English mayor resigns after amplifying idea that Golders Green Jewish ambulance arson was 'false flag'

Accusations that antisemitic and anti-Israel incidents are false flags have surged as such incidents have grown more commonplace

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April 02, 2026Updated:April 01, 2026

The mayor of Bath, in southwestern England, resigned from his post Monday after drawing criticism for amplifying the idea that the London arson of ambulances owned by a Jewish emergency service was a "false flag" attack.

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