Jewish woman on London bus left shaken after passenger tells driver Jews shouldn’t be allowed on

A Jewish woman on a London bus was left shaken after a fellow passenger allegedly shouted to the driver that Jews shouldn’t be allowed on.

The suspect was reportedly sitting behind the victim and shouted to the driver: “Why are you letting on Jewish people, they are not supposed to be here.” 

He then continued his verbal attack on Jewish people before the bus driver told him to leave the bus, which he did. 

Campaign Against Antisemitism understands that the suspect is believed to be a middle-aged black male of average build. He was said to be five feet and six inches tall and wore dark clothing with a green cap.

The incident occurred on a 254 bus that was going towards Stamford Hill at 09:04 on 27th January and was reported today by Stamford Hill Shomrim, the Jewish volunteer neighbourhood watch patrol.

If you have any more information, please contact the police on 101 or Stamford Hill Shomrim on 0300 999 0123, quoting reference number: CAD 7976/21FEB22.

Campaign Against Antisemitism’s analysis of Home Office statistics shows that an average of over three hate crimes are directed at Jews every single day in England and Wales, with Jews more than four times likelier to be targets of hate crimes than any other faith group.