“Because You’re a Jew”: Jewish Woman ‘Hit Over Head with a Stick’ in London

A Jewish woman was assaulted outside a London Underground nation in North London amid a spate of anti-Semitic attacks across London in recent days, MyLondon reports. Shomrim said that the Jewish woman was hit over the head with a wooden stick in a targeted attack on Thursday. Her attacker reportedly shouted: “I am doing it because you are a Jew” – before throwing a liquid over the victim.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told MyLondon: “Officers were called at around 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 28 to reports of a woman assaulted by another woman close to Seven Sisters Underground station, N4. The incident happened around 30 minutes prior to the call. The victim was not seriously injured during the incident. Due to comments made during the assault, this is being treated as a hate crime. No arrests have been made in connection with the incident, and inquiries continue into the circumstances.”

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