2026-05-07
20 分钟The Economist.
Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm Jason Palmer.
And I'm Rosie Blau.
Today on the show, the surprising boom among American luxury brands,
and our series on World Cup contenders continues with Argentina.
First up, though.
What might have once been considered rare and isolated hate crimes in Britain have become a grim pattern.
Two people have been stabbed in a Jewish neighborhood.
It follows a series of antisemitic attacks in the city.
The UK has raised its terrorism threat level to severe.
But still, the terror came.
An apparent arson attack on a disused synagogue in East London.
In March, four Jewish volunteer ambulances were set on fire in Golders Green.
Last October, in the city of Manchester, two people were killed in a terrorist attack on a synagogue.
The list goes on.
Britain's Jews have endured serious bouts of antisemitism and violence over the centuries,
reckoning that much longer stretches of quiet outweighed them.
For some, this time may prove different.
According to the most recent census of England and Wales,