Italy deports two foreign nationals suspected of attacking Milan Chabad emissary

Italian authorities have deported two individuals suspected of assaulting Rabbi Tzemach Mizrahi, a Chabad emissary, in Milan. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi announced the deportations on Monday, stating there is no place for hatred and violence in Italy. The attack occurred on September 16 at a bus stop in Piazzale Bande Nere, a neighborhood with a significant Jewish population.

As Mizrahi waited for a bus, three men surrounded him, shouted at him in Arabic, and mocked him. One of the men kicked Mizrahi from behind and pushed him into the road after he started filming them. Despite about 20 people waiting at the bus stop, no one intervened in the incident.

Footage from Mizrahi's phone aided authorities in identifying the suspects. One of the deported men was a Moroccan national, while the other was 21-year-old Tunisian national Battar Zahani, who was sent back to Tunisia. The third suspect, Zahani's 20-year-old brother Ilyes, remains in Italy under restricted conditions while awaiting trial.

Walker Meghnagi, head of Milan's Jewish community, welcomed the deportations, calling it "wonderful news." Mizrahi has vowed to continue wearing his rabbinic attire and expressing his Jewish identity, but will not allow his children to walk alone on the streets.