Mick Hartley

I posted yesterday on last week’s disruption of an Israel Society Jewish history event at UCL, expressing the hope that some action might be taken against these antisemitic hooligans. Well, it’s not looking good…

I’ve just come out of another UCL Jewish Society event, guarded as usual by security.

Last week on campus, an Israel Society Jewish history event was hijacked and blocked by masked protestors shouting antisemitic chants.

If you read UCL’s initial statement, you might think it… pic.twitter.com/6jtBARGpcz

— Dov Forman (@DovForman) October 30, 2025

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If you read UCL’s initial statement, you might think it sounds strong. But the devil is in the detail, because there isn’t any. There is no mention of what disciplinary action will be taken, or when. The Provost says “I condemn what happened,” but noticeably not “we,” the university.

Meanwhile, whilst the heads of the Israel Society were warned by the police they might need an armed escort to leave campus safely, they say they have not heard a single word from the Provost – not an email, not a call to ask if they are okay.

And the local MP for the area, Keir Starmer, who also happens to be the Prime Minister, has said nothing about this – despite finally admitting that “from the river to the sea” and “intifada” chants are antisemitic, and despite pledging to do “whatever it takes” to support the Jewish community.

This is not an isolated incident. The culture of radicalisation on campus is now so deep that a student who publicly expressed support for Hamas, a proscribed terrorist organisation, was never even investigated.

It is not enough to say antisemitism is condemned. We need real consequences and real leadership before something serious happens to Jews on a UK campus.