'Baby killer': Fight breaks out in Manila airport over antisemitic insults - report
The incident follows an antisemitic attack against an IDF reservist at a cafe on Siargao Island in the Philippines on August 3, according to the Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry.
A physical altercation erupted at a Manila airport in the Philippines on Saturday after an American man allegedly used antisemitic insults towards an Israeli man, according to footage viewed by Israeli activist Hen Mazzig on X/Twitter. The incident, captured on video, shows the two men clashing on the ground before bystanders and airport personnel intervene to separate them.
The Israeli man claimed the American had called him a "baby killer" and lamented that "Hitler didn't finish the job," which incited his aggressive response. Following the fight, the American was overheard stating, "You proved my point; you're going to jail; you attacked me," before labeling the Israeli as a "piece of s***." This event occurs in the wake of another antisemitic incident in the Philippines, where an IDF reservist was attacked at a cafe in Siargao Island earlier in the month, also involving the term "baby killer."
The assailant further accused the reservist of committing "genocide" and threatened to kill him. According to the Spanish tourist, the confrontation began when the Israeli tried to de-escalate the situation by asking the Spanish man to move away.
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