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UK Commission Declares Antisemitism a National Crisis and Calls for Wide-Ranging Reforms

It calls for ten urgent cross-sector reforms to tackle systemic failures nationwide.

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Dame Penny Mordaunt co-authored the report

Overview

  • Dame Penny Mordaunt and Lord John Mann warn that antisemitic prejudice has become normalized across British institutions from health services to education.
  • The report reveals a specific, unaddressed problem of antisemitism in the NHS and recommends an immediate summit of NHS leaders and mandatory training at every trust.
  • Investigators found inconsistent policing of antisemitic crimes and urged the National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing to enforce uniform standards across all forces.
  • Evidence surfaced of hidden barriers in universities, arts organisations and professional bodies, including delayed investigations and event cancellations targeting Jewish participants.
  • The commission outlines ten detailed measures, such as recognising Judaism as an ethnicity and creating a specialist antisemitism training qualification, and is pressing government and organisations to adopt them without delay.