"Stunned onlookers watched on Monday as a woman was caught on camera cutting down yellow ribbons tied to the railings of a small park in Muswell Hill placed there to remember the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza. The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it is reviewing the footage to determine whether any offences were committed. The yellow ribbon carries deep symbolic weight within the Jewish community."
"Ms Levy, who has lived in London for two decades, told the Daily Mail she felt compelled to act, particularly being part of the Jewish community herself. She said: Sitting in the coffee shop after this altercation, my anger turned to sadness, then a tiny pop of fear. For years, I told friends they were being paranoid when they said the UK 'was no longer a place for Jews'. But in the past couple of years, I've started to think they have a point."
A woman was filmed cutting down yellow ribbons tied to the railings of a small park in Muswell Hill that had been placed to remember Israeli hostages still held in Gaza. The Metropolitan Police is reviewing footage to determine whether any offences were committed. The yellow ribbon carries deep symbolic weight within the Jewish community and has been embraced by families as part of the 'Bring Them Home' campaign and as a symbol of hope and homecoming. Ms Levy, a London resident of two decades and member of the Jewish community, said she felt compelled to act and described anger, sadness and renewed fear about Jewish safety in the UK. Nadia Yahlom (also Jaglom), 32, is an Arts Council-funded PhD student at the Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media at the University of Westminster; she is described as a Palestinian-Jewish and British artist and visual anthropologist whose research examines the political relationship between Palestine and Britain. She has worked with several major UK arts institutions, founded the Sahra Collective, and previously studied at Cambridge and Goldsmiths.
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