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Man Attacked in London for Challenging Anti-Israel Graffiti
A Jewish communications consultant was assaulted in central London after trying to stop two people from spray-painting anti-Israel and antisemitic graffiti. London police are treating the case as an antisemitic hate crime.
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What happened
- 01Dan Levin, a Jewish communications consultant, was assaulted on Tuesday evening in Queens Square, Holborn, after trying to stop two people spray-painting graffiti.
- 02The graffiti targeted Labour candidate Seagal Abadi Wally and urged voters not to back her because she was a puppet of the Israeli regime.
- 03Levin said one attacker kicked his legs, knocked him down, and hit him near the head and ribs during the confrontation.
- 04Bystanders intervened at the scene, and the two attackers fled before police arrived.
- 05London police are investigating the assault as an antisemitic hate crime.
- 06Levin suffered a cracked rib and bruises, though police said the injuries did not require emergency medical treatment.
- 07Levin suspected the attackers were Green Party supporters, but that has not been confirmed.
Dan Levin was walking home from an event on Tuesday evening when he saw the graffiti in Queens Square, Holborn. The message targeted Labour candidate Seagal Abadi Wally, and read, according to the reports, that voters should not back her because she was a puppet of the Israeli regime.
Levin intervened and tried to stop the vandalism, kicking the spray can and filming the pair. He said one attacker kicked his legs and knocked him down, while he was also kicked near the head and hit in the ribs. Bystanders then intervened and the two attackers fled.
Levin suffered a cracked rib and bruises. London police said the injuries were minor and did not require emergency medical treatment, and the investigation is continuing. Levin suspected the attackers were supporters of the Green Party, but that was not confirmed.
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