The Community Security Trust reports 147 anti-Jewish incidents in Manchester for 2007. That's a small rise from the previous year and the highest since 1984 when recording by the CST began. Anti-Semitic crime is disproportionately high in Manchester, which has 27 percent of all incidents but only 10 percent of British Jews actually live here.
The strongest rise in anti-Semitic incidents can be witnessed on Manchester's campuses. For example:
"A Jewish student was taking part in a demonstration at Manchester University
when a Muslim student grabbed her poster from her and said that Jews will be
banned from campus."
"A Jewish student was handing out leaflets outside a student union debate at
Manchester University when an Arab student called him “You Jewish bastard.”
When challenged, the Arab student smiled and said: “Whoops, I mean you Israeli
bastard” and walked off."
Other incidents and attacks included:
"A Jewish man was walking down a road in north Manchester when an Asian youth
drove past and shouted, “You Jewish Bastard” at him. The perpetrator was traced by the Police and admitted the offence. He was given rehabilitation work with the local Youth Offending Team."
"“BNP” was daubed on a sign at the entrance to a Jewish care home in Manchester."
"A visibly Jewish man was leaving his synagogue in north Manchester when a group of white youths called him a “fucking Jew”, threw bricks at him and punched him in the head."
"A vehicle was seen on two or three occasions in the space of two weeks, being
driven round parts of north Manchester where there is a large strictly Orthodox
Jewish community. The occupants, white men wearing balaclava ski masks, threw
eggs at visibly Jewish pedestrians while shouting antisemitic abuse."
"A Jewish man was standing in the front garden of his house in Manchester, when
a group of white youths approached him, made abusive references to Hitler and the
Jews, and then threw a large stone at him."
"A Jewish woman was stuck in heavy traffic after collecting her children from a Jewish school in Manchester. A driver trying to pass her car in the opposite direction shouted out of his window: “You fucking Jewish bitch, move, now.”"
"A Jewish student was taking part in a demonstration at Manchester University
when a Muslim student grabbed her poster from her and said that Jews will be
banned from campus."
"A Jewish student was handing out leaflets outside a student union debate at
Manchester University when an Arab student called him “You Jewish bastard.”
When challenged, the Arab student smiled and said: “Whoops, I mean you Israeli
bastard” and walked off."
Other incidents and attacks included:
"A Jewish man was walking down a road in north Manchester when an Asian youth
drove past and shouted, “You Jewish Bastard” at him. The perpetrator was traced by the Police and admitted the offence. He was given rehabilitation work with the local Youth Offending Team."
"“BNP” was daubed on a sign at the entrance to a Jewish care home in Manchester."
"A visibly Jewish man was leaving his synagogue in north Manchester when a group of white youths called him a “fucking Jew”, threw bricks at him and punched him in the head."
"A vehicle was seen on two or three occasions in the space of two weeks, being
driven round parts of north Manchester where there is a large strictly Orthodox
Jewish community. The occupants, white men wearing balaclava ski masks, threw
eggs at visibly Jewish pedestrians while shouting antisemitic abuse."
"A Jewish man was standing in the front garden of his house in Manchester, when
a group of white youths approached him, made abusive references to Hitler and the
Jews, and then threw a large stone at him."
"A Jewish woman was stuck in heavy traffic after collecting her children from a Jewish school in Manchester. A driver trying to pass her car in the opposite direction shouted out of his window: “You fucking Jewish bitch, move, now.”"
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