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Two arrested over attempted firebombing at Finchley synagogue

The investigation is being supported by Counter Terrorism Policing London

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Police outside Finchley Reform Synagogue on April 15, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Met faces questions from the rebbe and rebbetzin in shul hours before Shabbat

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Finchley Reform Synagogue

Police investigate ‘antisemitic hate crime’ after firebombing attempt at Finchley Reform Synagogue

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More than 500 arrested at Palestine Action protest in Trafalgar Square

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Member of Orthodox community at aftermath of arson attack on Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green, London (Getty)

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Police forces get £5m boost for faith site patrols following Golders Green attack

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The burnt wreckage of Hatzola ambulances after the attack in Golders Green (Photo: Getty Images)

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Man arrested over ambulance arson attack as he attended court appearance of two other suspects

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Police officers gather in Trafalgar Square ahead of a planned protest in support of Palestine Action on October 4, 2025 (Image: Getty)

By Ben Russell

As Britain’s most senior Jewish police officer, I assure you the Met is doing all it can to keep the community safe

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Jewish leaders ‘deeply concerned’ after Met Police lets anti-Israel protestors march near synagogue on Shabbat

Permission for route given days after force chief Sir Mark Rowley pledged to ‘stand with’ the community

By Jamie Shapiro

3 min read

March 31, 2026 07:11

'Blackburn drummers for Palestine' were among protestors right outside the synagogue as shul-goers left for home

Police to deploy drones in London over Pesach to protect community

The Met will implement a host of measures amid high threat levels over the holiday

By Jamie Shapiro

1 min read

March 30, 2026 12:35

A drone flying in Greater London (illustrative only) (Image: Getty Images)

Hatzola arson suspects released on bail

Investigators confirmed the men are still suspected of involvement in the attack and that they will be ‘closely monitored’ in the meantime

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

March 26, 2026 10:29

The burnt wreckage of Hatzola ambulances next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026, in Golders Green (Getty Images)

Two arrested over Golders Green Hatzola arson

Police are still searching for a third suspect seen in CCTV footage of the attack

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

March 25, 2026 09:02

The scene after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue, on March 23, 2026, in the Golders Green area of London (Getty Images)

Met chief confirms police investigating possible Iran link to Hatzola arson

‘The rapid growth in recent years of Iranian state threats is grave,’ said Sir Mark Rowley at the CST’s annual dinner

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

March 24, 2026 14:05

(L-R) Sir Mark Rowley, Sir Gerald Ronson CBE, Matt Jukes, Mark Gardner MBE and Laurence Taylor attend the CST's annual dinner on March 23, 2026 (Credit: Blake Ezra)

Counter-terrorism police leading Hatzola arson investigation

The Met said they were aware that one group – said to be pro-Iran – had claimed responsibility for the attack

By Lorin Bell-Cross

2 min read

March 23, 2026 13:06

Aerial view after four Hatzola ambulances were set on fire overnight next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue in Golders Green, March 23, 2026 (Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

CPS advised police not to prosecute ‘death to IDF’ chant, Met say

Bob Vylan frontman Pascal Robinson-Foster was filmed leading the crowd in a chant at Sunday’s Al Quds Day rally

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

March 17, 2026 13:32

Demonstrators take part in the pro-regime Quds Day rally on March 15 (Photo: Getty)

By Gill Levy

The Met chief’s false equivalence between Iran regime backers and opponents

Sir Mark Rowley’s dismissal of ideology in assessing the threat around Al Quds Day reveals a serious analytical failure that risks weakening effective policing and public security

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March 16, 2026 18:21

Al Quds Day rally on March 15, 2026 in London (Image: Getty)

Met to ‘bolster’ police presence in Jewish areas on Al Quds Day

The force banned the annual march after receiving permission from the Home Office, but it is set to go ahead as a static demonstration

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

March 13, 2026 10:10

A member of the Metropolitan Police patrols Oxford Street on October 02, 2025 in London, England (Getty Images)

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metropolitan police

Two arrested over attempted firebombing at Finchley synagogue

Met faces questions from the rebbe and rebbetzin in shul hours before Shabbat

Police investigate ‘antisemitic hate crime’ after firebombing attempt at Finchley Reform Synagogue

More than 500 arrested at Palestine Action protest in Trafalgar Square

Police forces get £5m boost for faith site patrols following Golders Green attack

Man arrested over ambulance arson attack as he attended court appearance of two other suspects

As Britain’s most senior Jewish police officer, I assure you the Met is doing all it can to keep the community safe

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