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Haredi man attacked in Switzerland in alleged hate crime

A 19-year-old ultra-Orthodox youth was attacked by two men of Middle Eastern origin in Sweden on Saturday. The Hasidic youth was walking on a street in the city Davoswhere he was on holiday with his family living in London.

As he was walking down the street, two men between the ages of 20 and 25 approached him, slapped him in the face, knocked off his kippah, spat on him and shouted “Free Palestine”.

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The Hasidic youth told the ultra-Orthodox news channel Behadrei Haredim that a non-Jewish passerby intervened on his behalf, picked up his kippah and returned it to him. He added that thanks to the help, he had a few moments to regain his composure before running towards the hotel where his family was staying.

The youth who was attacked mentioned that the two men who beat him were not residents of Switzerland. “They are definitely from the Middle East. They followed me, but when I reached the hotel they left because they saw that there were a lot of people there,” he said.

Meanwhile, the local police were called to the scene. The officers who arrived took his statement and left the hotel. The 19-year-old mentioned that the person who had taken his kippah and helped him had given him his phone number so that the police could take his statement. This was forwarded to the police.

The teenager said he was not seriously injured and was “fine,” but he had no plans to explore the area alone again. On Friday, he went to the police station with his father to give further testimony about the violence he suffered at the hands of the two anti-Semitic attackers.

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