The leader of Barnet Council has condemned an antisemitic arson attack on ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzola in Golders Green.
Cllr Barry Rawlings described the deliberate targeting of Hatzola's volunteer ambulances, which police are treating as a suspected arson attack, as abhorrent.
Hatzola is a volunteer-run emergency medical service serving the Jewish community. The attack took place in Golders Green, an area of north London with a large Jewish population and which falls within the London Borough of Barnet.
Cllr Rawlings said the council would do everything in its power to support the police in bringing those responsible to justice, and expressed solidarity with Jewish residents and all communities in Golders Green who were feeling vulnerable as a result of what he called a cowardly act.
The council thanked the London Fire Brigade and police for their response, and confirmed it was working closely with police and community partners.
Neighbouring Haringey Council’s Chief Executive Andy Donald added: ‘Hatzola volunteers who work for the Jewish charity ambulances do an incredible job serving the local community, including in Haringey.
‘This is a deeply disturbing incident, and there is absolutely no place in our society for antisemitism or hatred of any kind.’
