{"id":19821,"date":"2026-05-01T03:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T03:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/britain-raises-terror-threat-level-after-two-jewish-men-stabbed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T03:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T03:38:34","slug":"britain-raises-terror-threat-level-after-two-jewish-men-stabbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/britain-raises-terror-threat-level-after-two-jewish-men-stabbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain raises terror threat level after two Jewish men stabbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-37562b78-0 iLENDS\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 evuabm adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 jLbRED\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fNDZoQ\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 hjlPcO\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 hPBdKJ\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 hxoHkT\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 gjmXPs\"><time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-05-01T05:00:52+10:00\">May 1, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 5:00am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 efdRpd noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-6f94ac39-6 esmrVF\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"22.135161606268\">\n<p><strong>London:<\/strong> The British public has been told to expect more terror attacks within months after the frenzied stabbings of two Jewish men on a London street, heightening fears of violent antisemitism and prompting the government to outline new spending on community protection.<\/p>\n<p>The government raised the national threat level to its worst rating in almost five years, lifting it from &ldquo;substantial&rdquo; to &ldquo;severe&rdquo; on the advice of counter-terror authorities who believe another attack is highly likely in the next six months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Crowds gathered at the site of the stabbings in the north London neighbourhood of Golders Green on Thursday to protest against Prime Minister Keir Starmer when he arrived to show his concern over the attacks, amid a ferocious debate about whether he was doing enough to stop the threats to British Jews.<\/p>\n<p>Graphic video showed the assailant lunging at a man at a bus stop on Wednesday morning and stabbing him as he fell to the street, before police arrived at the scene and Tasered the suspect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"26.271428571429\">\n<p>Two Jewish men, aged 34 and 76, were taken to hospital and remain in a stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the assailant, a 45-year-old man, was born in Somalia, came to the UK as a child in the early 1990s and was now a British citizen. The Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Mark Rowley, said he had a history of serious violence and mental health issues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.167%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/241aa7e59fcae774d05c2e2ae5be6a0b5073b851, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.167%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/241aa7e59fcae774d05c2e2ae5be6a0b5073b851 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.167%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/241aa7e59fcae774d05c2e2ae5be6a0b5073b851, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.167%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/241aa7e59fcae774d05c2e2ae5be6a0b5073b851 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets first responders.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.167,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/241aa7e59fcae774d05c2e2ae5be6a0b5073b851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.167%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/241aa7e59fcae774d05c2e2ae5be6a0b5073b851, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.167%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/241aa7e59fcae774d05c2e2ae5be6a0b5073b851 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets first responders.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the victims, Shloime Rand, 34, said it was a &ldquo;miracle&rdquo; he survived when the assailant approached him and began stabbing him in the chest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;I feel like God&rsquo;s given me back my life,&rdquo; Rand told the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"21.584507042254\">\n<p>&ldquo;I would have been even happier if nothing would have happened, but you know, in this situation I&rsquo;m very happy that I survived and I can talk.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7145798611111112%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_312%2C$y_140\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/454e16262853b49d795e2a6f163ae3d02490fea765d64af080d01527d2b2e565, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7145798611111112%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_312%2C$y_140\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/454e16262853b49d795e2a6f163ae3d02490fea765d64af080d01527d2b2e565 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7145798611111112%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_312%2C$y_140\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/454e16262853b49d795e2a6f163ae3d02490fea765d64af080d01527d2b2e565, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7145798611111112%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_312%2C$y_140\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/454e16262853b49d795e2a6f163ae3d02490fea765d64af080d01527d2b2e565 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A still taken from security vision of the stabbing attack.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.7145798611111112,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_312,%24y_140\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/454e16262853b49d795e2a6f163ae3d02490fea765d64af080d01527d2b2e565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7145798611111112%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_312%2C$y_140\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/454e16262853b49d795e2a6f163ae3d02490fea765d64af080d01527d2b2e565, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.7145798611111112%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_312%2C$y_140\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/454e16262853b49d795e2a6f163ae3d02490fea765d64af080d01527d2b2e565 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had a stab to my chest, and yes, my lungs have to recover. The oxygen was now reduced, and I hope I&rsquo;ll be better soon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The videos of the attack appeared to show the attacker walking along the footpath with a short knife in his hand before he lunged at Moshe Shine, 76, who was waiting at a bus stop.<\/p>\n<p>Police video later showed officers yelling at the attacker to put down the knife before they Tasered him, and he fell to the ground.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"30.539325842697\">\n<p>The attack is the latest in a string of crimes, including arson on March 23, when a group of men set fire to ambulances operated by a non-profit Jewish group, Hatzola, in the Golders Green area.<\/p>\n<p>Three men and a teenager appeared at the Old Bailey last week to face charges over the attack. Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, 18, and the teenager, who cannot be named, remain in custody until a plea hearing in August.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c63f7a65bf74a7441a6f417fff9e60490cd8d5ec, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c63f7a65bf74a7441a6f417fff9e60490cd8d5ec 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c63f7a65bf74a7441a6f417fff9e60490cd8d5ec, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c63f7a65bf74a7441a6f417fff9e60490cd8d5ec 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police officers stand in the area where two people were stabbed in Golders Green.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.091,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/c63f7a65bf74a7441a6f417fff9e60490cd8d5ec\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c63f7a65bf74a7441a6f417fff9e60490cd8d5ec, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.091%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c63f7a65bf74a7441a6f417fff9e60490cd8d5ec 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Police officers stand in the area where two people were stabbed in Golders Green.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jewish community leaders called for greater government action last October when an attacker rammed a synagogue in Manchester and began wounding worshippers with a knife. He killed one man and was shot by police, while a second victim died from a police bullet.<\/p>\n<p>The assailant in Manchester, Jihad al-Shamie, 35, was born in Syria, raised in Britain and held British citizenship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Speaking from his hospital bed, Rand told the BBC the government was not doing enough to stop the violence against Jews.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have friends and people telling me they&rsquo;re scared to walk in the street, and they look all around them, they don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s going on,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;People are now afraid, and it&rsquo;s been taken to a new level.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e090a0eb272e4efef06c9d4cf52344029e0ebac7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e090a0eb272e4efef06c9d4cf52344029e0ebac7 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e090a0eb272e4efef06c9d4cf52344029e0ebac7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e090a0eb272e4efef06c9d4cf52344029e0ebac7 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Members of the Jewish community watch on as police search the area.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.1,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/e090a0eb272e4efef06c9d4cf52344029e0ebac7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e090a0eb272e4efef06c9d4cf52344029e0ebac7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e090a0eb272e4efef06c9d4cf52344029e0ebac7 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Members of the Jewish community watch on as police search the area.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some British Jews have spoken about leaving the country because of the heightened risk of attack, including several who outlined their concerns to this masthead last October.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer promised to increase spending on security, and he called on the community to reject public demonstrations that glorified the Hamas attackers who murdered Jews on October 7, 2023, in the terrorist attack that drew retaliation from Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"27.543362831858\">\n<p>&ldquo;If you stand alongside people who say globalise the intifada, you are calling for terrorism against Jews, and people who use that phrase should be prosecuted,&rdquo; Starmer said in a statement.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1575892857142857%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_52\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/66abaa010b659f3142795ff6196fe1d967ce13dd, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1575892857142857%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_52\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/66abaa010b659f3142795ff6196fe1d967ce13dd 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1575892857142857%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_52\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/66abaa010b659f3142795ff6196fe1d967ce13dd, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1575892857142857%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_52\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/66abaa010b659f3142795ff6196fe1d967ce13dd 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People waved Israeli and Union Jack flags as the Jewish community gathered in London&rsquo;s in Trafalgar Square on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.1575892857142857,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_52\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/66abaa010b659f3142795ff6196fe1d967ce13dd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1575892857142857%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_52\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/66abaa010b659f3142795ff6196fe1d967ce13dd, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1575892857142857%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_52\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/66abaa010b659f3142795ff6196fe1d967ce13dd 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The prime minister said the phrase &ldquo;globalise the intifada&rdquo; was racist and threatening. British police decided last year to prosecute protesters who used it. While &ldquo;intifada&rdquo; means &ldquo;uprising&rdquo; in Arabic, the word was also given to a wave of violence, including suicide bombings, against Israelis.<\/p>\n<p>The British approach has parallels in Australia, where the NSW government wants to ban the phrase, but civil liberties groups say the phrase is free speech. British police have charged several people for chanting it, but have dropped charges against one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood outlined another &pound;25 million ($47 million) to protect Jewish communities by increasing police patrols and installing more security at synagogues, schools and community centres. She said this would bring total funding to &pound;58 million this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 yKpxh adWrapper noPrint sc-6f94ac39-3 fDyKLW\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"20.732203389831\">\n<p>Crowds jeered Starmer during his visit to Golders Green, however, on the grounds that he had not done enough sooner to stem the violence. Some carried signs saying: &ldquo;Keir Starmer, Jew Harmer&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.144%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/520511b50e90e6fe1c48c6e5a49e59d05b991c66, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.144%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/520511b50e90e6fe1c48c6e5a49e59d05b991c66 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.144%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/520511b50e90e6fe1c48c6e5a49e59d05b991c66, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.144%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/520511b50e90e6fe1c48c6e5a49e59d05b991c66 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crowds with placards critical of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, outside the Hatzola Northwest Emergency Response Service in Golders Green.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.144,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/520511b50e90e6fe1c48c6e5a49e59d05b991c66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.144%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/520511b50e90e6fe1c48c6e5a49e59d05b991c66, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.144%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/520511b50e90e6fe1c48c6e5a49e59d05b991c66 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Crowds with placards critical of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, outside the Hatzola Northwest Emergency Response Service in Golders Green.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskell said the attacks on Jews in Britain were the consequences of an environment of incitement and government inaction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;British Jews should not have to choose between their faith and their safety,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;They need more than just sympathy; they need the same standard of protection that every other minority is rightfully afforded.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world. <b>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 ksUUFP\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga sc-780f6c39-3 fMMhlQ\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-0 ksyHqK\">\n<div class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-1 LVIFj\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Crowe\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/64ce109be56ceea0d7f4eb381757b1cddf9ee9b3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_40,h_40,c_fill,g_auto:faces\/q_86,f_auto\/64ce109be56ceea0d7f4eb381757b1cddf9ee9b3, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_80%2Ch_80%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/64ce109be56ceea0d7f4eb381757b1cddf9ee9b3 2x\" width=\"40\" class=\"sc-9a01536c-0 libeSR\"><span data-testid=\"author-bio\" class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-3 cVMGnz\"><span>David Crowe is Europe correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.<\/span><span class=\"sc-b5b9fd03-4 gMBkSk\">Connect via X<span> or <\/span>email.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-3dbe4134-0 iIZygf sc-df8e6ee0-0 noPrint\" data-an-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-group=\"everything\" data-an-cu-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-position=\"4\" data-testid=\"from-our-partners-strap\">\n<header class=\"sc-84567ec1-0 hpMljf\">\n<h2 data-pb-type=\"hi\" class=\"sc-84567ec1-1 weWOF\"><span>From our partners<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"sc-df8e6ee0-1 iJvgCK\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 blRVQF adWrapper noPrint sc-df8e6ee0-2 gcpFZE\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 blRVQF adWrapper noPrint sc-df8e6ee0-3 fIPZKC\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Britain raises terror threat level after two Jewish men stabbed<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisement May 1, 2026 &mdash; 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