Four Arrested After ‘F*** the Jews’, ‘Rape Their Daughters’ Car Protest in London

Four men have been arrested by London’s Metropolitan Police after footage emerged on social media which appeared to show a motorcade of anti-Israel activists calling for the rape of Jewish people’s daughters.

On Sunday afternoon, a convoy of cars waving Palestinian flags rolled through the St John’s Wood area of London. Footage shared online appeared to show men screaming anti-Semitic abuse, yelling: “F*** the Jews”, “F*** their mothers”, “F*** their daughters”, and “Rape their daughters”.

Following multiple police reports from the public, the Met launched a police helicopter to track down the convoy. Four men were arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offences.

The officer in charge of the operation, Superintendent Jo Edwards, said in a statement: “This behaviour was utterly shocking and will not be tolerated. I understand that this would have caused considerable concern within the community and we have arranged extra patrols in the St John’s Wood and Golders Green areas this evening.”

The incidents drew widespread condemnation from the political class in Britain, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying: “There is no place for anti-Semitism in our society. Ahead of Shavuot, I stand with Britain’s Jews who should not have to endure the type of shameful racism we have seen today.”

The leader of the opposition Labour Party, Sir Keir Starmer, described the actions as “utterly disgusting,” saying: “Antisemitism, misogyny and hate have no place on our streets or in our society. There must be consequences.”

The Muslim mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said on Monday: “Unfortunately, whenever there is tension in the Middle East it can spill over to our city, our city is the most diverse city in the world.”

The Pakistani-heritage mayor went on to call for the public to report instances of “race crime” to the police.