According to the Community Security Trust (CST), which provides security for the Jewish community, there was minor damage to one of the rooms at the Kenton United synagogue building. The police and fire brigade were called to the scene.
No one was injured, but minor smoke damage was confirmed. This is the third attack on a Jewish facility in the capital in recent days, Britain's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said in a Facebook post. As he emphasized, the attack on the Jewish community is “gaining momentum.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrote on X that he was “shocked by the latest anti-Semitic arson attempts in north London.” “This is disgusting and will not be tolerated. Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain,” he stressed.
Another such attack on the Jewish community
On Friday evening, a building in London that was previously used by a Jewish organization was set on fire. On Wednesday, a synagogue in the nearby Finchley district was set on fire.
Also on Friday, British police said they were investigating an incident near the Israeli embassy after a group posted information online about the use of drones carrying “dangerous substances.”
At the end of March, four ambulances belonging to the Jewish community were set on fire in the Golders Green district, where approximately half of the residents are Jewish. A previously unknown group, Harakat Ashab al-Jamin al-Islamiyya, linked to Iran, claimed responsibility for all attacks prior to the Kenton incident.
These attacks usually involved arson or the use of small improvised explosive devices, were carried out at night, and then information about them was disseminated, mainly on social media platforms associated with pro-Iranian circles.
Jewish facilities have also been the target of attacks in other countries in recent weeks, including: in Belgium and the Netherlands. This included synagogues, restaurants and the Jewish school. According to the International Center for Counter-Terrorism in The Hague (ICCT) think tank, a series of attacks on Jewish targets in Europe may indicate a hybrid operation inspired by Iran.
