February 3, 2006
Source: The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/race/story/0,,1701150,00.html
On February 3, 2006 The Guardian reported, "Jewish community leaders yesterday described the level of anti-Semitism in Britain as unacceptably high as it emerged that the number of incidents last year was the second highest on record. The Community Security Trust recorded 455 anti-semitic race hate incidents throughout the UK in 2005, continuing the rising trend since 1979 when 219 instances were reported. Although the 2005 figure was lower than the previous year, Mark Gardner, CST spokesman, said indicators of violent assaults and abusive behaviour were 'remarkably consistent' with the record 2004 figures."