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BRITAIN is to spend over 250 million euros (335 million dollars) over the next three years to protect its Jewish communities better.
The government said on Monday, following a series of recent anti-Semitic 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 anti-Semitic stabbing attack in north London.
The new package, which is on top of a 25 million euros 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 in 2025.
“The rise in anti-Semitism we have seen in recent years is a test of our values as a country, and tackling it has been central to my leadership from day one,” outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in Monday’s statement.
London’s Metropolitan Police is due to receive 86 million euros from the new funding, while 59 million euros was earmarked for counter-terrorism policing.
Police would increase patrols at times of heightened vulnerability, offering visible reassurance and helping to deter hate crime and anti-Semitic incidents, the government said. (Reuters/NAN)
A.I
July 13, 2026
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