Overview
- Prince Harry published a New Statesman op-ed warning of a sharp rise in antisemitism and urging people not to conflate protests over Middle East policy with hostility toward Jews.
- He highlighted recent lethal attacks on UK Jews, citing two worshippers killed at a Manchester synagogue and two men stabbed in London’s Golders Green.
- The essay said criticism of state conduct is legitimate where international humanitarian law concerns arise, though it did not name Israel.
- London’s Metropolitan Police created a 100‑officer community protection team to safeguard Jewish neighborhoods, as media reported 140 antisemitic offences in April, the highest monthly total in two years.
- The Campaign Against Antisemitism welcomed attention to the issue but criticized the piece for not mentioning Hamas’s 7 October attacks.