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Masked mob targets Jewish youth group for hosting British IDF soldier
Jewish charity event for teens targeted by a mob of 50-60 men on Wednesday lunchtime
January 17, 2024 15:53
Jewish charity event for teens targeted by a mob of 50-60 men on Wednesday lunchtime
January 17, 2024 15:53A Jewish charity event to help disaffected young boys has been mobbed by anti-Israel protestors after the address was leaked by a provocative social media activist.
Disturbing footage shows a number of masked men abusing Jewish passers-by in Hendon while being blocked by police.
A Jewish charity to help disaffected young boys has been mobbed by a mob of masked men after the address was posted by a provocative social media activist.
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) January 17, 2024
Disturbing footage shows the crowd abusing Jewish passers-by in Hendon while being blocked by police. pic.twitter.com/MVP8s6hGWY
Dilly Hussain, the editor of Muslim blog, 5 Pillars, shared information about the event on social media, including the charity’s address and charity number. Hussain appeared to call on his followers to attend the event, claiming that Simon: “Posted a video of himself rummaging through a Palestinian woman’s nightwear after her house was evacuated in Gaza.”
Hussain provoked criticism late last year after interviewing former BNP leader Nick Griffin about the war in Gaza.
A Jewish charity to help disaffected young boys has been mobbed by a mob of masked men after the address was posted by a provocative social media activist.
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) January 17, 2024
Disturbing footage shows the crowd abusing Jewish passers-by in Hendon while being blocked by police. pic.twitter.com/MVP8s6hGWY
The event was also mentioned on the hard-left website Novara Media.
The Boys Clubhouse is a Jewish charity that provides a safe environment for disadvantaged teenage boys in crisis.
The charity’s founder and Chief Executive, Ari Leaman MBE, told the JC that Levi Simon had been invited “to inspire the boys to do well in life, it had nothing to do with the army.” Simon was due to speak to four disaffected boys who had been excluded from school, “it was a talk about overcoming adversity and not doing drugs.”
Simon posted about the event on his Facebook, a screenshot of which was widely shared on anti-Israel social media groups. Leaman said it “somehow went out to almost every Palestinian group that there is an IDF guy hosting a charity event.”
The lunchtime talk went ahead at a different address. Leaman said that the boys “know this is part of being Jewish in England today.”
A passerby told the JC, “A lot of guys with balaclavas started targeting the office.” According to the witness, the gang was trying to break into The Boys Clubhouse office. The CST and police had to guard both the front and back entrances to stop the men getting into the building.
The witness said, “it is terrifying. Really awful.”
The braying mob were filmed shouting “you’re a baby killer” to the Jewish men standing on Hendon Way. They called the men “Israeli scum.”
As the incident unfolded, a witness told the JC, “they are harassing the surrounding offices. No one can work because of their loudspeakers.”The Boys Clubhouse does not have identification on their building for security reasons. There is nothing on the office to suggests it is a Jewish charity, but the address was widely shared on anti-Israel channels.
The witness told the JC that he had not seen any arrests.
The JC has approached Dilly Hussain and the Metropolitan police for comment.