Scotland recorded 26 anti-Semitic incidents in 2016, with new figures revealing that suspected hate offences targeting Jewish victims UK-wide surged for the third consecutive year to reach the worst level on record.
Anti-Semitic crimes recorded by police forces around the UK increased by 14.9 per cent in 2016, according to data provided following Freedom of Information requests.
The total of 1,078 offences registered last year compared to 938 in 2015 and 746 in 2014.