Northwest London has seen a wave of arson attacks on synagogues, Jewish charity ambulances and an Iranian opposition media outlet over the past month. A group with suspected links to Iranian proxies has claimed responsibility, though investigators and security experts caution the full picture is still unclear. Police say one leading theory is that local criminals are being paid to carry out the attacks. Two teenagers were arrested Monday. Britain’s chief rabbi has called it a sustained campaign of intimidation. Keir Starmer called it an attack on the country. With the Iran war still raging and MI5 flagging dozens of disrupted plots, London’s Jewish community is on high alert.
Sources: NPR, CBS News, AP
