{"id":128322,"date":"2026-02-27T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=128322"},"modified":"2026-02-24T08:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:42:46","slug":"24-00-114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=128322","title":{"rendered":"New Location of London Bakery Founded by Israeli Vandalized With Anti-Israel, \u2018Free Gaza\u2019 Graffiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/02\/20\/new-location-london-bakery-founded-israeli-vandalized-anti-israel-free-gaza-graffiti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Location of London Bakery Founded by Israeli Vandalized With Anti-Israel, \u2018Free Gaza\u2019 Graffiti<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-04-04T131557Z_2085263296_MT1ZUMA000VY1MZC_RTRMADP_3_ZUMA-2.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>April 4, 2025, London, England, United Kingdom: Exterior view of a Gail\u2019s bakery in Covent Garden. Photo: ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters Connect<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A newly opened London branch of a popular bakery founded by an Israeli baker was vandalized on Wednesday night with anti-Israel graffiti as the chain was accused of funding \u201cIsraeli tech.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Photos and videos shared on social media show that the new Gail\u2019s Bakery location, which opened this week near the tube station in the Archway neighborhood, had splattered red paint on its walls and graffiti that read \u201cFree Gaza,\u201d along with another message that said \u201cBoycott Gail\u2019s Funds Israeli Tech.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2024437921491624291&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2026%2F02%2F20%2Fnew-location-london-bakery-founded-israeli-vandalized-anti-israel-free-gaza-graffiti%2F&amp;sessionId=abc637dbf8da644d3d202c76c2f6677a86f90b35&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" width=\"650\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2024437921491624291\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Police were called to the scene on Wednesday night, but the vandals had fled before officers arrived, according to a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cOur bakeries are places for the community, and no one \u2013 whether that\u2019s our bakery teams or our customers \u2013 should feel targeted or unsafe,\u201d a spokesperson for Gail\u2019s told&nbsp;<em>The Algemeiner&nbsp;<\/em>following the vandalism. \u201cWe are a British business with no specific connections to any country or government outside the UK. Our focus right now is on working with the authorities and making sure our people feel safe and supported.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">An anti-Israel demonstration also took place at the same Gail\u2019s location this week, according to multiple reports. Videos online show protesters standing outside Gail\u2019s holding signs including a massive banner that said, \u201cBoycott Israel for Genocide and War Crimes in Gaza.\u201d Another sign held by a protester read \u201cNo to Gail\u2019s\u201d and accused the American investment firm Bain Capital, which acquired a majority stake in Gail\u2019s parent company Bread Holdings in 2021, of having \u201clinks to Israeli war-tech.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1771670989331336026=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><strong>First the vandals, then the harassment. Another scene today at Gail\u2019s in Archway, London, the city that we all know is a \u201cshining beacon of hope\u201d where \u201ceveryone is loved and wanted\u201d.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zd25zMucqR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/zd25zMucqR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 habibi (@habibi_uk)&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/habibi_uk\/status\/2024453056234971449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>February 19, 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Bain Capital was among the more than 200 venture capital funds that signed an open letter in support of Israel following the Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The company has investments in Israel, including in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and software companies. In October 2025, CTech reported that Bain Capital had invested more than $150 million into Israeli companies over the past year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Gail\u2019s was founded by Israeli baker Gail Mejia in the 1990s and serves freshly handmade bread, pastries, and cakes. Its first store opened in 2005 in London\u2019s Hampstead High Street with the help of Israeli entrepreneur Ran Avidan, and today, there are hundreds of locations in and around London. Gail\u2019s was voted the&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/news\/the-best-bakery-chain-in-britain-has-been-named-for-2025-and-it-has-dozens-of-london-locations-102625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best bakery chain in Britain<\/a>&nbsp;last year. Meija and Avidan no longer have any involvement in the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The European Jewish Congress condemned the \u201cdeeply concerning\u201d anti-Israel graffiti found on Gail\u2019s Bakery. \u201cTargeting a local business because of perceived Jewish or Israeli associations reflects a troubling normalization of hostility that must be firmly rejected,\u201d the EJC&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eurojewcong\/status\/2024455297058640287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;in a post on X. \u201cSuch acts have no place in our societies and must be unequivocally condemned.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a statement given to&nbsp;<em>The Algemeiner<\/em>, the Campaign Against Antisemitism called on London\u2019s Metropolitan Police to ensure those responsible for the vandalism are punished for their actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cIn case anyone required further proof that this is not a peaceful movement, here it is. This is yet more blatant thuggery from pro-Palestine extremists trying to pass off intimidation and vandalism, driven by a blind hatred for the world\u2019s only Jewish state, as progressive activism,\u201d said a CAA spokesperson. \u201cSmashing up a branch of Gail\u2019s does nothing to advance peace in the Middle East; it simply spreads hate on British streets.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Last summer, hundreds of people signed a petition criticizing the opening of a Gail\u2019s in east London and several of them said they opposed the new location because of the bakery\u2019s \u201cZionist\u201d ties, according to&nbsp;<em>The Jewish Chronicle<\/em>. In a statement released to&nbsp;<em>The Guardian<\/em>&nbsp;at the time, the company reiterated that it is \u201ca UK-based business with no specific connections to any country or government outside of the UK and does not fund Israel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In an interview with&nbsp;<em>The Times<\/em>&nbsp;in 2024, Gail\u2019s co-founder and CEO Tom Molnar denied the \u201cludicrous\u201d accusations that the company is owned by Israel or funds the Jewish state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cGail\u2019s proudly has Jewish roots and there\u2019s plenty of stuff out there celebrating our heritage and history, but it\u2019s not true it\u2019s Israel-owned,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s some just crazy stuff on the web thinking we are funding Israel, which is just completely ridiculous. We\u2019re a wholly UK-based business, paying UK taxes, it\u2019s just ludicrous and I think it needs to be called out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Location of London Bakery Founded by Israeli Vandalized With Anti-Israel, \u2018Free Gaza\u2019 Graffiti Shiryn Ghermezian April 4, 2025, London, England, United Kingdom: Exterior view of a Gail\u2019s bakery in Covent Garden. 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