| Israeli Operation | Date of Conflict | Period of Spike | Incidents During Spike | Annual Total | Context / Key Notes |
| Cast Lead | Dec 2008 – Jan 2009 | January 2009 | 288 (Highest monthly figure at that time) | 931 (2009) | Data confirmed by CST’s 2009 report |
| Protective Edge | July – Aug 2014 | July 2014 | 302 (Record spike at the time; included 21 violent assaults) | 1,168 (2014) | A third of incidents involved Holocaust-related language or imagery |
| Guardian of the Walls | May 2021 | May 2021 | 351 (May 8-31; set a new record) | 2,255 (2021) | CST called it a “horrific surge” fueled by direct antisemitic reactions to the violence |
| Swords of Iron (Post-Oct 7) | Oct 2023 – present | Oct – Dec 2023; sustained into 2024 | 4,296 (2023 total); 416 in the week following Oct 7 | 3,528 (2024, 2nd highest); 1,521 (H1 2025, 2nd highest) | Highest annual total ever recorded; surge occurred immediately after the Oct 7 attack, before major Israeli ground operations |
CST stands for the Community Security Trust.
It is a British charity and voluntary organization founded in 1994. Here is a brief overview of what they do:
- Purpose: The CST provides security advice, physical security training, and CCTV monitoring to protect Jewish schools, synagogues, community centers, and other institutions in the UK.
- Data Collection: Since 1984 (even before the charity was formally founded), the CST has maintained the official national database of antisemitic incidents in the United Kingdom.
- Authority: UK Police forces, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and the government regard the CST as the primary and authoritative source for statistics on antisemitic hate crimes and incidents in the UK.
- Reports: They publish annual “Antisemitic Incidents” reports (the ones we discussed earlier) and longer “Antisemitic Manifestations” reports analyzing trends.
The actual graph is there:
found by clicking a footnote in DeepSeek which comments on the info as follows (I include another footnote)
- Record Highs Set in 2023 and 2024: The most significant surge in CST’s 40-year history occurred following the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack. Data shows this spike was immediate—before Israel had launched its extensive military response in Gaza—suggesting it was a direct reaction to the attack itself .
- https://cst.org.uk/research/cst-publications/antisemitic-incidents-2024?mc_cid=76a598f259&mc_eid=335626c131#executive-summary
- Sustained Levels of Hate: Unlike previous spikes that subsided after conflicts ended, the post-October 2023 surge has remained at “unprecedented” and sustained high levels. In 2024, the CST recorded over 200 incidents in every month except December, highlighting the lasting impact of the ongoing war .
- Direct Correlation with Middle East Conflict: Across all major spikes, a substantial portion of incidents made direct references to Israel, Gaza, or the conflict. For example, in 2024, 52% of all incidents and 71% of online incidents contained such discourse
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