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

Our commitment is firm. To be more visible, more present and more proactive in confronting hate crime

By Ben Russell

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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)

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

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

By Jamie Shapiro

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

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Police to deploy drones in London over Pesach to protect community

By Jamie Shapiro

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

Hatzola ambulance attack

Hatzola arson suspects released on bail

By Jacob Jaffa

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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)

Hatzola ambulance attack

Two arrested over Golders Green Hatzola arson

By Jacob Jaffa

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(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)

Hatzola ambulance attack

Met chief confirms police investigating possible Iran link to Hatzola arson

By Daniel Ben-David

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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)

Hatzola ambulance attack

Counter-terrorism police leading Hatzola arson investigation

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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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

4 min read

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)

Four arrested over alleged Iran-linked plot against London’s Jewish community

The suspects were arrested under the National Security Act and the investigation is being led by Counter Terrorism Police

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

March 6, 2026 09:25

Side view of a London Metropolitan Police car (Getty Images)

Al Quds Day: Ban pro-Iran ‘carnival of Jew-hate’ in London, MPs urge

Annual march should be cancelled over ramped-up tensions in the Middle East, Labour, Tory and Reform politicians believe

By Jane Prinsley

4 min read

March 3, 2026 14:01

Al Quds Day demonstrators march through central London in 2014, five years before Hezbollah was proscribed in the UK as a terror organisation The yellow flag of Hezbollah can be seen on the left. There is no suggestion any of the individuals pictured support Hezbollah or hold or have expressed antisemitic views (Photo: Getty)

CPS claimed Gaza ‘genocide’ was ‘confirmed’ in response to hate crime complaint

Prosecutors forced to apologise for ‘poor quality of advice’ following JC enquiries

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

February 19, 2026 15:04

Exterior view of the Royal Courts of Justice in 2024 (Getty Images)

Met Police will stop arresting Palestine Action supporters after High Court ruling

The force said it would no longer detain people for displaying support for the group, even though it remains proscribed while the government appeals the verdict

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

February 15, 2026 11:25