Rabbi Attacked, Israeli Tourist Berated in Italy as Antisemitism Continues to Surge
- On Thursday, a 60-year-old rabbi was assaulted by three men while waiting for a bus in Milan's Bande Nere district, according to Italian newspaper Il Giornale.
- The three assailants, described as being of North African origin, allegedly insulted the rabbi before punching and kicking him, then trampled his hat and spat on him.
- Walker Meghnagi, president of the Jewish Community of Milan, described the incident as "unusually severe," stating "a thing this violent has never happened before."
- Police are investigating and have reportedly identified three people suspected of involvement, as authorities conduct further checks to establish their roles and determine legal classification.
- The assault follows an earlier 2026 attack on Jewish tourists from Argentina in the same Bande Nere district, prompting Meghnagi to raise concerns about safety for visibly Jewish residents.
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He was waiting for the bus in the Black Bande area, in Milan, the sixty-year-old rabbi who yesterday was severely assaulted by three people of Arab origin in the heart of the Jewish quarter. Dressed in black and dark blue, the faces discovered in the sense of impunity and the telephone in his hand, the violent first insulted him and then, in sign of outrage, spit and remove the hat he wore over the religious hat of Kippah. Only at the end, after…
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vienna.atThe 60-year-old rabbi had been attacked and injured by three men while waiting for a bus, "a cowardly and unacceptable incident," says Meloni.
In Italy, a new case of anti-Semitic violence causes indignation: in the city of Milan, a rabbi has been attacked and injured by three men. Because the 60-year-old acted intellectually, the attackers could be identified.
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