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Hezzie Raymond and Tamara Sireling Raymond, along with their 9-month-old son, attend the Aliyah Day fair at StoneX Stadium in north London, May 10, 2026. (Omri Dagan for the Jewish Agency for Israel)
Reporter's notebook
Record high number of British Jews attend aliyah fair as antisemitism roils country
By Lianne Kolirin
Some 1,200 turn out for Sunday event offering practical advice on moving to Israel amid rising levels of hatred and violence, though data doesn’t yet point to mass exodus
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
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
Local residents look at fire trucks at the site of a fire which broke out at a supermarket in the Golders Green neighbourhood in north London on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP)
May 27, 2026, 4:00 pm
Fire ravages major kosher supermarket in London’s Golders Green, electrical fault blamed
Over 100 firefighters battle blaze at Kosher Kingdom for hours, no injuries reported; after initial local concern of arson, police say incident not being treated as suspicious
By ToI Staff and AFP
Patrick Seamus McGhee visits the Nova Exhibition in London, May 20, 2026. (Lianne Kolirin)
May 21, 2026, 9:56 am
Down an alley past police barricades, visitors throng to London’s unsettling Nova exhibition
At Wednesday’s opening of Oct. 7 memorial display, locals come to bear witness despite — and because of — security fears and a hostile climate for UK Jews
By Lianne Kolirin
An anti-Israel sign posted on a tree at a UK university (CST Campus Report)
May 19, 2026, 12:08 pm
Nazi salutes in class: Report details growing antisemitic abuse in British schools
Parents describe harassment of students ranging from Holocaust references to threats of violence
By Zev Stub
Forensic officers search the area after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London's Golders Green neighborhood on April 29, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
May 16, 2026, 2:39 pm
Man who stabbed 2 Jews in Golders Green to stand trial next year, London court hears
Essa Suleiman, 45, appears in court via video link, he is accused of April 29 attempted murder of two Jewish men who were seriously wounded, and of an acquaintance that same day
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Far-left streamer Hasan Piker speaks at a campaign rally for Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate in the Democratic primary for US Senate in Michigan, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
May 16, 2026, 12:43 pm
Jewish groups call on UK to bar ‘dangerous’ Hasan Piker amid antisemitic attacks
Far-left streamer with record of antisemitism and October 7 denial is set to speak at a festival and record a live podcast in London in early June
By ToI Staff
Members of the Jewish community comfort each other following a deadly terror attack during Yom Kippur services at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, northern England, October 2, 2025. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
May 15, 2026, 3:22 pm
X agrees to UK crackdown on hate speech, terror content after antisemitic attacks
British regulator says commitments by social media platform are ‘of particular importance’ following recent attacks on British Jews; activist: X still ‘failing in so many regards’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Britain's King Charles III greets Jewish residents in Golders Green in north west London on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Richard Pohle / POOL / AFP)
May 14, 2026, 8:43 pm
King Charles comforts wounded Jewish community in London’s Golders Green
Visit comes weeks after terrorist stabbing attack wounded two and arsonists torched ambulances of Jewish EMT service amid unprecedented wave of violent antisemitism
By Lianne Kolirin
Hezzie Raymond and Tamara Sireling Raymond, along with their 9-month-old son, attend the Aliyah Day fair at StoneX Stadium in north London, May 10, 2026. (Omri Dagan for the Jewish Agency for Israel)
May 13, 2026, 5:27 pm
Record high number of British Jews attend aliyah fair as antisemitism roils country
Some 1,200 turn out for Sunday event offering practical advice on moving to Israel amid rising levels of hatred and violence, though data doesn’t yet point to mass exodus
By Lianne Kolirin
A police forensic officer works inside a cordon set up near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, northwest London, on April 19, 2026, the scene of an overnight arson attack. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
May 12, 2026, 4:58 pm
Suspect in UK ex-synagogue arson was in touch with person with Iraqi number, prosecutors say
Moses Edwards, 45, appears in court over firebombing of former East London Central Synagogue, no indication of plea; 52-year-old woman was also arrested, released on bail
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Participants at a rally against antisemitism in London, May 10, 2026. (Screenshot/YouTube)
May 10, 2026, 8:41 pm
Facing ‘epidemic of hate,’ UK Jews hold Downing Street rally decrying antisemitism
As many as 20,000 come out on Sunday afternoon; speakers warn that attacks on Jews pose a threat to the country’s democratic values
By Zev Stub
A police forensics officer works during an investigation into an attack in the early hours of the morning, at the Finchley Reform Synagogue, in the North Finchley area of north London, on April 15, 2026. (Toby Shepheard / AFP)
May 7, 2026, 9:17 pm
UK police make third arrest over arson attempt on London synagogue last month
19-year-old man taken into custody for April 15 assault on Finchley synagogue; police say 30 people arrested over recent arsons, eight charged, one has pled guilty
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A bonfire is lit as members of the Hasidic Jewish community in Stamford Hill, north London, celebrate the Lag B'Omer festival, Britain, May 5, 2026. (REUTERS/Toby Shepheard)
May 6, 2026, 5:01 pm
London Jews celebrate Lag B’Omer amid fear and uncertainty over spate of attacks
Flanked by clearly marked police officers, thousands of ultra-Orthodox Londoners mark festival with bonfires, vowing to stay ‘strong together in the most challenging times’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
The scene of an apparent arson attack targeting a former synagogue on London's Nelson Street, May 5, 2026. (Shomrim.)
May 5, 2026, 4:17 pm
UK Counter Terrorism police probe arson attack at former London synagogue
Minor damage caused to gates of building in east of capital, no injuries reported; officers looking at potential links to other incidents targeting Jewish community
By AFP and ToI Staff
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