Met Commissioner Mark Rowley has warned that Jews are not “currently safe” in London following the recent spate of antisemitic attacks across the capital.
Counter-terrorism officers in the force have launched 11 investigations and carried out 35 arrests after “a sustained period of attack” on the Jewish community, the police boss said.
Ten people have been charged for the series of hate crimes, including for the attack on April 29, in which two Jewish men were stabbed on a street in Golders Green.
The comments were made as part of a letter addressed to the Commons home affairs select committee.
In the letter, Sir Mark said: “Over the last six weeks Jewish Londoners have been under a sustained period of attack.
“This has included the attack on a Hatzola ambulance on 23 March, nine other arson/attempted arson attacks, and most significantly the terrorist attack on 29 April in Golders Green, in which two British Jews were stabbed. British Jews are not currently safe in their capital city. This is unacceptable.
The letter was sent at the same time King Charles visited Golders Green on Thursday to show solidarity with the Jewish community and to meet the victims of the stabbing attack.
At the Golders Green Jewish Care charity centre, the King met stabbing victims Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, along with Sir Mark.
The King also spoke to the Jewish community police Shomrim, which has been the first responder in several of the attacks.
Mr Shine spoke of the “genuine warmth and concern” he felt from the king, and added the visit was “extremely important” for the community.
He added: “We feel we have a genuine friend in the King.”
King Charles later met crowds gathered outside the charity centre and was given a loaf of challah, a Jewish bread, outside a local bakery.
The stabbing was just one of several attacks made on the Jewish community in the last few months. The community has also been victim to arson attempts on synagogues in Finchley and Whitechapel, as well as a firebomb attack on a synagogue in Kenton. Police also announced an investigation into a suspected arson at a memorial wall in Golders Green dedicated to those killed by the Iranian regime and who lost their lives at the Nova Festival.
The memorial wall attack happened just streets away from where the stabbing took place.
Alleged Golders Green attacker Essa Suleiman, 45, has been accused of three counts of attempted murder and has been remanded in custody.
He was accused of also trying to kill his friend of 20 years, Ishmail Hussein, at his home in Southwark before stabbing the two Jewish victims on April 29.
The government has injected around £25 million into protective policing following the uptick in antisemitic attacks, of which £18 million was allocated to the Met.
The Met has deployed 100 additional officers across the capital to protect Jewish communities.
April alone has seen 140 antisemitic offences logged in the capital, with more than a third of those (51) taking place in Barnet.
The north London borough includes Golders Green, Mill Hill, Hendon, and Finchley - all areas with large Jewish populations.
