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| Reference to conspiracy theory spray-painted on premises in Hampstead and Belsize Park | Reference to conspiracy theory spray-painted on premises in Hampstead and Belsize Park |
| A synagogue and several shops in north London have been daubed with antisemitic graffiti during the Jewish festival of Hanukah. | |
| The Jewish holy symbol and the numbers “9 11” were spray-painted in red and purple on several premises in the Hampstead and Belsize Park area, including South Hampstead Synagogue. The graffiti references an antisemitic conspiracy theory that Jews were responsible for the 9/11 terror attack. | The Jewish holy symbol and the numbers “9 11” were spray-painted in red and purple on several premises in the Hampstead and Belsize Park area, including South Hampstead Synagogue. The graffiti references an antisemitic conspiracy theory that Jews were responsible for the 9/11 terror attack. |
| Police have said they are investigating graffiti as a suspected racially motivated hate crime. | Police have said they are investigating graffiti as a suspected racially motivated hate crime. |
| Oliver Cooper, a Conservative councillor for Hampstead, said he had spent Sunday morning patrolling the neighbourhood after “appalled” residents alerted the Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that works to protect the Jewish community. | Oliver Cooper, a Conservative councillor for Hampstead, said he had spent Sunday morning patrolling the neighbourhood after “appalled” residents alerted the Community Security Trust (CST), a charity that works to protect the Jewish community. |
| “My first reaction was shock and horror,” Cooper said. “I’ve had to report antisemitic graffiti in Hampstead a number of times before, including by a banned neo-Nazi group, but I have never seen anything approaching this extent.” | “My first reaction was shock and horror,” Cooper said. “I’ve had to report antisemitic graffiti in Hampstead a number of times before, including by a banned neo-Nazi group, but I have never seen anything approaching this extent.” |
| He said he had come across the graffiti in nine places, and others had posted photos of the markings on Twitter. | He said he had come across the graffiti in nine places, and others had posted photos of the markings on Twitter. |
| The Metropolitan police said no arrests had yet been made. Insp Kev Hailes said: “This is clearly a concerning incident and one we are taking seriously. We have liaised with our partners in order to remove the graffiti and various inquiries are under way to find who is responsible. | The Metropolitan police said no arrests had yet been made. Insp Kev Hailes said: “This is clearly a concerning incident and one we are taking seriously. We have liaised with our partners in order to remove the graffiti and various inquiries are under way to find who is responsible. |
| “Officers will be on patrol throughout the area in order to provide some reassurance to local communities. Please approach us if you have any questions or concerns.” | “Officers will be on patrol throughout the area in order to provide some reassurance to local communities. Please approach us if you have any questions or concerns.” |
| Police have asked for anyone who saw anything suspicious on Saturday night to call them on 101. | Police have asked for anyone who saw anything suspicious on Saturday night to call them on 101. |
| On Saturday night in New York, five people were stabbed at a rabbi’s home during a Hanukah celebration. It appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks targeting Jews in the region, including a massacre at a kosher grocery store in New Jersey this month. | |
| Responding to the graffiti in London, the Board of Deputies of British Jews wrote on Twitter: “This is a reminder that antisemitism is still with us. Thanks @CST_UK for reporting to @MPSCamden. We hope action is taken to find & punish the perpetrators. Let’s all work to defeat antisemitism in 2020!” | Responding to the graffiti in London, the Board of Deputies of British Jews wrote on Twitter: “This is a reminder that antisemitism is still with us. Thanks @CST_UK for reporting to @MPSCamden. We hope action is taken to find & punish the perpetrators. Let’s all work to defeat antisemitism in 2020!” |