Democracy Dies in Darkness

U.K. investigates attacks on Jewish targets for possible links to Iran

Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attacks after two men were stabbed in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood of north London.

Local security cordons off an area in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London on Wednesday. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that the country was facing a “deeply concerning” wave of violence against Jewish residents after a stabbing in north London, which followed more than a dozen attacks that are being investigated over possible links to Iran.