Two men convicted after filming antisemitic TikToks in London

Adam Bedoui and Abdelkader Bousloub both admitted to stalking Jewish people to create videos for social media (Picture: Met Police)

Two men have admitted to targeting and abusing a Jewish man to create TikTok videos in north London.

Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Bousloub, 21, visited Stamford Hill in north London to post clips of themselves harassing members of the area’s Jewish community on social media.

The pair from Hillingdon approached and verbally abused at least one Jewish man in Clapton Common on Thursday, May 7.

Officers were called at around 9 pm and caught the pair despite their attempts to escape.

Both men appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, where they pleaded guilty to a religiously aggravated public order offence.

DS Oliver Richter said: ‘This was a deliberate and targeted antisemitic attack, aggravated by the pair’s intention to post the incident on social media to spread hatred. It is completely unacceptable and has no place in London.

‘Our officers acted quickly to arrest those responsible, and within 48 hours, they have been brought before the courts and convicted. That should send a clear message — we will act decisively against anyone who commits a hate crime.

‘We know the harm incidents like this cause to communities, and we will continue to take all reports with the utmost seriousness.’

In the wake of rising antisemitic attacks, the Metropolitan Police has set up a new Community Protection Team to tackle crimes against the Jewish community.

The force has arrested some 50 people on suspicion of antisemitic hate crimes and charged 10 suspects.

Metropolitan Police have launched a dedicated Community Protection Team to tackle antisemitic hate crimes (Picture: NurPhoto)

It comes as thousands of demonstrators are expected to attend a rally against antisemitism outside Downing Street at 1pm today.

Keith Black, the chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council, said: ‘For two and a half years we have warned about the staggering rise in antisemitism in this country.

‘Yet, antisemitism in Britain is not just rising, it is escalating into deadly acts of violence and terror. This Sunday at 1pm, people will gather outside Downing Street to stand against this hatred and face down extremists.

‘It should not just be Jews who turn up. British values are being challenged by antisemites, and we have to stand against it together.’

Religious leaders and figures from sport, business and the media have united in their opposition against anti-Jewish hatred in ajoint letter condemning recent events as like a ‘nightmare from another time’.

The letter, co-ordinated by the Together Coalition, adds: ‘This is not a problem for Jewish people to have to respond to. This is a problem for all of us to fix.

‘Along with the vast majority of British people, we share a vision of our country where people of different faiths, races and beliefs come together to build communities and a country that we can all be proud of.’

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