Anti-Muslim Hate Soar in UK amid Israeli Gaza Onslaught: Monitor
Tell MAMA said it had logged 2,010 incidents between October 7, 2023, and February 7, 2024. That was more than three times the 600 incidents recorded in the same period a year earlier, a 335-percent increase.
The group, which monitors and reports anti-Muslim hate, said it was "deeply concerned" about the effect of the conflict on hate crimes and social cohesion in the UK.
It urged political leaders to condemn anti-Muslim hate and to promote tolerance and respect.
Of the 2,010 incidents, 901 were offline and 1,109 were online. London had the highest number of offline incidents, which ranged from verbal abuse and threats to physical assaults and vandalism. Women were the main victims, accounting for 65 percent of cases, the group said.
The Israeli regime has launched a deadly military campaign against the besieged Gaza Strip since October 7 after Palestinian resistance forces carried out Operation Al-Aqsa Flood in response to rising Israeli violence against Palestinians. More than 29,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in the besieged Gaza Strip as most of the 2.4 population have been internally displaced.
Source: Agencies
