Duke of Sussex says legitimate concerns over situation in Middle East should not lead to hostility toward Jewish community in UK
Prince Harry has described rising antisemitism in Britain as “deeply troubling”, saying that while people were entitled to feel anger over events in the Middle East, there could be no justification for hostility towards individuals or faith communities.
The Duke of Sussex appeared to make a veiled criticism of the Israeli government, while stressing that legitimate protest should never tip into hatred.
“Across the country, we are seeing a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism,” Prince Harry wrote in the New Statesman. “Jewish communities – families, children, ordinary people – are being made to feel unsafe in the very places they call home.”
The number of antisemitic hate crimes recorded in April in London was the highest in two years, recent data showed, as the Metropolitan police committed to deploying 100 extra officers to protect Jewish communities.
