Milan rabbi attacked by three men while waiting for bus, police arrest one suspect
A 20-year-old Tunisian man was arrested on suspicion of "religiously motivated violence," while two other young men are suspected of involvement in the attack.
On Tuesday, a 60-year-old rabbi from Milan's Jewish community was attacked by three young men near the city's Jewish quarter, according to the Jewish community. The assailants, a 20-year-old Tunisian man and two others aged 19 and 22, surrounded the rabbi, who was dressed in traditional attire, and subjected him to a violent assault.
The attackers cursed, kicked, and punched the rabbi, removing his hat, stepping on it, and spitting at him. The rabbi managed to photograph the suspects fleeing the scene before filing a complaint with the Milan police. The Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, condemned the incident, expressing solidarity with the rabbi and the city's Jewish community, stating that antisemitic hatred is a scourge that will not be tolerated.
The Israeli Embassy in Rome echoed Meloni's condemnation, noting that antisemitism in Italy and Europe is growing, becoming more normalized and increasingly violent, and calling for an end to silence and downplaying of its severity.
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