{"id":108475,"date":"2026-04-29T14:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/suspect-arrested-after-knife-attack-on-two-jewish-people-in-london-crime-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:51:30","slug":"suspect-arrested-after-knife-attack-on-two-jewish-people-in-london-crime-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/suspect-arrested-after-knife-attack-on-two-jewish-people-in-london-crime-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested after knife attack on two Jewish people in London. crime news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The incident took place in Golders Green in the British capital, where a large Jewish population lives.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published on 29 April 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">29 April 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>British police have arrested a man after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London, following a series of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in the area, according to Jewish groups.<\/p>\n<p>The Shomrim Jewish neighborhood watch said on social media on Wednesday that the 45-year-old man was arrested after he was seen running away with a knife &#8220;trying to stab Jewish members of the public.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>It said the two people who were stabbed were being treated by Hatzolah, the Jewish volunteer ambulance service.<\/p>\n<p>The incident in the British capital took place in Golders Green, which is home to a large Jewish community.<\/p>\n<p>The Community Safety Trust also reported the attack in a post on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are working closely with the police and urge anyone with information to immediately contact the police, Shomrim and CST,&#8221; said the charity, which provides security advice and protection to Jewish groups and buildings such as synagogues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the stabbings as &#8220;deeply worrying&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer told MPs in parliament that a police investigation was ongoing and that &#8220;we all need to be absolutely clear in our determination to deal with any of these crimes, as we have seen so many recently&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>London Mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the attack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There has been a horrific attack on two Jewish Londoners in Golders Green. Police have made an arrest and I would like to thank all the emergency services and heroic volunteers for their quick response,&#8221; Khan said in a post on social media.<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8220;London&#8217;s Jewish community has been the target of shocking anti-Semitic attacks. There should be absolutely no place for anti-Semitism in society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes in the wake of a spate of arson incidents at synagogues and community sites in north London in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In the first attack in late March, four ambulances in Hatzolah were set on fire.<\/p>\n<p>Other incidents followed, including an attack on the Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow as well as an attack on the premises of a Jewish charity.<\/p>\n<p>Last week the Finchley Reform Synagogue was targeted.<\/p>\n<p>Police have arrested 26 people in connection with various attacks launched since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the incidents have been claimed by a little-known group believed to be linked to Iran called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya (HAYI), meaning Islamic Movement of the Right-Hand People.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The incident took place in Golders Green in the British capital, where a large Jewish population lives. 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