Men harass staff in Radlett Jewish delis and demand to know if they support the IDF

“They came in asking a lot of weird questions about if we support the IDF and Israel.

“We just told them we sell bagels and cakes and pastries.”

She said the unusual line of questioning by the men in masks “made us feel uncomfortable. They were walking up and down the street and going into the Jewish shops.

“It was a member of the public that noticed them and called CST and the police.”

Fress’s store manager said: “I only saw one man hanging around outside. He had a face mask on- took it off when he came into shop, to ask me about lentil soup mix.

"Then he asked if we were a Jewish food shop- I said we are a deli. He then asked if we support the IDF.

"I didn’t answer and he left. A customer pointed him out to me and said there was three of them- who met up outside Budgens and walked up Aldenham Avenue.”

A CST spokesperson told the JC: “This is a disturbing and completely unjustifiable example of anti-Jewish harassment ostensibly in the name of anti-Israel activism. We will be looking to increase security in the area in the coming days to reassure the Jewish community.”