The Commonwealth’s Chief Rabbi and Israel’s foreign ministry are calling for action after a series of incidents targeting the Jewish community in the UK.

Sir Ephraim Mirvis said “words of condemnation are no longer sufficient” after two Jewish men were stabbed in London’s Golders Green on Wednesday.

The Israeli foreign ministry, meanwhile, said the recent spate of attacks on Jewish areas means “the UK Government can no longer claim this is under control”.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over the Golders Green stabbing and counter-terror police have launched an investigation.

Here is a look at the attacks on Jewish sites in the UK in the past months.

The scene at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester (PA Wire)

2 October 2025

Worshippers Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby were killed when 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a Syrian-born British citizen, drove into the gates of the Heaton Park synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, and then began attacking with…