The atrocities committed by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and the subsequent Israeli invasion of Gaza mark a turning point not just in the fraught relationship between Israel and the Palestinians but between religious communities and ethnic groups in the United Kingdom as well. Previous conflicts between Israel and Gaza have resulted in an increase in anti-Semitic behaviour, such as abuse of ultra-orthodox Jews in parts of north London. But what has occurred since 7 October is on an altogether different scale.