The sign placed in Finchley, Barnet, which is home to the largest Jewish population in the country, depicts what appears to be a Muslim man staring menacingly (Picture: Simon Rockman)
A sticker has appeared in the heart of one of London’s Jewish communities ‘to stoke up hatred’.
The sign was placed in Finchley, Barnet, which is home to the largest Jewish population in the country,
It depicts what appears to be a Muslim man staring menacingly and reads: ‘You love me because I kill Jews for you.’
It has since been torn down.
Simon Rockman, who lives by where the sign appeared, reported it as soon as he spotted it.
He told Metro: ‘I am Jewish – reading this sign felt anti-semitic and aimed at me, so I took it down and sent it to my local MP and councillors.
‘I called the police, and they got it down straight away.’
But the sign is not linked to an antisemitic group. Instead, one of the Instagram accounts linked on the sticker is staunchly pro-Israel.
Who put up the sticker?
Simon Rockman reported the sticker to the police after finding it outside of his home (Picture: Simon Rockman)
The posts on the account detail ‘the fall of the West’ and indigenous European populations, while accusing Barack Obama of having ties with the ‘Muslim Brotherhood’.
They also accuse campaign group Students for Justice in Palestine of ‘wanting children to die for their cause under the guise of campus activism’.
So why would they push a sticker which, at first, appears to be antisemitic?
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Simon said: ‘It’s like a false flag, they are trying to stoke hatred in a predominantly Jewish area to make us feel scared.
The account linked to the stickers (Picture: @free_the_middleeast_from_evil1)
‘I support the existence of Israel, but at first glance you can’t help but feel affected by the sticker as a Jewish person.
‘But the Community Support Trust (CST) told me this is hardly their first incident of it.’
The Metropolitan Police said: ‘At around 15:30hrs on Friday, 20 February officers received a report that a sticker containing offensive language had been posted on a lamppost in Cavendish Avenue, Finchley.
‘The sticker has since been removed, and enquiries remain ongoing.’
Incidents on the rise
The CST, which is a charity protecting British Jews from antisemitism, helped take down the sticker.
Although they did not provide an official comment, they did tell Metro the sticker ‘has caused a lot of offence’ – despite being pro-Israel/anti-Hamas.
In their latest incidents report, Barnet was home to 44% of London’s total reported incidents of antisemitism.
More anti-semitic stickers found in Islington in 2024 (Picture: Campaign Against Antisemitism)
And stickers seem to be a popular modus operandi.
There were 217 instances of ‘Damage and Desecration’ to Jewish property recorded by CST in 2025, the highest annual total in this category and a rise of 38% from 157 incidents of this type reported in 2024.
In December, vandals targeted Hannukah festival symbols in west London, just days after the Bondi beach terror attack.
A painting of a Menorah, a candelabrum used in Jewish worship, was daubed with white paint.
The Community Safety Trust, which works to keep Jewish communities safe, said: ‘The vandalism in London is appalling and disgraceful, particularly in the wake of the horrific terror attack in Sydney.
‘These desecrations are not isolated incidents; they are just two examples of damage, with other cases having been reported to us.
‘The story of Chanukah is one of light and hope and Jewish people should be free to celebrate this holiday without fear or hatred.’
In 2024, stickers were placed around London with a picture of Hitler, reading: ‘in your heart you know he’s right.’
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