UK allocates £250m for policing in Jewish communities (www.rte.ie)

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More than £250 million (€293.38m) is to be invested into increasing policing in Jewish communities after a spate of violent attacks "so Jewish communities can live and celebrate their faith free from fear," the UK government has said.

The increased funding will see a surge in police presence, patrols, and protecting security outside synagogues and schools, as well as specialist plain-clothes officers in Jewish communities.

It will deliver more than 500 additional officers across England and Wales, including around 300 additional officers in London and around 80 in Greater Manchester, along with more officers for forces serving other areas with significant Jewish populations.

The package will also continue Project Servator, deploying specialist and plain-clothes officers trained to identify suspicious behaviour and prevent serious crime.

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[-] Bassman27@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago

You literally said to fund places of worship. I didn’t realise that was a Muslim exclusive term.

Look at the amount of funding that goes to political parties coming from Isreal not just in the Uk but globally. How was this cash injection affected policy? I’d argue looking at the UK and US that the effect is huge. If it wasn’t a thing there wouldn’t have been a debate about it in parliament last month.

If even you can admit they’re not doing enough to support a faith who have been the target of hate crimes since the early 2000s you can’t really be defensive when someone calls you out on the funding discrepancy.

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