Tower Hamlets and police investigating antisemitic sign on council property after contact from CAA
Tower Hamlets and the Metropolitan Police are investigating an antisemitic sign in the window of a private residence on council property after being alerted by Campaign Against Antisemitism.
The sign, which read “Wake Up! We are living in a psychopathic Zionist military police state. Smash the Jewish white supremacist Nazis”, was displayed in the window on the corner of Virginia Road and Columbia Road and was reported to us by a member of the public.
We alerted the local council, which is investigating, as well as the Met police (reference number BCA-110897-21-0101-IR). If you have any more information, please contact us at [email protected] or the police on 101, quoting the reference number above.
A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism said: “Antisemitic incitement cannot be tolerated and we will always take action when victims and witnesses bring incidents to our attention. We welcome the investigations by Tower Hamlets and the Met Police into this distressing sign and expect its prompt removal.”
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 almost four times more likely to be targets of hate crimes than any other faith group.