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| Israeli attacked by men singing anti-Semitic songs in Berlin |
| 2015-01-06 |
| Berlin police are investigating an attack on an Israeli citizen who was beaten by a group of young men after he asked them to stop singing anti-Semitic songs on the subway in the German capital on New Year’s Eve. Police spokesman Martin Dahms said Monday that police have not yet been able to identify the attackers, but are evaluating video footage of the incident. The victim, 26-year-old Shahak Shapira, who lives in Berlin, told The Associated Press that after he asked the seven men to stop chanting anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli songs and slurs, he recorded them on his cell phone. When he got off at the next subway stop, the men, who Shapira said were speaking both German and Arabic, followed him and demanded he delete his video. When he refused, some of the men spat on him and beat and kicked him, injuring his head. The World Jewish Congress condemned the attack sharply and said the incident illustrated the growing exposure of Jews to violent forms of anti-Semitism in Europe. “Just like everybody else, Israeli citizens have a right to live in Europe in safety, without being singled out on the basis of their nationality or faith,” WJC Associate Executive Vice-President Maram Stern told the AP. Stern called on the authorities to do “everything in their power to prevent such attacks.” |
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| #10 The story is not quite complete. The Israeli victim himself pointed out that before he started to film the scene, two German passengers had asked the Middle Eastern men to stop the chant, and he started filming when those two were attacked. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2015-01-06 23:37 |
| #9 Besoeker, One size fits all, only drawback your voice goes up an octave the bigger you are, but at XXL size, you are eligible to perform for one season with the Vienna Boys Choir. |
| Posted by: Vinegar Hapsburg1875 2015-01-06 15:12 |
| #8 They spoke arabic according to the witness so they were likely members of this crowd. |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2015-01-06 14:58 |
| #7 Haps ~ Does that thing come in an XXL Mossy Oak ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-06 12:11 |
| #6 here you go Thing From Snowy Mountain |
| Posted by: Vinegar Hapsburg1875 2015-01-06 11:50 |
| #5 IMHO, this really calls for an image of Borat. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-01-06 11:01 |
| #4 My sympathy to an Israeli who lives in Berlin is not large. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-01-06 08:55 |
| #3 ...more like this little tune. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-01-06 08:14 |
| #2 Just in case you forgot the music... |
| Posted by: Neville Untervehr9147 2015-01-06 07:25 |
| #1 "Israeli attacked in Berlin downplays Islamist threat" |
| Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2015-01-06 05:37 |