U.K. Calls Antisemitism an Emergency After Arson and Stabbing Attacks
NPR
Source: NPR The U.K. government on Thursday said that the country is facing an antisemitism emergency and pledged to increase security for Jewish communities after a string of arson attacks and a double stabbing. The country's official threat level from terrorism was raised from substantial to severe after Wednesday's stabbing attack in London, which police have called an act of terrorism. Severe is the second-highest rung on a five-point scale.