Two men have been convicted of religiously aggravated harassment after filming antisemitic TikTok videos in north London. Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkadir Amir Bousloub, 21, both from West Drayton, Hillingdon, pleaded guilty to the offence at Thames Magistrates Court on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Clapton Common in Stamford Hill at around 9pm on Thursday, when the men approached, harassed and filmed Jewish people. Police arrested five men in Hackney, with Bedoui and Bousloub charged under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and the Public Order Act 1986.
Detective Superintendent Oliver Richter, who leads policing in Hackney and Tower Hamlets, 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."
Richter added that officers acted quickly to arrest those responsible, and within 48 hours they were brought before the courts and convicted. He said the swift action should send a clear message that hate crime will be dealt with decisively.
Three other men arrested in connection with the incident have been released on bail pending further inquiries. The arrests came days after the Metropolitan Police allocated 100 officers to a new community protection team focused on protecting Jewish communities across London, following a series of recent attacks including the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green last month.
