Israeli attacked in Berlin during Star of David sticker campaign
A 37-year-old Israeli who wanted to distribute Star of David stickers was attacked and threatened in front of a grocery store in Berlin-Charlottenburg. 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.
"I'll cut you open!"
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 Charlottenburg highlighted a concerning link between crime and extremism, as the attacker's threats and anger were fueled by the man's displayed Star of David stickers. The extremist rhetoric and actions reveal a deeper issue of intolerance and hatred towards Jewish individuals in Germany.
Source: www.dpa.com
