Video Shows Ultra-Orthodox Youths Assaulting Arab Man Near Jerusalem's Old City
A disturbing video circulating on social media shows a group of ultra-Orthodox youths violently assaulting an older Arab man near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. The footage depicts the man attempting to flee, but the attackers pursue and repeatedly knock him to the ground. As of Tuesday, no arrests have been made in connection with the incident.
The assault follows a separate incident earlier in the week where a 9-year-old Christian boy named William reported being pepper-sprayed by an extremist during Yom Kippur in Jerusalem. His family filed a complaint, but police initially closed the case. Following media exposure, the police reopened the investigation and arrested a suspect.
William recounted the terrifying experience to Channel 13, expressing fear of further attacks and stating his desire for the perpetrator to be imprisoned. He described the attacker signaling him to lower his music while he was cycling, then spraying him and a friend in the eyes as he passed.
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