CCTV of moment vandal throws red paint over a Jewish girls' school in North London. It comes as Met Police have reported a surge in anti-Semitic incidents since Hamas attack.
This is the shocking moment a vandal walks up to a Jewish girls school and hurls paint over the property, in what is being investigated as an anti-Semitic attack.
According to the Jewish News, local sources said several girls, upon arrival in the morning, were so upset by what they saw that they ran home. Paint was thrown over four parts of the school building, including the front door, before the vandal walked away Footage caught one perpetrator wearing a mask and carrying an umbrella approach the front of the school and throw red paint over the front door before leaving.A spokeswoman said tonight: ‘We are investigating incidents at two Jewish schools and treating these as hate crimes.
Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway, who leads policing in Hackney and Tower Hamlets said extra police patrols had been introduced in the area since the attacks in Israel to provide reassurance. A spokesperson for Shomrim, an organisation which organises civilian security patrols in Jewish areas, said: ‘The first attack happened early in the morning at the Vishnitz Girls School in Hackney.‘There was another attack at the nearby BCL Girls school in Stamford Hill which had red paint thrown all over the front gates.
Representatives said Hackney Police was 'taking it very seriously, working with headteachers and giving them the support they need', adding that Vishnitz Girls' School was in discussions with the Community Security Trust about enhancing security. Since the Hamas incursion, which began on a Jewish holiday, talks between Home Secretary Suella Braverman , the Home Office and CST have been held remotely
In a statement, Scotland Yard said: 'We are aware of a number of incidents, including those that have been shared on social media, in relation to the ongoing conflict in Israel and the border with Gaza. Jewish communities are the second-most hit by religious-based hate crimes, accounting for 17 per cent of all those recorded.
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