Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Police investigate after man photographed near Stamford Hill wearing t-shirt marking ancient attack on Jews
The police are investigating after a man was seen wearing a t-shirt marking a 7th century attack on Jews in a supermarket close to a Charedi area of London.
The garment, photographed by a Jewish man who had been shopping at the Haringey supermarket with his family, bore the Arabic “Khaybar Khaybar ya Yahud”.
The words are part of the well-known Arabic chant, “Khaybar, Khaybar ya Yahud, Jaish Mohammed Sauf Ya’ud”, which means “Watch out Jews, remember Khaybar, the Army of Mohammed is returning”.
The garment, photographed by a Jewish man who had been shopping at the Haringey supermarket with his family, bore the Arabic “Khaybar Khaybar ya Yahud”.
The words are part of the well-known Arabic chant, “Khaybar, Khaybar ya Yahud, Jaish Mohammed Sauf Ya’ud”, which means “Watch out Jews, remember Khaybar, the Army of Mohammed is returning”.
"Khaybar” refers to a battle that took place in the 600s when over 1,000 Muslim soldiers invaded a Jewish fortress in what is now modern-day Saudi Arabia.
Many of the Jews at the fortress had been deported from Medina by Muhammed but, as the then-century old Islamic state expanded, Khaybar was invaded.
The chant is widely considered to invoke a threat against Jews and is seen as antisemitic.
The Sainsbury’s supermarket on Williamson Road, Haringey, where the man was photographed, is only around 2km from Stamford Hill, the heavily Orthodox area of north London.
Many of the Jews at the fortress had been deported from Medina by Muhammed but, as the then-century old Islamic state expanded, Khaybar was invaded.
The chant is widely considered to invoke a threat against Jews and is seen as antisemitic.
The Sainsbury’s supermarket on Williamson Road, Haringey, where the man was photographed, is only around 2km from Stamford Hill, the heavily Orthodox area of north London.
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