In London, on board the 310 bus, created to reassure the Jewish community, the passengers are satisfied.

Bus 310 connects two districts in the north of the English capital, home to two of the city’s largest Jewish communities. The line was created for practical reasons, but also for security reasons. A campaign promise by the newly re-elected mayor.

A red, single-decker bus that has been the subject of much fantasies since its opening in London. In operation since 1^er September, this line 310 is used along its route by people from all communities, but it allows to connect without change two districts in the north of the capital, Golders Green and Stamford Hill, where a large Jewish community lives.

Francis is seated. Black hat and suit, he is an Orthodox Jew born in London. He has made this journey thousands of times, he says, and the 310 line changes everything. For fifteen years, Jewish associations have been demanding a direct route. “Yes, it took time but we got it.says Francis. I regularly go to Stamford Hill to see friends and cousins ​​who live there. From my home it was a long journey on two different lines. Sometimes you had to wait a very long time. For once, the politicians have finally improved things.”

A convenient bus line, but not only that. Previously, to make this journey, you had to change buses at Finsbury Park, a neighborhood with a large Muslim population. In recent months, anti-Semitic acts or insults have almost tripled in London and this stop has become a sore point for the city hall. During the campaign, Sadiq Khan had promised to create this direct line. Re-elected in May, he kept his word. “I don’t want any Londoners stay home because they are afraid to take public transporthe explained.

And for a passenger, electoral calculations don’t matter, only the result counts. “You can say it’s political but it’s also a response to fearsshe explains. It’s a global context that affects us here too. With this line, it’s faster and it reassures people, I think that’s great.“On bus 310 that day, men were wearing kippas but there were also veiled women. This line was obviously not reserved for anyone.