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antisemitism in the UK

Abdelkader Bousloub, left, with Adam Bedoui. (Metropolitan Police)
July 4, 2026, 4:51 am
Two men given suspended sentences after going ‘fishing for Jews’ in London
Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Bousloub, 21, traveled to Stamford Hill with a bank note on a fishing rod to make a TikTok clip
By ToI Staff
Misan Harriman, left, at a demonstration organized by the NGO Choose Love Europe outside the Houses of Parliament in London, May 29, 2025. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)
June 25, 2026, 8:20 pm
Chair of Britain’s largest arts center to step down amid antisemitism scrutiny
Misan Harriman, a prominent cultural figure who led London’s Southbank Centre, says his departure was planned long before his controversial social media posts sparked criticism
By Kelly Hartog
Jewish Culture Month mascot Mr. Pickle hops onto the psychotherapy couch at the event launch party in London, May 2026. (Sophie Shaw)
June 17, 2026, 3:33 pm
Touting ‘Less Oy, More Joy,’ UK Jewish Culture Month celebrates Jewish creators others shun
Organizers admit that first-ever festival is response to antisemitic blacklisting in wake of Oct. 7, while achievements are so numerous tours can be crafted around existing museum installations
By Florit Shoihet
Protesters at an Israeli real estate event at a London synagogue, June 14, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 15, 2026, 6:48 am
14 said arrested as hundreds of protesters clash at London Israeli real estate event
Event held in synagogue drew opposition from lawmakers, activists who claimed event marketed settlement homes, which organizers deny; Board of Deputies: ‘We are deeply disturbed’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A British police officer speaks to a member of the public after two Jewish men were stabbed by a terrorist in the Golders Green neighborhood, which has a large Jewish community, in London, April 29, 2026.(AP/Kin Cheung)
June 12, 2026, 12:33 pm
UK Jews decry policy paper in which Muslim police group calls Zionism form of hatred
National Association of Muslim Police distances itself from its ex-VP’s July 2025 report that likens Gaza war to Holocaust and disputes Oct. 7 atrocities, insists it does not ‘defend Hamas’
By Kelly Hartog
The wreckage of burnt ambulances is seen in a car park at Golders Green in London, March 23, 2026, after an arson attack targeting the vehicles, which were run by a Jewish charity. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
June 9, 2026, 9:30 pm
Fifth suspect charged in March arson of Hatzola ambulances in London’s Golders Green
Subhan Ahmed, an 18-year-old British national, is charged with ‘assisting an offender’ in connection with the arson attack
By Kelly Hartog
Marwan Barghouti, center, raises his handcuffed hands in the air on the opening day of his trial in Tel Aviv, Aug. 14, 2002. (AP/Brennan Linsley, File)
June 5, 2026, 6:57 pm
Activists try to erect statue of terror convict Marwan Barghouti at UK parliament
Police intercept pro-Palestinian activists, though no arrests reported; in separate incident, London hotel probes ‘Free Palestine’ messages on TV screens in rooms of two Jewish guests
By Zev Stub
Far-left commentators Cenk Uygur (left) and Hasan Piker discuss being blocked from entering Britain to speak at events, June 1, 2026. (Screenshots/YouTube)
June 4, 2026, 6:12 pm
Oxford Union to host banned US commentators via livestream after UK denies them entry
University union president, facing calls to resign for praising Hamas, vows to go ahead with talks from Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, both accused of antisemitism
By ToI Staff
illustrative: An ambulance leaves a hospital in London, March 5, 2021. (Frank Augstein/AP)
June 4, 2026, 4:36 pm
In antisemitism crackdown, UK will bar NHS workers from wearing political badges
The new rules, based on recommendations by Lord John Mann, come in the wake of ‘shocking’ cases of intimidation and abuse within the health service
By Zev Stub
Doctor Baruch and his wife Daniella speak to ITV News at their home in London's Golders Green neighborhood as they pack their things to move to Israel, during a program on antisemitism that aired on June 1, 2026. (YouTube screenshot)
June 3, 2026, 9:57 pm
British Jewish doctor says colleagues told him they’d let Israeli patient die
Baruch, who is moving with his family to Israel due to surging antisemitism in UK, also tells British TV that he has been repeatedly harassed in public for wearing a kippah
By ToI Staff
Police stand outside the scene of an antisemitic arson attack in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London, on March 24, 2026. (Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 11:57 am
Jewish apartment building in London’s Golders Green targeted in suspected arson, no injuries
Police are investigating Tuesday morning attack believed to be latest in a string of assaults on local Jewish community
By Zev Stub
Helen Mirren and husband Taylor Hackford are seen in a video of a man accosting and insulting the actress as an "evil Zionist bitch." (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 28, 2026, 11:45 pm
‘Evil Zionist bitch’: UK police probe resurfaced clip of man accosting Helen Mirren
Metropolitan Police looking into video, filmed last year, as possible hate crime targeting Oscar-winning actress who portrayed former Israeli PM Golda Meir in 2023 biopic
By ToI Staff
Visitors walk outside the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London, June 26, 2015. (AP/Tim Ireland)
May 28, 2026, 6:46 pm
British Museum postpones lecture on Ancient Israel, citing security concerns amid feared protests
Significant number of RSVPs were believed to be potential protesters, museum says, adding that it’ll reschedule event when safety of audience and integrity of program can be ensured
By Rossella Tercatin
Members of the local Jewish community look on as Metropolitan Police officers patrol the streets in Stamford Hill, north London on October 2, 2025. (Henry Nicholls/AFP)
May 23, 2026, 3:46 am
Man jailed for 5 years over series of violent antisemitic threats near London synagogue
36-year-old threatened six people in Stamford Hill, including synagogue manager whose car window he smashed with a stone
By ToI Staff
Graffiti reading "No Deel ZOG" -- using an acronym for the antisemitic term "Zionist-Occupied Government," popularized by white supremacists -- is seen on the Arsenal soccer team's Emirates Stadium in London, on May 18, 2026. (X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 21, 2026, 9:09 am
‘ZOG’: Antisemitic graffiti at Arsenal stadium after UK team unveils Israeli-founded sponsor
Vandals use ‘Zionist Occupied Government’ conspiracy theory in targeting London soccer team, the new English league champion, and US company Deel, founded by a French-Israeli
By ToI Staff
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