JEWISH COMMUNITIES TO BE PROTECTED – Britain will spend over £250 million to better protect its Jewish communities
Britain will spend over £250 million across the next three years to better protect its Jewish communities, the government said on Monday, following a series of recent attacks.
The funding will deliver over 500 additional officers across England and Wales, boosting security in Jewish neighbourhoods and around schools, synagogues and community centres, the government said.
There has been a string of attacks on Jewish-linked sites in the capital, including the torching of four Jewish community ambulances in March. In April, Britain raised its national terrorism threat level to “severe” from “substantial” in response to an antisemitic stabbing attack in north London.
The new package, which is on top of a £25 million funding announced following the stabbings in April, includes around 300 additional officers in London and around 80 in Greater Manchester where a synagogue was attacked last year alongside £43 million for forces serving other areas with significant Jewish populations.
