by Tim Dieppe, The Critic
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
Antisemitism has been prominent in the news in the last few weeks with good reason. The brutal daylight knife attack on Jewish people in Golders Green shocked the country. Yet this was not an isolated incident. It followed the arson attack on the Jewish community ambulance service in March this year. This followed the Manchester Synagogue attack last year by Jihad Al-Shamie who pledged allegiance to Islamic State. And those are just the highest profile incidents in the last few months.
A report from Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism found that in 2025, Britain had the highest per capita rate of antisemitic assaults of any country with a large Jewish Community. That is a shocking, disturbing and shameful statistic. Indeed, in Britain, per capita hate crimes against Jews are 8 times higher than those against people of any other religion or worldview according to government data published last year, ahead of the most recent incidents. It is no wonder that Israel has warned that antisemitic attacks are “out of control in the UK”.
What few people are willing to acknowledge is the Islamic connection to this alarming rise in antisemitism. As the influence of Islam has increased in this country, it is no surprise that antisemitism has also increased. Clearly, antisemitism is not limited to Muslims, and neither are all Muslims antisemitic. However, antisemitism in Islam can be traced right back to Muhammad and the Qur’an, and the other sacred texts of Islam.