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Daily Mail
07-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Moment Orthodox Jews are attacked with water pistols in 'cowardly' social media 'pranks'
Social media influencers have targeted Orthodox Jews with water pistols in a series of cruel 'pranks' in Manchester. Two young men were seen in a video driving around Manchester and laughing as they sprayed adults and children wearing orthodox clothing who were walking down the street. The men also shared clips where one of the pranksters held his phone near a Jewish man before playing an Apple Pay sound effect. At an airport in Poland he told the Jewish holidaymaker: 'You are very rich, I just got £60 from you.' The so-called pranksters have been branded 'playground bullies' by campaigners against antisemitism. The campaigners called for action, saying one of the men had targeted Jews in videos before. Writing on social media, a spokesperson for the Campaign Against Antisemitism said: 'These men – who appear to be driving around and targeting Jews with a water gun – are behaving like playground bullies. 'Harassing Jewish people is not a prank but antisemitic abuse, and doing so from the comfort of your car is particularly cowardly. 'We are also aware that this is not the first time that one of these men has targeted Jews for videos on social media. 'Our legal team is examining the footage and assessing options. Those responsible must be identified and held to account.' Polish kickboxer Kamil Galanty was identified to be in the video by the Combat Antisemitism movement alongside a man known as Mati. The video was eventually removed from Instagram and Tiktok and the account has since uploaded another video, where they are not targeting orthodox views with the water pistol. Before they were deleted, the clips reached nearly a million likes on Instagram and included antisemitic comments including rat, pig and nose emojis. The posts were later edited to include a disclaimer, The Telegraph reported, which read: 'This video was made purely for humorous purposes. 'It is just a joke and not hate speech in any way. Please do not take it the wrong way.' A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: 'We are aware of footage circulating online appearing to show occupants of a vehicle spraying water at members of the Jewish community. 'A crime has been recorded, with multiple lines of enquiry being actively investigated. 'We are working closely with partners to provide reassurance to the communities impacted, and we encourage anyone who has been targeted to contact us on 999, 101, or by reporting on our website.'
Telegraph
06-08-2025
- Telegraph
Influencers target Orthodox Jews in water pistol stunt
Orthodox Jews have been targeted with water pistols by social media influencers in a series of attacks in Manchester. Two young men filmed themselves driving around in a car and laughing as they sprayed adults and children dressed in orthodox clothing with an unidentified liquid. The pair, whose victims appeared startled as they rushed away, have been described as cowards and 'playground bullies' by campaigners against anti-Semitism, who have demanded action and said one of the men had targeted Jews for videos on social media before. The pair's footage, posted on Instagram accompanied by the Jewish folk song Hava Nagila, attracted scores of anti-Semitic comments comparing the liquid to 'antiseptic' and asking, 'What about a gas prank?' 'This is anti-Semitic abuse not a prank' A spokeswoman for the Campaign Against Antisemitism said on Wednesday: 'These men are behaving like playground bullies. ' Targeting Jewish people for harassment is not a prank but anti-Semitic abuse, and doing so from the comfort of your car is particularly cowardly. 'We are also aware that this is not the first time that one of these men has targeted Jews for videos on social media. 'Our legal team is examining the footage and assessing options. Those responsible must be identified and held to account.' Kamil Galanty, a kickboxer of Polish descent, and a man known as Mati, were tagged in the videos, taken in Broughton Park, Manchester, and are said to have a strong resemblance to the men responsible for the harassment. The water pistol video was eventually removed from Instagram after three days, but remains on Mati's TikTok profile. The men behind the water pistol video previously uploaded videos singling out Orthodox Jewish men for pranks in airports and supermarkets. In three clips posted on Instagram, one of the pranksters holds his phone near their victims and plays an Apple Pay sound effect, before claiming to have taken their money. 'You are very rich, I just got £60 from you,' he tells a Jewish holidaymaker at an airport in Poland in one of the videos. The clips, which have comments including rat, pig and nose emojis, have nearly a million likes on Instagram. 'Just a joke' disclaimer added The posts featuring Orthodox Jews were later edited to include a disclaimer, which read: 'This video was made purely for humorous purposes. 'It is just a joke and not hate speech in any way. Please do not take it the wrong way.' The Community Security Trust, a UK charity working to protect Jews from anti-Semitism, said it was aware of the 'appalling anti-Semitic video'. A spokesman for CST added: 'It's completely disgraceful that Jewish people have to put up with this kind of targeted abuse.' A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: 'We are aware of footage circulating online appearing to show occupants of a vehicle spraying water at members of the Jewish community. 'A crime has been recorded, with multiple lines of enquiry being actively investigated. 'We are working closely with partners to provide reassurance to the communities impacted, and we encourage anyone who has been targeted to contact us on 999, 101, or by reporting on our website.'
