that some individuals may be influenced or supported by hostile foreign actors.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/uk\/antisemitism-is-here-real-and-growing-starmers-message-to-jewish-community-after-golders-green-stabbing\/articleshow\/130730622.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that antisemitism in Britain is \u201cgrowing, real and dangerous\u201d following a series of recent violent incidents, including a stabbing attack in Golders Green that left members of the Jewish community injured.Starmer said the attack was \u201cnot isolated\u201d but part of a wider pattern of hate-driven violence, adding that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}