London jewish community

UK man convicted after assaulting people on the street while asking if they were Jewish

Thirty-four-year-old Dylan Ossei was convicted of religiously aggravated assault, religiously aggravated fear of violence, and religiously aggravated harassment when he appeared in court.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty as people attend a rally organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism, opposite Downing Street in central London on April 30, 2026.
A member of the forensic team works at the scene, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.

CAM weekly Antisemitism report – London stabbings demonstrate it’s “open season” on Jews, says CAM

CAM CEO Sacha Roytman warned, "If governments do not respond forcefully at every level, this 'hunting season' against Jews will continue."

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
A member of the forensic team works at the scene, after a man was arrested following a stabbing incident in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London, Britain, April 29, 2026.

Shomrim volunteer who helped subdue London attacker: 'I wanted to protect community' - interview

"I wanted to protect the community, and that's what I did," said Shomrim volunteer Yonaton El-Kouby. "I was able to give something to the community today."

|ByMICHAEL STARR
The burnt wreckage of Hatzola ambulances as fire services continue to monitor the scene after they were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026 in the Golders Green area of London, England.

UK police arrest two more in alleged arson plot targeting Jewish community sites

The planned target remains unknown, but the Met said that the objective was related to the Jewish community.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

In Plain Language: The power of one

Good will always conquer evil; light will always dispel darkness.

MARCH 30, 2017ByANTHONY WEISS
Members are allowed to return following a bomb threat at the Jewish Community Center in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this month

Jewish groups slam decision to drop Oxford Labour club antisemitism probe

Two students were cleared after 11-month inquiry.

JANUARY 18, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Flags are seen above a souvenir kiosk near Big Ben clock at the Houses of Parliament in central London

Blurry Lines: Anti-Zionism and antisemitism on UK campuses

Free speech and open disagreement is something quintessentially British. It is sad to see these concepts eroding in the very institutions that have always proudly claimed to uphold them.

JANUARY 15, 2017ByHANNES JÖBSTL
AN ISRAELI FLAG stained with fake blood at a pro-Palestinian rally in London.

Did Al Jazeera infiltrate a UK Labour forum via misled Israeli help?

The story behind Al Jazeera's confidential documentary series, "The Lobby."

JANUARY 15, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Flags are seen above a souvenir kiosk near Big Ben clock at the Houses of Parliament in central London

Gas canisters, Nazi slogans hurled at 4 London Jews

“They were just going about their daily life but they were scared about what would happen next. Jewish people have to face this anti-Semitism on a daily basis."

JANUARY 14, 2017ByJTA
JEWISH MEN share a conversation in Golders Green, London, in January 2015.

Mind the gap year!

High-school graduates bring Israel to Jewish communities abroad.

DECEMBER 29, 2016ByCARMIT SAPIR WEITZ
Rael Goodman, the head of the Jewish Agency’s Delegation in the UK

Will Brexit open door to new BDS campaigns?

After Germany, the UK has been one of the strongest supporters of Israel in all the interlocking institutions of the EU.

NOVEMBER 16, 2016ByDENIS MACSHANE
THEN-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who the author refers to as a ‘philosemite,’ greets Ariel Sharon during a reception in Jerusalem in May 1986

Aliya Stories: ‘Taking part in holy work’

A recent immigrant channels his energy into good deeds.

NOVEMBER 3, 2016ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
Yossi Fraenkel

London college criticized for lax response to violent anti-Israel protest

Pro-Palestinian protesters trapped Jewish students in a lecture hall where an Israeli guest was speaking.

NOVEMBER 3, 2016ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
Protesters gesture as part of their efforts to stop an Israeli from speaking to students on the University College of London campus

Labour lawmaker says anti-Semitic attacks on her scare, sadden her family

The board has been explicit about the anti-Semitism problem of Labour under its current leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

OCTOBER 15, 2016ByJTA
Luciana Berger