37-year-old attacked during Star of David sticker campaign
A 37-year-old Israeli man who wanted to distribute Star of David stickers was attacked and threatened outside a grocery store in Berlin-Charlottenburg on Saturday. The man was not injured, but the lens of his camera was broken, a police spokeswoman said in the evening. The attacker was an employee of the store. Criminal proceedings had been initiated against him for threats and damage to property.
The 59-year-old got angry about the sticker campaign and said: "Not here!", the spokeswoman explained. An argument then developed in front of the store, during which the store employee attacked the Israeli. He shouted: "I'll cut you open!" He also put his index finger and thumb over his own throat, which was meant as a threat.
According to the Bild newspaper, the man attacked was the Israeli filmmaker Gilad Sade. The newspaper quotes him as saying: "The man stormed towards me with a kebab knife. Then he hit my camera and my face. Fortunately, I wasn't hurt. I didn't understand what he was saying, everything happened very quickly." He was currently in Germany to shoot a movie, Sade told Bild. "I've never been attacked like that before. I'm not afraid for myself, but for all Jewish people. And our whole society."
The incident in Berlin-Charlottenburg underscores the rising tide of extremism, with the attacker making threatening gestures and statements. The 37-year-old victim's star of David sticker campaign was met with violence, which is a clear example of hate-crime.
Source: www.dpa.com
