Jewish Londoners describe "utter horror" and living in fear after latest attack

World Jewish Londoners describe "utter horror" and living in fear after latest attack, demand government action By Inaya Folarin Iman April 30, 2026 / 2:19 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google London — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was heckled Thursday during a visit to North London, a day after two Jewish men were wounded in a stabbing attack — the latest in a series of incidents that one of Starmer's cabinet members has called an antisemitism emergency.As he arrived in the Golders Green neighborhood, which has long been a hub of the British Jewish community, to meet members of the emergency services, loud booing could be heard and some residents shouted insults including "traitor" and "coward." A string of recent attacks, including arson targeting synagogues and other Jewish sites, has raised alarm within the community."It's utter horror," an Orthodox Jewish resident, who also asked to remain anonymous, told CBS News. "I can't believe what's going on. We have to live in fear — constantly looking behind our backs, wondering if someone might attack us with a knife … and even if we leave, where do we go? There are people trying to attack us everywhere."Residents told CBS News that after the stabbing that they initially felt shocked and saddened, but not surprised. Those feelings gave way to anger for some, and demands for the government to take concrete action.  People hug each other during a protest near the scene in Golders Green, in north-west London, after two Jewish men were stabbed in what officials called an antisemitic terrorist attack on April 29, 2026. Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images "There's been a number of arson attacks on synagogues, and a huge uptick in antisemitism locally in our community," Ben Grossnass, a volunteer with the Jewish community security organization Shomrim, who was among the first to reach the scene of Wednesday's attack, told CBS News. "The community is in shock, understanda...