Another reason I'm glad to be back...

This news about rising Anti-Semitism in the UK is far from cheery. I wonder what will happen when it is presented to Parliament.

Virtually everyone I spoke to while I was in England had a story of their own to tell me regarding recent encounters with outright anti-Jewish/Israeli sentiment, from their colleagues, their good friends, random service operatives, the milkman, etc. I can more understand if people were whipped up into a frenzy due to the reporting of the recent war and the various reactions it engendered (this post at the Liberal Elite was very enlightening in that regard) but frighteningly, much of what was recounted to me by folks across the country took place prior to that.

I personally now can't help but be somewhat concerned for my family and friends- especially those who are active and visible within the British Jewish community.

Almost an ironic role-reversal: worrying from Jerusalem, about the safety of loved ones and the overall shift in social mentality, in England's Green and Pleasant Land.