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Tel Aviv Security Guard Recounts Violent Robbery by Teenager
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By הודיה רן
First reported by Now 14 · Aug 30, 2026
What happened
A 66-year-old Tel Aviv security guard, Andy Spitzer, was choked and robbed of his phone by a minor who threatened passersby. The suspect was arrested shortly after the Sunday night attack.
- 01Security guard Andy Spitzer was choked and robbed of his phone.
- 02The assailant was a teenager who threatened passersby.
- 03Police arrested the suspect within five minutes of the attack.
- 04Spitzer expressed fear about returning to work after the incident.
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