Many will have woken this morning to the deeply disturbing news of the antisemitic arson attack on Hatzolah Northwest in Golders Green. Many will have seen the harrowing footage of vehicles engulfed in flames in the early hours. But while others were only just learning of this atrocity, the Jewish community of Golders Green had not slept.
The deliberate targeting of Hatzolah’s ambulances represents an attack on the very heart of our community.
Hatzolah Northwest is a volunteer organisation that has served North London since 1979, responding to thousands of emergencies each year, free of charge, for anyone in need regardless of faith or background.
To destroy lifesaving vehicles parked outside a synagogue in the dead of night is not merely an act of vandalism. It is an act of cowardice directed at the most vulnerable, and a direct assault on Jewish life in this country.
Week after week, month after month, year after year, the Jewish community of Barnet has been spied upon, assaulted, and made to feel like strangers in their own homes.
The Barnet Conservative Group stands firmly alongside them. This cannot continue. British Jews must be afforded the same security and dignity as every other community in this country.
If you saw anything or have any information relating to this attack, please contact the Metropolitan Police without delay by contacting 101 and quoting CAD415. These individuals, caught on camera, masked and deliberate, must be found and brought to justice.