London has seen a dramatic rise in anti-Semitic attacks according to a new report by the Jewish Community Security Trust (CST).

New figures that have been released reveal that 460 of the 924 recorded anti-Semitic incidents in the UK last year took place in Greater London - almost double the 236 incidents that were recorded in 2008.

Spokesperson for CST, Mark Gardner explained that anti-Semitism is a growing problem for British Jews.  He said: “The trend must be reversed and we call upon decent people to speak out against anti-Semitism in all its forms.”

The report by CST states that in 97 of the incidents, the victims were Jewish students, academics or other student bodies.  This is a 43 per cent rise from the 68 campus-related incidents that were recorded in 2008.

Professor Philip Spencer, Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Kingston University, who is an expert in anti-Semitism said: “I know of Jewish students at some universities who are anxious and feel vulnerable.  It is very serious because you don’t need to have a lot of Jews for anti-Semitism to gain momentum.”

He continued: “With this rise in anti-Semitism, we appear to be witnessing the breaking of some taboos.  As the memory of the holocaust has faded it has now become acceptable for people to say certain things about Jews.”

However, despite the Capital being one of the main areas for anti-Semitic attacks, there have not been any known incidents at Kingston University.

President of the KU Jewish Society, Simon Frais, said he had not witnessed or heard of any anti-Semitism at the university.

He said: “I think the attitude here towards Judaism is really positive.  Considering all the different ethnic cultures at Kingston, all the students seem to get along well.”