Anti-Semitism
by Frederic Raphael
In their Antisemitic Incidents report from January–June 2015, Community Security Trust recorded 473 anti-semitic incidents in the first six months of 2015, a 53 per cent increase on the first six months of 2014.
In our latest instalment in the Provocations series, Oscar-winning screenwriter and novelist Frederic Raphael examines the origin, rise and impact of anti-Jewish feeling during a time when religious tensions in the world are mounting once more.
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Provocations is a groundbreaking new series of short polemics composed by some of the most intriguing voices in contemporary culture and edited by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. Sharp, intelligent and controversial, Provocations provides insightful contributions to the most vital discussions in society today.
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