Jewish Man 'Kicked Like Animal' as Police Probe Antisemitic Attack
Police say a 22-year-old Jewish man was chased, beaten and hospitalized after attackers allegedly heard him speaking Hebrew.
- Early Monday, a group of men brutally assaulted 22-year-old Israeli Shalev Ben Yakar in Golders Green, London, after overhearing him speak Hebrew; the Metropolitan Police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime.
- This assault follows a mounting wave of antisemitic violence across the United Kingdom since October 2023, with harassment intensity spiking recently through arson, stabbings, and street-level intimidation.
- Ben Yakar suffered injuries to his face, neck, and back after attackers dragged him across the road and tore his clothes; police arrived within six minutes but the suspects had fled.
- The Jewish Leadership Council called the incident "yet another appalling attack" and urged robust law enforcement response, while Ben Yakar has been discharged from hospital following treatment.
- Tensions remain elevated after a stabbing three weeks ago prompted the British government to raise the national terrorism threat level to "severe," as the Campaign Against Antisemitism demands urgent intervention.
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The attack is said to have taken place on The Grove, a residential north London street (Picture: John Dunne) A Jewish man has described the moment six masked men ambushed him ‘like animals’ in London, leaving him fearing for his life. The man, who was visiting London from Israel, said he was talking on his phone in Hebrew when the suspected antisemitic attack took place outside the Golders Green apartment where he was staying. He said attackers …
Jewish Man Brutally Attacked in London After Speaking Hebrew
Jewish man beaten in London on May 17, 2026, after speaking Hebrew. Images circulating on social media show the victim’s face heavily bloodied and bruised, with multiple visible cuts and swelling in the aftermath of the assault. Photo: Screenshot British police are searching for a group of attackers after a young Jewish man was brutally assaulted in the north London area of Golders Green following an incident in which he was overheard speaking H…
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