A row broke out on the streets of London after a man was caught allegedly writing the word “colonizer” on posters of Israeli children who had been kidnapped by Hamas terrorists.
Footage of the encounter was captured on a mobile phone and then uploaded to Twitter. They show the man being confronted by a member of the public as he walks towards the posters.
The woman criticizes him for his actions and says: “I know people who died in the conflict that has claimed thousands of lives in the Middle East so far.”
His company confirmed to Web this evening that it was investigating and would not tolerate “such behaviour”.
The video was shared online by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism to its followers.
The organization wrote: “This man was caught writing “colonizer” on posters of hostage kidnappings by Hamas terrorists.
“The incident occurred on West End Lane in West Hampstead this morning.”
The person filming the clip shouts to the man: “Excuse me, can you please stop that?” A colonizer writing about an innocent two-year-old girl?
“I know people who have died.”
Footage of the encounter was captured on a cell phone and then uploaded to Twitter
Carlisle Support Services did not respond to Web’s request for comment
The man, wearing a jacket that says “Carlisle Support Services,” looks like he won’t back down until the clip ends.
A spokesperson for the company told Web: “We were recently informed that an employee was writing discriminatory messages on posters in West End Lane in West Hampstead.”
“We do not tolerate such behavior and will deal with the incident accordingly and also notify the relevant authorities.”
The Met Police have also been contacted if they are aware of the clip or are investigating.
Scotland Yard said there had been a 700 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the capital in the past two weeks compared to the same period last year.
This is the shocking moment a vandal enters a Jewish girls’ school and hurls paint across the property in what is being investigated as an anti-Semitic attack
A vandal hurled red paint over Beis Chinuch Lebonos girls’ school in Hackney, in what police are investigating as a “hate crime”.
Four parts of the school building, including the front door, were doused with paint before the vandal left
Yesterday, the Beis Chinuch Lebonos girls’ school, just a few hundred meters away, was also hit at 11 a.m. when the children were already at school.
This time, paint was thrown over a security gate, preventing the vandal from getting to the school buildings.
The area, which has a large strict Orthodox community, is under attack by protesters following the war between Israel and Hamas.
Footage showed a perpetrator walking towards the front of the school wearing a mask and carrying an umbrella and throwing red paint over the front door before leaving.
Metropolitan Police officers are now investigating both incidents.
A spokeswoman said: “We are investigating incidents at two Jewish schools and are treating them as hate crimes.”
“At 9am on Monday, October 16, officers attended a school on Lordship Road, N16, following reports that red paint had been thrown at the school building.
“The police were on scene and spoke to a member of staff at the school.
“Police were told the incident occurred at 6.51am on Thursday, October 12.
“Police are aware of a second incident at a school in Woodberry Down N4, where paint was also thrown onto the school building. “We are investigating whether there is a connection between these two incidents.
“The incidents are being treated as hate crimes, there have been no arrests at this early stage and the investigation is ongoing.”
Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway, who leads police in Hackney and Tower Hamlets, said extra police patrols had been introduced in the area since the attacks in Israel to provide reassurance.
He added: “We work closely with our partners in the Community Security Trust, the Shomrim, Hackney Council and other key local partners.”
“These incidents are being thoroughly investigated and we have made it clear that we will not tolerate hate crimes.”
The vandal is seen approaching the school walls with a pot of red paint
The Vishnitz girls’ school – just a few hundred meters away – was also hit in the early hours of Monday
This time, paint was thrown over a security gate, preventing the vandal from getting to the school buildings
A spokesman for Shomrim, an organization that organizes civilian security patrols in Jewish areas, said: “The first attack occurred early this morning at Vishnitz Girls School in Hackney.”
“The attacker threw red paint at a door and some windows and walked away.”
“There was another attack on the nearby BCL girls’ school in Stamford Hill where red paint was thrown over the front gates.”