UK Police Arrest Suspect in Antisemitic Attacks on Seven Jewish Sites

British police have arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for a series of antisemitic attacks targeting Jewish synagogues, schools, and private homes in the Golders Green area of north London. Over recent weeks, seven Jewish premises—including four synagogues and a private residence—were vandalized with substances smeared on buildings and liquids thrown at a school and a car. The Metropolitan Police are treating these incidents as religiously motivated criminal damage and have linked the attacks to a single individual based on CCTV evidence. Detective Superintendent Katie Harber emphasized the distress these acts have caused the community and urged the public to assist in identifying the perpetrator, highlighting the police's commitment to not tolerating such behavior. These attacks occur amid a broader surge of antisemitism in the UK, with the Community Security Trust reporting the second-highest number of antisemitic incidents on record in the first half of 2025, a trend that has intensified since the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023. Police and community partners continue to work closely to provide reassurance and support to those affected.