CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: ‘Get Out of the City, Jew!’ Jewish Students Assaulted at Belsize Park Tube Station, London
CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: ‘Get Out of the City, Jew!’ Jewish Students Assaulted at Belsize Park Tube Station, London
https://x.com/BTPLondon/status/1805363554763051382
Source: BTP London X Account, @BTPLondon
Were you at Belsize Park tube station at around 4pm today?
Did you witness an assault on a group of schoolchildren?
You could have information that could help an investigation.
Text us on 61016 with reference 471 of 24 June.
https://x.com/MayorofLondon/status/1805558183244583368
Source: Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan X Account, @MayorofLondon
I utterly condemn this sickening attack against Jewish children. Antisemitism has no place on the streets of London.
I urge anyone with information to text 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40 with reference 471 of 24 June. To remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
https://x.com/CST_UK/status/1805518798381838442
Source: CST X Account, @CST_UK
CST received reports yesterday of an alleged assault on Jewish schoolchildren that took place at Belsize Park tube station.
Thankfully it does not appear that anybody was seriously injured, but this was nonetheless a threatening and distressing incident for those involved and a further example of the unacceptable levels of antisemitism in our country.
CST is providing extra support and reassurance to the school as well as liaising with British Transport Police, who have confirmed that a hate crime investigation has been opened and will ensure additional police presence in the area.
Our ongoing priority is to ensure that Jewish children can go about their daily lives free from harassment and anti-Jewish hatred.
British Transport Police are appealing for information about an alleged anti-Semitic assault on a group of Jewish students on Monday afternoon at Belsize Park tube station in north London.
Authorities were called at 4 PM BST when reports surfaced that 7 Year 7 children from Hasmonean had been attacked by a group of at least 4 students from an unknown school.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the mother of one of the Year 7 students told Jewish News that the verbal abuse toward the Jewish boys began on the way to the station and continued as the Jewish boys walked down the stairs to the platform.
She stated that her son and his friends have encountered the group “many times in the past and they have taunted them with anti-Semitic verbal abuse”..
On one occasion, she stated that “they ran ahead of my son and kicked one of his friends to the ground. They were trying to push another kid towards the tracks. They got him as far the yellow line. I’m not sure how he managed to get away. They threw his kippah onto the tracks. My son ran a few steps up to try and get help. They ran after him, he was elbowed in the cheek and he hit his head against the wall. They dislodged a tooth and shouted ‘Get out of the city Jew!’”
The woman’s son and 2 friends took a train and returned home.
She is not sure what happened to the other Jewish kids in the group.
She told Jewish News: “The child who was being pushed was being taunted all the way from school and on the way to the tube. They followed him. My son is very shaken. He couldn’t sleep last night. He said ‘It’s not fair. Why do they do this to us?’.
She continued, “I feel that encapsulates what antisemitism feels like. Why? What have we done?”
She claims that “Police are taking it seriously. They went to Hasmo and sat down with the assistant head. The school has also spoken at length to CST. There’s a lot of support from the British Transport police. It feels like they’re not going to just let it slide.”
A 2nd mother, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said her son “wasn’t attacked because he’s a big boy and they weren’t going to start with him.”
While her son noted the name of the assailants’ school on their uniformed jacket, she told Jewish News that she will “wait for their headteacher to deal with it before disclosing their name.”
She stated that the group’s surge towards the tracks resulted in the child being forced against a stationary train that had pulled into station.
Police are currently reviewing CCTV footage of the incident.
Anyone with information on the Belsize Park assault should text 61016 or contact 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 471 of June 24.
To remain anonymous, contact Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111.
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