Swastika painted on London golf course hours before the holiest day of the Jewish year | UK News

Golfers have made a shocking discovery in north-west London after their club’s grounds were the target of anti-Semitic vandalism.

Several sand bunkers were covered with anti-Semitic words and posters on a course in Hendon.

The symbols and words were discovered in the early hours of Friday.

The club said in a statement that it had been the victim of racial vandalism and that anti-Semitic words and symbols had been drawn on several bunkers.

Images posted on social media show the Nazi symbol in the sand.

Other bunkers had “fuck the Jews” and “Heil Hitler” written on them. The messages have now been removed by the club.

To make the harrowing incident even worse, it occurred hours before Yom Kippur, the most solemn religious holiday on the Jewish calendar.

Local residents took to social media to express their shock following the incident.

One person wrote: ‘Disgusting! I hope there is CCTV somewhere.

Others called the vandals “scum” and the attack “disgraceful.”

Hendon MP David Pinto-Duschinsky said on X: ‘I am aware of the disgusting anti-Semitic message/graffiti that was left at Hendon Golf Club. It’s totally terrible. I have already reported it to the Police and the CST and will talk to the Club. It is completely unacceptable. I want the people who did this to be caught and punished.

The club said it reported the incident to the Community Security Trust and police.

A resident asked if the club had become a target after hosting an event for the Rosh Hashanah service and dinner last week. It marks the New Year on the Jewish calendar observed ten days before Yom Kippur.

The suburb of Hendon has a significant Jewish population, estimated at around 31% of the area’s demographic population.

Metro has contacted Hendon Golf Club and the Met Police for comment.

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