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Crime & Safety · Golders GreenGolders Green sees £86m police boost after rise in antisemitic offences
The Met recorded 1,379 antisemitic offences in the year to July, a 25% rise, prompting the government to allocate £86 million for extra officers. Golders Green, where two men were stabbed in April, will benefit from new community protection teams, though only 36 officers are presently assigned to north‑west London.
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Four guilty of Golders Green ambulance arson
Four men have pleaded guilty to destroying four Jewish community ambulances in an arson attack in Golders Green on 23 March. The incident caused approximately £1m in damage and occurred during a period of increased antisemitic incidents in north-west London.
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Barnet councillor condemns ex-neo-Nazi's Tory advisory role
Barnet Green councillor Charli Thompson has labelled Kemi Badenoch's support for Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi with antisemitic convictions, as 'indefensible'. Bonehill-Paine was selected as a Conservative candidate before withdrawing. Barnet council leader Barry Rawlings has also written to his Conservative counterpart criticising the decision.
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Khan pledges £875k to fight extremism amid hate crime rise
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced an additional £875,000 to combat extremism, citing a significant increase in antisemitic and anti-Muslim hate crimes. The funding will support grassroots initiatives and preventative programmes across the city.
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Local News · EdgwareEdgware Arabic bookshop removes Hitler's Mein Kampf after backlash
Aafaq, an Arabic bookshop in Edgware, removed translated copies of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf from sale after local councillors and residents objected. The shop displayed a notice explaining the decision, while Westminster councillor Elliot Keck called for the business to fail.
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Council & Politics · Golders GreenBarnet Labour demands Tories drop ex-neo-Nazi adviser
Barnet Council leader Barry Rawlings has written to Conservative opposition leader Peter Zinkin urging him to condemn the appointment of Joshua Bonehill-Paine, jailed for antisemitic offences, as an adviser to the Conservative Party. Zinkin declined, citing rehabilitation principles.
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Home Office denies certifying Joshua Bonehill-Paine for counter-extremism training
The Home Office has contradicted Kemi Badenoch’s claim that Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi convicted of racially aggravated harassment, was certified to deliver counter-extremism training. Bonehill-Paine was recently appointed as a Conservative adviser on radicalisation.
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Local News · Golders GreenGolders Green veteran Monty Goldstein, 102, speaks on rising antisemitism
Monty Goldstein, a 102-year-old Jewish veteran who served in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, has described his distress at rising antisemitism in Golders Green. He questioned why Jewish people face hostility despite his lifetime of service to Britain.
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WorldUK Sees Sharpest Rise in Antisemitic Incidents
The UK experienced the most significant increase in antisemitic incidents among major Jewish populations outside Israel last year, a new report reveals. Globally, antisemitism remains at record highs, with 2025 marking the deadliest year for Jews outside Israel in over 30 years.
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