An Israeli man was attacked in London on Monday, sustaining severe cuts and bruises to his face and body, after he was heard speaking Hebrew by a group of Arabic-speaking men, in what police are treating as an antisemitic hate crime.

Police were searching for the attackers of 22-year-old Shalev Ben Yakar in London’s Golders Green neighborhood, which has a large Jewish community.

Ben Yakar, who often comes to London to visit family, was reported to have stepped outside his apartment to make a phone call around 2 a.m., so as not to disturb his roommates.

According to Ben Yakar, who spoke with Ynet, five or six men approached after hearing him speak Hebrew, and asked if he was Jewish. After Ben Yakar replied in the affirmative, he said, the men began “punching me, kicking me,” and screaming “Jew, Jew” in Arabic.

Ben Yakar said he was dragged across the road where the men tore at his clothes.

As someone who visits often, he said he sees London becoming more and more dangerous to the Jews who live there.

Another Antisemitic Attack in Golders Green, London: A 22-year-old Jewish man speaking Hebrew was violently attacked early this morning in London’s heavily Jewish Golders Green neighborhood by five masked men reportedly speaking Arabic, with the victim saying, “I felt like I was… pic.twitter.com/EjZ1bwpKx3 — Michael Dickson (@michaeldickson) May 18, 2026

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