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 why the pompousness about what Israel could do?

Maybe in some beardy circle she will be welcome but everywhere else I think a lot of horror at what she has done, even amongst those that support Hamas.

Did you notice the fact that I was responding to, and referring to, a comment saying But what about the massacre and genocide of Palestinians by the Israeli government before Hamas were elected into power? (ie before 2006)?

Because Israel do have the means, and have not even considered using them. The same could not be said for Hamas on the other hand.

I don’t know what the voting age in Gaza is but 2006 was 19 years ago so if it’s 18 the youngest voters for Hamas are now 37. The overwhelming majority of deaths are of those under that age. So the number of dead Gazans who voted for Hamas is really quite small.

Yes and you replied to say they can't be seen as genocide or a massacre. Thousands of Palestinians have died the same way as after Oct 7 who were graped and killed and displaced by the thousands so my point still stands.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/yellow-ribbons-israel-hostages-london-5HjdF4t_2/

Absolutely. Hamas are an evil, barbaric and destructive terrorisist organisation who have done far far more harm to the people in Gaza than anyone.

What about before they came into power when the Israeli government were displacing and killing innocent Palestinians by the thousands?

At least we agree on something!

So you're a fan of Hamas? Would you be offended if there were signs saying fuck the taliban?

In the West Bank?

What's wrong with Fuck Hamas stickers? Apart from the use of the word 'fuck'?

She's married to another Hamas supporter, and yes. Her actions are anti-semitic. Yours is a "some of my best friends are black so I can't be racist" argument.

What this stupid, posh idiot did was despicable, and yes, actively choosing to cut down ribbons that are there to remember specific people who were murdered, raped, brutalised and kidnapped is an active expression of hatred and disdain towards them, their families and those who are mourning them. Do you think those people 'deserved' what happened to them? Try and answer without saying "no, but..." Because that means yes and we all know it does.

How would you respond if Jewish activists in the UK performatively went around cutting down ribbons that were placed by Palestinian and Muslim families to commemorate particular loved ones who had died? Would you call that "freedom fighting" and "resistance" too? Would you go and desecrate the memorials to those who died in 9/11, regardless of your views of the rights and wrongs of the war that followed and feel both good about it and that you were making some stand against oppression?

The reason people are saying the actions of this stupid woman are anti-semitic is because she would almost certainly not be doing it with a smug smile on her face and people would not be whatabouting on this if the victims were anyone other than Jews.

Are you a fan of the IDF? Would you be offended if there were signs saying Fuck the IDF?

Agree, but can we remember that not all Hamas victims were Jews or Israeli, don't let those people be forgotten. I know the targets were Jews and non Jews were probably just seen as collateral damage by Hamas.

She's a Jewish Palestinian, married to a Palestinian, that doesn't make him or her Hamas.

I don't agree with cutting ribbons but I can't see where she looks smug.

No, some of them were murdered in captivity and would have had plenty of time to explain that they weren't Jewish or Israeli.

Hamas doesn't give a shit about the lives of its own people, why would it care about anyone else? It shot family dogs on October 7. Anyone who still doesn't realise what a nihilistic death cult it is is a useful idiot at best. Nobody who actually cares about the wellbeing of Gazans should want it in power.

I don’t see how anyone can look at this awful situation and not think “Fuck Hamas”. Unless of course, they were just looking for an excuse to hate Jewish people.

I will make one attempt to explain it to you- In Israel HAMAS and Palestinian are indistinguishable it comes to being a target for bombing. So when you write “Fuck HAMAS” what other people read into that is “Fuck Hamas, Fuck Palestinians.” By Fuck HAMAS, you mean kill them, you want them to be dead. And because HAMAS /Palestinians are one and the same that means that (other than the bad publicity) I feel you want me to join in your calls for genocide.

I think you are so far down the rabbit hole, that you cannot even seen how supportive of genocide you are.

I am not going to support you in calls for “Fucking” (i.e. killing) anyone. Not HAMAS not Netanyahu, not anyone.

If it is hateful and antisemitism to say Palestinians should be supported to live freely and peacefully (as much as Israeli’s should be) then whatever. But just so you know- that’s why I can look at the awful situation, Not say fuck Hamas, and have a clear conscience.

What a dreadful shame they opened the door to all that misery for their descendants.

Well you have contorted that and done. F* Hamas simply means go to hell. Do you see everything as genocidal? It doesn’t mean children ir babies assuming they are not holed up in Qayar organising murder. It means exactly what it says.

It’s so sad. Looking at the memorial and seeing pics of some at the Nova festival, it’s unbearable. I’m glad people in Muswell Hill put new ribbons up again.

No, putting ribbons up for a memorial is not the same as condoning genocide, obviously.

But every time it is raised in this thread that israel are committing genocide and protesting that is not antisimetic the OP is coming out with bullshit like this

"Let’s not pretend that if Israel truly wanted to completely destroy Palestine and kill every living person there, it would have happened by now. They could have done it within a week.
Genocide is what Hamas would do to Israel if they had the means. Their stated aim is to wipe Israel and all Jewish people from the face of the earth."

What a shameful thing to post. 60,000 plus Palestinians slaughtered with the UN and ICC declaring war crimes and genocide and you claim this is ‘Hamas propaganda’. Are you insinuating that Hamas have more means and influence to exert such successful propaganda over the entire world than Israel? A country that’s government and wealthy citizens openly use their wealth and power to buy and influence media outlets and government officials? Are you claiming that the horrors we have heard of out of Gaza, which have been independently verified, are made up by Hamas? Truly disgusting and absolutely not helping your cause at all.

Actually Iran backs Hamas and have been funnelling both funds and weapons to them for decades.