Prince Harry has expressed grave concern over the “deeply troubling” rise of antisemitism in the United Kingdom.
“Jewish communities—families, children, ordinary people—are being made to feel unsafe in the very places they call home. That should alarm us, but also unite us.” said the youngest son of King Charles III.
The royal pointed to incidents in London and Manchester that “have brought this [concern] into sharp and deeply troubling focus.”
Britain has experienced a rise in antisemitic incidents, including an assault last month that saw two Jewish men stabbed in Golders Green, a predominantly Jewish area of London, and an attack on a synagogue in Manchester last year that left two people dead.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suggested that increasingly extreme rhetoric at marches across the U.K. has contributed to rising tensions.
“Take the marches that happen regularly across Britain,” Starmer said after the attack in Golders Green. “Of course, we protect freedom of speech and peaceful protests in this country, but if you are marching with people wearing pictures of paragliderswithout calling it out you are venerating the murder of Jews.”
In an article for the New Statesman, Harry pointed to the “deep and justified alarm at the scale of loss in the Middle East,” referencing “devastated communities” in Gaza and Lebanon.
“For many, the instinct to speak out, to march, to demand accountability, to call for an end to suffering—is both human and necessary,” he said.
But while the Prince acknowledged the importance of “legitimate protest,” he warned that people must be “clear about where anger is directed.”
“We have seen how legitimate protest against state actions in the Middle East does exist alongside hostility toward Jewish communities at home—just as we have also seen how criticism of those actions can be too easily dismissed or mischaracterized,” he said.
Harry concluded by condemning all forms of hatred, including anti-Muslim bigotry in Britain.
“That means being unequivocal: standing against antisemitism wherever it appears, while recognizing that anti-Muslim hatred and all forms of racism draw from the same well of division. They must be confronted with the same resolve,” he emphasized.
Home Office statistics published in October 2025 showed anti-Muslim hate crimes in the U.K. rose 19% between 2024 and 2025, increasing from 2,690 to 3,199 offenses.
The Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that works to “protect British Jews from terrorism and antisemitism,” recorded 3,700 reported antisemitic incidents in 2025—a 4% increase from the 3,556 logged the previous year.
On Wednesday, Harry’s father, King Charles, addressed efforts to tackle antisemitism as he unveiled the government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead.
“My government will take urgent action to tackle antisemitism and ensure all communities feel safe,” he said, urging unity in light of the “increasingly dangerous and volatile world [that] threatens the United Kingdom.”
Charles visited Golders Green on Thursday to meet Jewish victims of the stabbing and show support for the community.
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Meanwhile, police in the capital are preparing for two rival protests set to take place in London this weekend, amid fears of a clash between pro-Palestinian marchers and attendees of a demonstration led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson.
There will be additional crowds due to the FA Cup Final—one of the most important soccer events of the calendar year—taking place on the same day.
The Metropolitan Police will deploy around 4,000 officers across central London in an effort to combat any risks.
“The scale of the operation is unprecedented in recent years. The planning for it has been ongoing for months,” said Met Police deputy assistant commissioner James Harman.
“As part of that planning, we have been in ongoing discussions with organisers from both groups. We have been clear since the outset that we would not accept march routes or rally locations that would increase the risk of intimidation to any particular community or that would risk the two protests coming together.”
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