Britain – violent incidents, June 2011 (6 incidents)

15/06/2011

 

Salford – A vehicle was seen driving around an orthodox Jewish area with the occupants throwing eggs and making Nazi salutes at members of the Jewish community.

 

16/06/2011     

Kensington, London – The victim is visbly Jewish. He was walking when a car pulled up behind him. Someone in the car shouted “You Jew”, “Free Palestine” and spat at him.

 

16/06/2011     

Cardiff – A Non Jewish women was sitting on the wall of a Synagogue waiting for her boyfriend. She was approached by a group of youths who asked if she was Jewish and then proceeded to verbal abuse her. They then tried to set her hair alight but didn’t succeed.

 

18/06/2011     

Leeds – The victim and his father were walking to Synagogue when the victim was hit with a can of drink.

 

20/06/2011

Prestwich, Manchester – The victims were visibly Jewish children who were sitting in the play area of their local park. They were approached by 2 males and 1 female, who had been shouting at them from across the road. The offenders were shouting “heil Hitler” and “Go to the gas chamber”, they were also giving a Nazi salute.

One of the offenders punched one of the victims on the arm and another held a lighter to the victims faces.         The offenders were described as eastern European.

 

20/06/2011

The victim, who is visibly Jewish, was walking down the road when a vehicle approached him and threw an egg at his head.

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