Ex Royal Marines drafted in to defend synagogues and Jewish schools after antisemitism surge

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Former Royal Marines and Parachute Regiment veterans have been deployed to safeguard synagogues, schools and other Jewish community sites throughout Britain following a surge in antisemitic violence.The hiring of ex-soldiers from elite military units comes in the aftermath of Wednesday's stabbing attack in Golders Green, where two Jewish men were wounded, and a series of arson incidents targeting Jewish-linked locations in recent weeks.On Thursday, the Government elevated the national terrorism threat level to severe, indicating that another attack is considered highly likely.The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, which operates independently within MI5, had previously assessed the threat as substantial.Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley described British Jews as facing an "epidemic" of antisemitism and warned they confronted a "ghastly Venn diagram" of hatred from multiple directions.Essa Suleiman, a 45-year-old British national who was born in Somalia and arrived in the...

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