We should condemn the tendency to hold 300,000 British Jews collectively accountable for the actions of the Israeli government.

The 2021 Census recorded 271,327 people identifying their religion as Jewish in England and Wales; adding Scotland and Northern Ireland brings the UK total to roughly 287,000. '300,000' is a rounded-up community estimate (the census question is voluntary and undercounts), slightly above the recorded figure, so the order of magnitude is right but the precise number is somewhat high.

▸ Office for National Statistics (ONS) — Religion, England and Wales: Census 2021

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