Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor says there has been a "massive increase" in anti-Semitic incidents in London since the Hamas attacks on Israel, adding that this time last year there were 14 offences in a two week period and now 75. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 We've seen a really significant increase in anti-Semitic figures. To put that into
00:04 perspective, for a two-week period last year we saw 14 offences reported to us.
00:11 This year we've seen 75. So a really significant uplift. There are concerns
00:16 across all of our communities in London and it's really important from a
00:20 policing perspective that we acknowledge that, we recognise that. We've put in a
00:23 significant policing plan across the capital to support communities,
00:28 particularly where they are scared and where they are frightened. And we've got
00:32 over a thousand officers deployed in sensitive areas and areas where those
00:36 fears are greatest.
00:39 We have. We've seen an increase, not to the same level, but we've seen probably a
00:47 doubling of offences over the past two weeks, over that same period. And again, of
00:52 course, all communities are important and it's really important that we are
00:56 working with faith leaders, with communities across the capital, so that
01:00 we can reassure them and make them feel as safe as we can.