ism ▁in ▁their ▁work place , ▁campus ▁and ▁at ▁school . ▁ ▁During ▁Operation ▁Prote ct ive ▁Edge , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Council ▁of ▁Jewish ▁Commun ities ▁reported ▁a ▁sharp ▁increase ▁in ▁ant is emit ic ▁inc idents . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁August , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 2 ▁ant is emit ic ▁inc idents ▁– ▁almost ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁an ▁ir rit ating ▁chemical ▁was ▁thrown ▁on ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁staff ▁s elling ▁K ed em ▁( Is ra eli ▁cos met ics ) ▁products ▁in ▁Glasgow ' s ▁St ▁En och ▁Centre . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁government ▁published ▁statistics ▁on ▁ab us ive ▁behaviour ▁in ▁Relig iously ▁A gg rav ated ▁Off ending ▁in ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 , ▁covering ▁the ▁Prote ct ive ▁Edge ▁period , ▁which ▁noted ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁charges ▁file d ▁for ▁anti - J ew ish ▁acts ▁from ▁ 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁( 2 % ▁of ▁those ▁charged ▁with ▁religious ▁off ences ) ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁( 4 % ▁of ▁total ). ▁Most ▁de alt ▁with ▁" th re aten ing ▁and ▁ab us ive ▁behavior " ▁and ▁" off ensive ▁communic ations ". ▁The ▁penalty ▁im posed ▁on ▁those ▁conv icted ▁was ▁typically ▁a ▁fine