Spike in religious hate crimes over Middle East war and Southport killings branded deeply troubling THERE was a double spike in religious hate crime over the Middle East war and Southport killings, figures show.
Greater Manchester Police recorded 85 anti-Semitic cases in October last year and 68 the following month, up from just 13 a month earlier in the year.
Home Office minister Diana Johnson yesterday called for an end to hatred being stirred up by a minority of fanatics.
The West Yorkshire force saw anti-Semitic offences rise from six a month to 44.
The largest police forces in the country recorded a rise in anti-Semitic and Islamophobic offences.
