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100-officer team formed for Jewish community protection.
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Addresses rising antisemitic attacks and threats.
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Investigating potential Iranian links to incidents.
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London Police Form Jewish Protection Team
London's Metropolitan Police announced Wednesday the formation of a 100-officer specialist team, including counter-terrorism experts, to enhance protection for Jewish communities across the city. This initiative follows a series of antisemitic incidents, including the stabbing of two men and multiple arson attacks targeting Jewish ambulances and synagogues since late March.
The new team will address what London's top police official, Mark Rowley, described as "sustained threats" from hostile state actors, extreme right-wing groups, elements of the extreme lesources, and Islamist terrorists. Detectives are investigating potential Iranian links to the arson incidents, aligning with British security warnings about Iran using criminal proxies for hostile activities.
In the past four weeks, police have arrested approximately 50 individuals for antisemitic hate crimes, charging eight. Additionally, 28 arrests have been made in conjunction with counter-terrorism policing for arson and other serious incidents. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer convened a meeting on Monday with various leaders to address rising antisemitism.
