London jewish community

London Mayor Sadiq Khan backs police arrests over 'globalize the intifada' chants

The Met began arresting individuals using the phrase “globalize the intifada” in December. Khan said the language has had a direct impact on Jewish communities in London.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks during the 'Eid On The Square' event in London on June 8, 2025; illustrative.
A DEMONSTRATION calling for stronger UK government action against antisemitism takes place in London last month. ‘More than 1,500 antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2025 – almost certainly an undercount, as many people no longer report,’ says the writer.

The legal vacuum: Why Britain’s laws fail to shield Jews - opinion

Police officers surround a pro-Israel supporter during a protest in London in July 2025.

Nearly 500 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested for supporting terror org., PM calls for sensitivity

Shomrim responded to a male shouting vile #antisemitic abuse at Finchley Rd & Bridge Lane. The male was detained by Shomrim and subsequently arrested by police.

Feces and urine smeared on synagogues, Jewish school in five Golders Green incidents


London anti-Israel protesters applaud Hezbollah as antisemitism rises in the city

This comes as the number of antisemitic hate crimes in London overtake the number of Islamophobic incidents for the first time on record.

 Anti-Israel demonstrators express support for Hezbollah in London, 5 October 2024

UK Police investigating attempted kidnapping of haredi man in north London

Two men can be seen approaching a haredi man while another opens the trunk of their car which was stopped in the middle of the street.

British police officers stand watch at crime scene

Four wounded in possible antisemitic arson of London house, suspect arrested

The 60-year-old man arrested on suspicion of arson near the scene of the midday Hackney borough blaze reportedly made "a number of threatening comments, some of which were allegedly antisemitic."

Fire at B'Tselem building Jerusalem, January 10, 2016

Pro-Palestinian protest areas become no-go zones for Jews in London

Advisers to the British Home Office have warned that the British capital has become a "no-go zone for Jews" following pro-Palestinian demonstrations

 Antisemitic attack on Jewish London restaurant

Golders Green knifeman pleads guilty in London court, blames alcohol

Gabriel Abdullah's barrister claimed that the incident had occurred due to Abdullah trying to self-medicate his paranoid schizophrenia with alcohol.

 ‘Pro-Palestine graffiti in Golders Green, October 9.’ Illustrative

Leading British rabbi against Rafah invasion: ‘If I said nothing, I couldn’t live with myself'

"I write out of dread at the future hatred this is likely to engender, and out of fear that these actions may haunt us, and the good name of Israel and the Jewish People, for generations.”

 RABBI JONATHAN WITTENBERG,  co-founder, speaks at the Carbon  Zero event at the Jewish Museum,  Camden, London.

‘It is an obligation to remember the hostages’: Powerful London exhibit recreates Hamas tunnels

The exhibition is based on the testimonies of hostages who have been freed, returned home, and told their stories, as well as footage from Hamas.

 The search for tunnel shafts continues.

Neo-Nazi podcasters sentenced for inciting terrorism against Jews, Prince Harry

The podcasters had originally drawn public attention for calling for Prince Harry and his son to be killed, for having an interracial relationship with Megan Markle.

 Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, departs the Rolls Building of the High Court in London, Britain June 7, 2023.

London council backs down from canceling Hanukkah celebration plans

A representative of the London Jewish Forum told the 'Post' that the council's initial decision had been made from an overabundance of caution, not hate.

 Havering Council moves forward with Hanukkah celebrations after meeting with Jewish community.

Sister and aunt of kidnapped by Hamas recites Kaddish in London

During the event, Bibas asked for the prayer to be said on behalf of her sister-in-law, Shir Bibas, who couldn't attend her own parents' funeral due to her current captivity in Gaza.

 Photos of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza fill empty seats on an El Al flight carrying military and medical equipment to Israel, October 23 2023.