Israeli student beaten on Paris subway after he was heard speaking Hebrew
December 10, 2019
(JTA) — An Israeli student in Paris was beaten on a subway after he spoke on the phone in Hebrew, according to France’s National Bureau of Vigilance Against anti-Semitism, or BNVCA.
The student, identified as B. Yogev, 30, entered the metro train at the Château d’Eau station in Paris on Monday morning and answered a phone call from his father. Two men, described as tall and of African origin, then “began to shout at him, helped by passengers who threatened him and pointed at him,†the BNVCA statement claims.
One of the men attacked the student, striking him on the head, body and face. The student fainted on the floor of the train car, according to the report. He was taken to Lariboisière Hospital in Paris after a fellow passenger called for assistance. The attacker escaped.
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Pretty bad, I usually don't post many of these kinds of stories.... I was in a Walgreen's, the young man ahead of me looked Orthodox and I tried to act as relaxed as possible for him. Even in the USA, I'd think some folks might not be comfortable with all that is going on.
Update: The same link above, if one scrolls down, says there has been an arrest made.
