ER Editor: The announcement of the formation of a special Met team to protect the Jewish community was made today. This tweet comes from May 1; the posts below it contain a lot of anger toward the idea that one community gets special, taxpayer-funded protection over and above all other groups and individuals. Worth checking out —
🚨 NEW: Met Police commissioner Mark Rowley has called for a special police force to protect Jews
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) May 1, 2026
A good example —
🚨BREAKING: The head of the MET police, Mark Rowley, has just called for a “Special police force” to protect Jewish communities in the UK 🇬🇧
There are 100s if not THOUSANDS of stabbings EVERY SINGLE DAY in the UK and there is NEVER this much outrage, EVER 🚫 pic.twitter.com/UlmRlcW6nm
— BRITAIN IS BROKEN 🇬🇧 (@BROKENBRITAIN0) May 1, 2026
The Met put this out today —
Met announces new dedicated Community Protection Team as further antisemitic hate crime arrests made this weekend
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Met forms team after attacks on Jewish community
JAMES W. KELLY for BBC
A dedicated team of 100 additional officers is to be deployed to protect London’s Jewish communities, the Metropolitan Police has said.
The force said the new Community Protection Team would comprise of officers from neighbourhood policing, specialist protection and those with counter terrorism capabilities.
Getty Images The unit will initially focus on antisemitic threats, but could serve as a model for protecting other communities facing spikes in hate crimeIt follows a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London, as well as a double stabbing in Golders Green that is being treated as an act of terrorism.
Community Security Trust (CST) – a charity set up to protect British Jews from antisemitism – welcomed the announcement and said it sent a strong message to would-be offenders.
The number of antisemitic hate crimes recorded by the Met rose sharply last month, with 140 offences logged in April, compared with 98 in March and 67 in February.
Barnet recorded the highest number in April, with 51 incidents – more than a third of the total.
The borough includes Golders Green, Hendon and Finchley, which are all areas with large Jewish populations and the location of many recent alleged antisemitic attacks.
These include attacks on synagogues, a Jewish ambulance charity and a memorial wall in Golders Green.
About 50 people have been arrested following the series of antisemitic hate crimes in recent weeks, with eight charged, according to the Met.
The 140 offences recorded in April was the highest monthly total since the Metropolitan Police changed how it records hate crime in March 2024.
Earlier figures show a sharp rise after the Hamas‑Israel conflict began in October 2023, when offences increased from 61 in September to 518 the following month.
‘Important step’
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley previously said 300 extra police officers were needed across London as he warned of a growing “pandemic” of antisemitism in the UK.
The new team of officers is to be made up of those who are “locally based, understand their communities, and have strong relationships with residents, schools, faith leaders and volunteers”.
Sir Mark said: “The creation of a new Community Protection Team of around 100 officers is an important step in strengthening our response to the sustained threats Jewish communities are facing.
“We are working with government and the mayor to ensure the approach we are building can be sustained over time, not just for Jewish communities, but as a model that can support other communities across London when facing elevated risk.”
He added that that longer-term investment would be needed to maintain the response.
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The announcement follows a £25m government funding package for protective policing, of which £18m has been allocated to the Met.
The force said the money had already helped fund an additional 1,000 officer shifts per week, largely through overtime and redeployment.
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Featured image source: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-895277
Featured image source: https://x.com/theleakyquill/status/2050179453167288777
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