The Israeli, who was anti-Semitic in Berlin, announced that he had worn Tippa as an experiment. "I'm not Jewish," said 21-year-old in an interview with Deutsche Welle. "I grew up in Israel in an Arab family." A friend warned him that it was uncertain to wear a tipper on Germany's roads. He did not believe this and wanted to prove opposite by putting a tipper on himself. The Tippa had given him Israeli friends. It was first time he wore a tipper.

With a friend, he n ran along a street in district of Prenzlauer Berg. As a video disseminated by Jewish Forum shows, two were attacked by a group of young people. One of m hit belt and called "You are a Jewish bastard" and "Yahudi", Arabic word for Jew. What happened before and after blows does not show 47 seconds of video. The Israeli said he had "gone normal on street" and had not spoken to anyone. There has been no quarrel.

Proof of world

He made video to show "How horrible it is to go through Berlin's streets today as a Jew," said young man of German wave. He wanted a "proof for police, for people in Germany and in world". He was most disappointed at situation that according to his estimation "more than fifty people" were on street, but only one woman intervened and yelled at attacker.

Politicians and representatives of Jewish associations were shocked by incident. Chancellor Angela Merkel said that "with all rigour and determination" it must be done against all forms of anti-Semitism. Federal Minister Katarina Barley (SPD) spoke of a "disgrace for our country" and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said: "We are responsible for protecting ourselves from Jewish life."

Levi Salomon of Jewish Forum for Democracy and anti-Semitism said it was "unbearable to see that a young Jewish man is attacked on open road in well-situated Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg, because he can be seen as a Jew. This shows that Jewish people are not safe here eir. "

The research and Information Center Antisemitism Berlin (RIAs) recorded 2017 in Berlin 947 anti-Semitic incidents, including 18 attacks, 23 threats and 42 property damage. It also covers incidents that are not relevant to criminal law. The number of anti-Semitic crimes in Berlin has been increasing for years. The Jewish community estimates that 20,000 Jews live in Berlin.

Date Of Update: 19 April 2018, 12:02