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LONDON: <\/strong>British police are setting up a new team of 100 officers, including counter-terrorism specialists, to help protect Jewish communities across London after a series of anti-Semitic attacks, including the stabbing of two men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan, announced on Wednesday, for a dedicated protection team comes as officers also reported more arrests linked to anti-Semitism, including the detention of a 35-year-old man after rocks were thrown at an ambulance belonging to the Jewish community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

London\u2019s top police chief Mark Rowley said Jewish communities were facing \u201csustained threats\u201d from hostile state actors, as well as extreme right-wing groups and elements of the extreme left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detectives are also examining whether recent arson incidents have possible Iranian links, after British security officials warned that Iran was using criminal proxies to carry out hostile activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since late March, there have been a number of high-profile arson attacks, with four Jewish ambulances burned and synagogues targeted. Last week, two Jewish men were also stabbed, though both victims survived the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past four weeks, police said they had arrested around 50 people in connection with anti-Semitic hate crimes and charged eight individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, 28 arrests have been made as part of investigations involving counter-terrorism policing for arson and other serious incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis new team will be primarily focused on protecting the Jewish community, which faces some of the highest levels of hate crime alongside significant terrorist and hostile state threats,\u201d said a statement from London\u2019s Metropolitan Police force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also convened a meeting on Monday with business, health, and cultural leaders aimed at addressing and tackling anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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