Campaigners call for unity against racism after arson attack on Jewish community ambulances
Firefighters at the scene in Highfield Road, Golders Green, London, after an apparent arson attack on four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance service in London, March 23, 2026Jewish Socialists’ Group condemns those ‘using this appalling incident to whip up more hatred between minority communities’
CAMPAIGNERS have condemned an “appalling” arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances today, calling for unity against hatred and racism.
The incident in Golders Green, north-west London, was being treated as an anti-semitic hate crime by the Metropolitan Police but not immediately as terrorism, the Metropolitan Police said.
Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams, who leads policing for the area, said investigators are aware of a group apparently claiming responsibility for the attack online, but have not yet verified whether this is true.
A video has allegedly been posted on Telegram by an Islamist group called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, showing a map of the location where the ambulances were kept and footage of them on fire.
CCTV shows three people in hoods pouring accelerant on the vehicles, which belong to Jewish community ambulance service Hatzola, before setting them on fire and running away.
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dizzy: The service is a voluntary ambulance service, a community service not restricted to Jews.
