Britain's 2026 attacks and plots against its Jewish community

Active · last development Sep 27: “Questions Surround Counterterror Probe Into US Air Base After Suspects Were Freed on Bail”

What this arc covers

The attacks and plots against Jewish people and institutions in Britain in 2026: the arrests of men suspected of spying on the Jewish community for Iran, the attempted arson at a London synagogue, the arrests over an arson attack, a double stabbing of Jewish men after which the national terror threat level was raised and the government vowed action on an antisemitism 'emergency', the torching of ambulances run by a Jewish charity, Britain's finding that an Iran-backed group was behind attacks and its ban of the Revolutionary Guard, and a foiled plot against Manchester's Jewish community.

Photo from The Boston Globe, with Questions Surround Counterterror Probe Into US Air Base After Suspects Were Freed on Bail (Sep 27), the story with the most independent sources this week.

Earliest story we hold Mar 4, 2026 · 11 stories · 111 independent sources (counted once each) · 207 days

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Part of Antisemitic attacks

  1. Australia's wave of antisemitic attacks and its finding that Iran directed someDec 6, 2024 – Aug 26, 2025
  2. The killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington and the case against the suspectMay 22, 2025 – May 15, 2026
  3. The firebomb attack on a pro-Israel gathering in Boulder, ColoradoJun 1 – Jun 2, 2025
  4. The Yom Kippur attack on a Manchester synagogueOct 2 – Oct 8, 2025
  5. The antisemitic mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi BeachDec 14 – Dec 18, 2025
  6. Britain's 2026 attacks and plots against its Jewish communityThis arcMar 4 – Sep 27, 2026
  7. The attack on a Michigan synagogue, which the FBI called Hezbollah-inspiredMar 12 – Mar 30, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 27– 29Questions Surround Counterterror Probe Into US Air Base After Suspects Were Freed on Bail280 articles · 95 independent sources
18 left, 53 center, 24 right
Sep 22– 23Police: Terror plot targeting Manchester's Jewish community foiled4 articles · 4 independent sources
0 left, 2 center, 2 right
Aug 28– 314 men plead guilty to torching 4 London-based ambulances operated by Jewish charity9 articles · 9 independent sources
0 left, 2 center, 2 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Mar 25UK police arrest 2 men over arson attack on ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteer group18 articles · 18 independent sources
  2. Apr 19 – 20U.K police investigating if attacks in London are the work of Iranian proxies11 articles · 10 independent sources
  3. May 14Prince Harry warns of ‘deeply troubling rise’ in antisemitism in UK after spate of attacks9 articles · 9 independent sources
  4. Aug 28 – 314 men plead guilty to torching 4 London-based ambulances operated by Jewish charity9 articles · 9 independent sources
  5. Sep 27 – 29Questions Surround Counterterror Probe Into US Air Base After Suspects Were Freed on Bail280 articles · 95 independent sources
    1. Sep 27UK police arrest five men on suspicion of terror offenses near air base used by US forces
    2. Sep 275 men arrested near a U.S.-run air base are bailed as U.K. police probe whether there’s a link to Iran
    3. Sep 29UK air base 'terrorism' plot probe continues after suspects released on bail

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Mar 2Apr 13May 25Jul 6Aug 17Sep 28

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Mar 2, 202612210
Mar 23, 202612416
Apr 13, 202632310
Apr 20, 20261105
Apr 27, 20262409
May 11, 20261208
Jul 13, 20261227
Aug 24, 20260226
Aug 31, 20261001
Sep 21, 2026113615149
Sep 28, 2026112817115

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

21% left · 56% center · 23% right of 111 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 11 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. March 2026

    Mar 4– 64 men arrested in UK on suspicion of aiding Iran by spying on Jewish community11 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  2. Mar 25UK police arrest 2 men over arson attack on ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteer group18 articles · 18 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 4 right

  3. April 2026

    Apr 15– 19Police investigate attempted arson attack at north-west London synagogue8 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right
  4. Apr 19– 20U.K police investigating if attacks in London are the work of Iranian proxies11 articles · 10 independent sources
    4 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Apr 30U.K. vows to tackle antisemitism 'emergency' as police probe double stabbing attack5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Apr 30UK raises national terror threat level after the stabbing of 2 Jewish men5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right

  7. May 2026

    May 14Prince Harry warns of ‘deeply troubling rise’ in antisemitism in UK after spate of attacks9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right

  8. July 2026

    Jul 13UK says an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jewish community and bans Revolutionary Guard8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right

  9. August 2026

    Aug 28– 314 men plead guilty to torching 4 London-based ambulances operated by Jewish charity9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right

  10. September 2026

    Sep 22– 23Police: Terror plot targeting Manchester's Jewish community foiled4 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  11. Sep 27– 29Questions Surround Counterterror Probe Into US Air Base After Suspects Were Freed on Bail280 articles · 95 independent sources
    18 left, 53 center, 24 right