Antisemitic incidents on the rise since Hamas attack, says Bury council leader

Greater Manchester area is home to more than 10,000 Jews and extra police are being deployed to counter hate crime

Antisemitic incidents are increasing as Israel’s retaliation against Gaza intensifies, a council leader in Greater Manchester has warned as police in the region deployed extra officers to deal with hate crime.

Bury, home to more than 10,700 Jews, has seen reports of antisemitism increase throughout the week, according to council leader Eamonn O’Brien. “What started as one or two isolated, relatively minor incidents has started to escalate,” he said, with Jewish residents “worried about what’s to come”.