from Religion Media Centre
Police are investigating the fourth attack on the Jewish community in north London in less than a month.
On Saturday night, a bottle with accelerant was thrown into the medical room of Kenton United synagogue, near Brent. Police officers noticed a damaged window, saw smoke inside and called the fire brigade. No-one was injured and there was only minor smoke damage.
Late on Friday night, there was an attempt to set a bottle of flammable liquid on fire outside the former offices of the Jewish charity, Jewish Futures, in Hendon.
Last Wednesday there was a similar attack on the Jewish Reform synagogue in Finchley, with minor damage and no injury.
And last month, four ambulances operated by a Jewish charity were set on fire outside a synagogue in Golders Green. In this northern region of London, there is a large Jewish community, equivalent to around a fifth of the UK Jewish population.
Counter terrorism police are investigating and there have been arrests for three of the four incidents. Police say that most of the attacks have been claimed by Ashab al‑Yamin, the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, which has also admitted responsibility for several incidents on Jewish targets across Europe.
The Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, said this is a dangerous moment for society: “A sustained campaign of violence and intimidation against the Jewish community of the UK is gathering momentum. This sustained attack on our community’s ability to worship and live in safety is an attack on the values that bind us all together”.
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