According to the Bild newspaper, a Syrian man assaulted a German man in Höchberg, Bavaria, after spotting the victim wearing an Israel flag pin. The attacker beat the victim severely, fracturing a vertebra; the victim is hospitalized in intensive care. The attacker was arrested, and the prosecutor's office is investigating the incident as an attempted murder. The victim is a member of the German-Israel Society (DIG) Würzburg chapter.
The attack occurred late Sunday night in Höchberg, a town in Bavaria. According to the Bild newspaper, the Syrian suspect, standing at a traffic light with the victim, noticed the Israel flag pin on the German man's clothing. He initially addressed the man about the pin, then suddenly struck him in the face. The victim attempted to flee but the attacker caught up and knocked him to the ground. The suspect repeatedly kicked the victim's head and upper body until police intervened. The victim suffered a fractured vertebra and is hospitalized in intensive care. The prosecutor's office is investigating the case as an attempted murder.
The incident is the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks in Germany, which The Zioneer has covered extensively. In June, a Chabad emissary and his children were attacked in Berlin, and an Egyptian man snatched a Palestinian flag from a police officer in a separate incident. The German-Israel Society (DIG) Würzburg chapter confirmed that the victim is a member and expressed solidarity.
The suspect has been arrested. No further details about his identity or motive beyond the pin have been released.
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