"They tried to firebomb my synagogue": The rise in antisemitic attacks
4/23/202630 min
Attacks targeting the Jewish community have surged in recent weeks, with synagogues and community centres being hit. Many people are feeling increasingly vulnerable, but what's behind this escalation? And how is it impacting Jewish people?
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Guests:
- David Woode, crime editor, The Times
- Josh Glancy, associate editor, The Sunday Times
Host: Luke Jones.
Producers: Dave Creasey & Edward Drummond.
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsLuke Jones· Host0:01
From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is The Story. I'm Luke Jones. In court this week, a 17-year-old admitted to setting fire to a synagogue in North London.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:17
The Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow was attacked around midnight on Saturday.
Luke Jones· Host0:21
That alone is understandably worrying stuff for the Jewish community.
David Woode· Guest0:29
This is an attack on our way of life, on our ability to live as ethnic minorities alongside each other, not in conflict, not in violence, not divided into sectarian tribes that fight each other.
Luke Jones· Host0:43
But even more concerning is that this is just the latest in a string of attacks on Jews in London.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:50
Four ambulances belonging to the Jewish community have been set on fire in Golders Green in North London. Police say it was an arson attack and is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime.
Luke Jones· Host1:00
And this comes after a rise in antisemitism following the start of the war in Gaza. What is happening? How is all of this being investigated, and how should we respond? The Story today, British Jews under attack.