To be utterly disgusted by the woman cutting down yellow ribbons commemorating the October 7th victims in Muswell Hill yesterday morning

[AngeloMysterioso]

When Jewish people are being attacked and murdered on their way to synagogue on Yom Kippur

When you literally can’t move or look in any direction without Palestine Palestine Palestine in our faces

On the eve of the anniversary of the worst atrocity committed against Jewish people since the Holocaust, a small, unobtrusive memorial for the victims of that unthinkable, barbaric attack was destroyed yesterday by a despicable woman who turned up with scissors and cut the ribbons down, one by one.

Ribbons for women and girls who were raped and murdered.
Ribbons for babies ripped from their parents’ arms and slaughtered.
Ribbons for men beaten to death.
Ribbons for the hostages still suffering every moment.

And this disgusting individual took it upon herself to come along with a pair of scissors and cut each one away. Her excuse? They “condone genocide”.

Let’s not pretend for a moment that that was her true motivation. It was a revolting demonstration of the antisemitism that has become so shamefully rife in this country that it sickens me.

This woman needs to be named and shamed for the loathsome person she is.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/07/woman-filmed-cutting-ribbons-commemorating-israeli-hostages/

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-woman-ribbons-israel-hostages-london-manchester-synagogue-b1251594.html

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/woman-filmed-cutting-down-ribbons-commemorating-israeli-hostages-in-north-london-5HjdF2y2/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15167737/amp/woman-cuts-yellow-ribbons-israeli-hostages-london.html

https://inews.co.uk/news/anger-woman-filmed-cutting-down-ribbons-london-memorial-israeli-hostages-3961369

So, wait, what about the 2 million Muslim israelis. Are you saying that they hate themselves?
Methinks you actually haven't met any israelis and you're making shit up based on what you've seen on tiktok Because the idea that you stroll up to a random Israeli and start asking them what they think of Muslims is simply risible. And if you really have friendships with enough Israelis to make a judgement, then you know that you're talking bullshit.

Do people on here realise that Netanyahu has supported Hamas. You need to look at the history from the Balfour Declaration and what’s been happening since 1948 to even begin to understand this conflict. Look up Naqba.

You should be outraged by what this poster said. It's crazy to me people on MUMSNET can read about babies and have any response apart from sadness/sympathy.

Do you mean in Syria? Or Sudan? Maybe you mean Yemen? Not sure what you said has anything to do with a memorial honouring a massacre.

It's odd that you believe everyone hates Jews but not that Israelis don't hate Arabs.

Surely if you can recognise that not all Israelis hate Arabs then not everyone hates Jews?

I said the West Bank, not Gaza.

2005 was hardly a full withdrawal considering that they continued to control the borders and used blockades to prevent trade and food aid getting in and withheld tax that had been collected and was supposed to be handed over to the Palestinian Authority. The blockades caused massive unemployment as well as malnutrition among children, destroyed any chance of Palestinians developing trade.

Hamas weren't elected until 25th January 2006, but the Karni crossing was closed weeks earlier which killed off the textile and furniture exports and prevented most of the produce from the Greenhouse project being exported.

Hamas were elected because many Palestinians did not trust the PLO, they also provided services to people who were increasingly desperate.

We can sit back and say that the were wrong to elect Hamas from the distance of a safe country where we have freedom and wealth, but as soon as you consider the conditions the Gaza Palestinians had been living in for years, you can see why Hamas may have appeared to offer what seemed like a solution.

A big thing was made of the Israeli settlers that were forcibly removed from Gaza as part of that 2005 agreement - I think it was about 8,000 - but the fact that 15,000 settled in the West Bank after that is conveniently glossed over.

This exactly. Muslims are all anti semitic but Israelis love them. Great logic

I agree.

I believe the attacks on 7th Oct were deplorable and Israel had the right to take action against Hamas but it’s gone too far the other way.

Over 20’000 Palestinian children have been killed by Israel that is not proportionate action or retaliation. The world turns a blind eye to their deaths especially in the West. If they had been white babies killed, god imagine the uproar. You can’t justify those numbers when it comes to that amount of children being killed.

And then you have Tommy Robinson being welcomed in Israel and wonder if they have lost the plot.

I'm completely against the Israeli government and 100% pro Palestinian but I don't think it's right for someone to deface a memorial regardless of their opinions so I think YANBU.

Apparently the woman is Jewish. Is it still anti semetic?

If you feared for your life living in a dictatorship ran by a terrorist organisation, would you be protesting the 07/10 attacks in the street or would you play by the rules to ensure the safety of you and your children?

There's no doubt that would be a terrible situation. But if I was a Gazan who was old enough to vote in 2006, I would not have voted into power a party which included in its founding Charter the wish to kill all Jews. If I had, I would only have myself to blame if their success in winning power brought disaster on my country and family.

(And before you ask, I have similar thoughts about the extreme right-wingers in Israel.)

Back then I imagine he hoped they could work together and keep the peace.

Quite. Hamas have been very public about the eradication of Israel. They knew then this would mean international condemnation.

But what about the massacre and genocide of Palestinians by the Israeli government before Hamas were elected into power? The war started well before Hamas and Oct 7.

Hamas received something like 40% of the votes in 2006 and there’s been no election since. Half the population of Gaza weren’t even alive in 2006 and more than half of those who were didn’t vote for Hamas.

There has been some issues on both sides but nothing like this.

Does that mean I think the lives lost were in any way more important and precious than the 50 000+ Palestinian lives lost since? No

The fact is that all the lives lost - Israeli and Gazan - can be blamed on what Hamas did two years ago.

Saying "Hamas and the Palestinians aren't separate" is not the same as "thinking the genocide is justified".

I know all the things you’ve said, and none of them answers or contradicts what I said.

The deliberate avoidance of accepting that Hamas also committed genocide is startling - mass murder seemingly ignored….

Apparently the woman is Jewish. Is it still anti semetic?

Yes - see Rivkah Brown.

You use the words "massacre" and "genocide" very freely. They should be reserved for their true meaning or they become meaningless.

Every reliable source has concluded this is a genocide.

I think it is interesting you only refer to Israel’s actions “post 23/10” when Israel has been systemically oppressing Palestinians for decades (see: Israeli settlers being state sanctioned to break international law by taking over Palestinian land)

I have seen multiple videos of members of the Israeli government and army say things like they can't wait to destroy all of gaza and all Palestinians so they can build theme parks and shopping centres on the land. Im actually baffled that people like yourself can say such things without actually looking at the facts