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The Guardian
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Jewish father attacked by mob at Italian service station
A Jewish father and his six-year-old son were targeted by a mob on Sunday chanting 'Free Palestine' and 'murderers' at a service station near Milan, with the man eventually pushed to the floor and repeatedly kicked, in the latest of a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents across Europe. According to the victim – a 52-year-old French Jew who lives in France and gave his name only as Elie– the incident began when a cashier shouted 'Free Palestine', upon noticing that he and his son were wearing kippahs. The incident was captured on video by the father. In the video several individuals direct verbal abuse at the pair, including 'Go back to your country, murderers', 'This isn't Gaza, this is Milan, this is Italy', and 'You'll end up in hell sooner or later'. He reported that more and more people inside the service station joined in the verbal abuse as he and his son made their way to the restroom. At least three individuals began pushing him, apparently trying to force him out of the rest area. ''I ended up on the ground, and they took advantage of that like animals, kicking me in the stomach,'' Elie told Il Corriere della Sera newspaper. ''Then one of them tried to pull me up and aimed a blow at my face, but I managed to block it. Amid the chaos of the scuffle, I caught a glimpse of my son, who – thankfully – a woman had taken aside and was holding safely in a corner. 'I started shouting 'Police! Police! Police!' he added, ''and only then did they stop and go back upstairs.' Police have launched an investigation into the attack, which has been condemned by politicians and Jewish associations. Commenting on the incident, Noemi Di Segni, the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, said: 'If simply being visibly Jewish is enough to provoke such a violent attack – if a family cannot safely move through public spaces in this country – then the legitimisation of hatred and antisemitism has become viral. This is about everyone's freedom being at risk. Holding on to respect and dignity for every person is the only path that protects us all.' Elie told Il Corriere that ''given the climate of hatred that has developed across Europe toward the Jewish community, I expected it. But I never thought it would happen to me, especially not in Italy, which I had always considered a tolerant country, a place where one could feel safe. 'These kinds of incidents are becoming more and more frequent,,' he added. Antisemitic incidents have risen across countries with the largest Jewish communities outside Israel, according to the Anti-Defamation League's J7 taskforce report published in May. The report states that attacks on Jewish schools, synagogues and businesses, alongside individuals, have increased significantly, in some cases more than doubling in 2023 compared with the previous year. Antisemitic incidents increased in Germany by 75% from 2021 to 2023, 185% in France and 82% in the UK. Sign up to This is Europe The most pressing stories and debates for Europeans – from identity to economics to the environment after newsletter promotion On Friday, an Israeli tourist had part of his ear ripped off by an attacker at a beach while on holiday in Greece and was then was arrested by police over alleged racist comments he made to his assailant, he told the Israeli news broadcaster Channel 12. The Israeli man said the altercation started when a man started filming them and chanting: 'Free Palestine, fuck Israel, I am Hamas.' A cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists was forced on 22 July to reroute to Cyprus after being turned away from the Greek island of Syros after a quayside protest over the Gaza war. About 1,600 Israeli passengers onboard the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking amid safety concerns when more than 300 demonstrators on the Cycladic isle made clear they were unwelcome over Israel's conduct during the war in Gaza and its treatment of Palestinians. Marina Rosenberg, the senior vice-president of international affairs at the Anti-Defamation League, said that because people are being harassed just for being Jewish, 'many Jews around the world are hiding their Jewish symbols', such as the Star of David. On Tuesday federal prosecutors in Germany filed terrorism charges against a Syrian man accused of stabbing a Spanish tourist at Berlin's Holocaust memorial in February – an attack that the authorities say was intended to demonstrate allegiance to Islamic State. In France in May 2024 police shot dead an Algerian man who had set fire to a synagogue in Rouen and threatened officers with a knife.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Jewish father attacked by mob at Italian service station
A Jewish father and his six-year-old son were targeted by a mob on Sunday chanting 'Free Palestine' and 'murderers' at a service station near Milan, with the man eventually pushed to the floor and repeatedly kicked, in the latest of a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents across Europe. According to the victim – a 52-year-old French Jew who lives in France and gave his name only as Elie– the incident began when a cashier shouted 'Free Palestine', upon noticing that he and his son were wearing kippahs. The incident was captured on video by the father. In the video several individuals direct verbal abuse at the pair, including 'Go back to your country, murderers', 'This isn't Gaza, this is Milan, this is Italy', and 'You'll end up in hell sooner or later'. He reported that more and more people inside the service station joined in the verbal abuse as he and his son made their way to the restroom. At least three individuals began pushing him, apparently trying to force him out of the rest area. ''I ended up on the ground, and they took advantage of that like animals, kicking me in the stomach,'' Elie told Il Corriere della Sera newspaper. ''Then one of them tried to pull me up and aimed a blow at my face, but I managed to block it. Amid the chaos of the scuffle, I caught a glimpse of my son, who – thankfully – a woman had taken aside and was holding safely in a corner. 'I started shouting 'Police! Police! Police!' he added, ''and only then did they stop and go back upstairs.' Police have launched an investigation into the attack, which has been condemned by politicians and Jewish associations. Commenting on the incident, Noemi Di Segni, the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, said: 'If simply being visibly Jewish is enough to provoke such a violent attack – if a family cannot safely move through public spaces in this country – then the legitimisation of hatred and antisemitism has become viral. This is about everyone's freedom being at risk. Holding on to respect and dignity for every person is the only path that protects us all.' Elie told Il Corriere that ''given the climate of hatred that has developed across Europe toward the Jewish community, I expected it. But I never thought it would happen to me, especially not in Italy, which I had always considered a tolerant country, a place where one could feel safe. 'These kinds of incidents are becoming more and more frequent,,' he added. Antisemitic incidents have risen across countries with the largest Jewish communities outside Israel, according to the Anti-Defamation League's J7 taskforce report published in May. The report states that attacks on Jewish schools, synagogues and businesses, alongside individuals, have increased significantly, in some cases more than doubling in 2023 compared to the previous year. Antisemitic incidents increased in Germany by 75% from 2021 to 2023, 185% in France and 82% in the UK. Sign up to This is Europe The most pressing stories and debates for Europeans – from identity to economics to the environment after newsletter promotion On Friday, an Israeli tourist had part of his ear ripped off by an attacker at a beach while on holiday in Greece and was then was arrested by police over alleged racist comments he made to his assailant, he told the Israeli news broadcaster Channel 12. The Israeli man said the altercation started when a man started filming them and chanting: 'Free Palestine, fuck Israel, I am Hamas.' A cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists was forced on 22 July to reroute to Cyprus after being turned away from the Greek island of Syros after a quayside protest over the Gaza war. About 1,600 Israeli passengers on board the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking amid safety concerns when more than 300 demonstrators on the Cycladic isle made clear they were unwelcome over Israel's conduct during the war in Gaza and its treatment of Palestinians. Marina Rosenberg, the senior vice-president of international affairs at the Anti-Defamation League, said that because people are being harassed just for being Jewish, 'many Jews around the world are hiding their Jewish symbols', such as the Star of David. On Tuesday federal prosecutors in Germany filed terrorism charges against a Syrian man accused of stabbing a Spanish tourist at Berlin's Holocaust memorial in February – an attack that the authorities say was intended to demonstrate allegiance to Islamic State. In France in May 2024 police shot dead an Algerian man who had set fire to a synagogue in Rouen and threatened officers with a knife.
New York Times
22-07-2025
- New York Times
The Death of a Mother and Child in Rome Stumped Police, So They Called a TV Show
Rome's largest park, Villa Doria Pamphili, is something of a haven from the city's bustle and occasional chaos, a place for runners and picnickers and anyone seeking a bit of nature. That vision was shattered last month by the discovery of two bodies: a toddler and a woman, found naked within hours of each other in the brush near an edge of the park. Investigators were stumped. There were no identifying documents, and the woman's body was so decomposed it would have been difficult for anyone to identify her visually. The gruesome case immediately brought sensationalist front-page headlines — 'Rome, horror in the park, woman and child dead' read one in Rome's daily La Repubblica. Il Corriere della Sera, in Milan, called it 'a whodunit in a park in Rome.' The country was hooked; the police under pressure. With few leads, and a media frenzy underway, investigators took an unusual step. A spokeswoman appeared on a popular television show called 'Chi l'ha Visto?' — or 'Who Has Seen Him?' — to ask for the public's help. And viewers of the show, which looks for missing people, did what they had done for 37 seasons: They searched their memories for clues. All the police had to go on was that the woman had four visible tattoos and that a preliminary autopsy had revealed the child was her daughter. People who frequented the park recalled seeing a young woman and child that may have fit that description in the company of a man. What unfolded, over several weekly shows, was a sad tale of a young Russian woman's shattered dream of creating a life for herself abroad. With each revelation, the cachet of 'Chi l'ha Visto?' increased, as did questions about the police's lack of intervention when concerned passers-by had called them about the couple and the child. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Malay Mail
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Austrian space diver Felix Baumgartner dies in Italian swimming pool after paraglider mishap
ROME, July 18 — Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil who famously jumped from the edge of the Earth's atmosphere in a 2012 stunt, died on Thursday in Italy, the emergency services there announced. A senior official with the emergency services in the Marches region, northern Italy, confirmed his death to AFP. Police at Porto Sant'Elpidio, on Italy's Adriatic coast, had identified Baumgartner, he said. While he was not able to say what had been the cause of death, a report in the Il Corriere della Sera daily said that Baumgartner had lost control of his paraglider after suffering a malaise. He landed in the swimming pool of a holiday residence at Porto Sant'Elpidio, slightly injuring a young woman. The accident happened at around 4:00 pm, the paper reported. Baumgartner's dramatic 2012 jump from a capsule more than 39 kilometres (24 miles) above the Earth was the most spectacular of a string of record-breaking stunts. — AFP
NDTV
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Austrian Skydiver, Who Jumped From Stratosphere In 2012, Dies After Paragliding Accident
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian daredevil who famously jumped from the edge of the Earth's atmosphere in a 2012 stunt, died on Thursday in Italy, the emergency services there announced. A senior official with the emergency services in the Marches region, northern Italy, confirmed his death to AFP. Police at Porto Sant'Elpidio, on Italy's Adriatic coast, had identified Baumgartner, he said. While he was not able to say what had been the cause of death, a report in the Il Corriere della Sera daily said that Baumgartner had lost control of his paraglider after suffering a malaise. He landed in the swimming pool of a holiday residence at Porto Sant'Elpidio, slightly injuring a young woman. The accident happened at around 4:00 pm, the paper reported. Baumgartner's dramatic 2012 jump from a capsule more than 39 kilometres (24 miles) above the Earth was the most spectacular of a string of record-breaking stunts.
