A woman and her companion were attacked in the Berlin district of Neukölln on Saturday night, allegedly for anti-Semitic reasons. The 24-year-old and the 27-year-old had been talking in Hebrew in a McDonald’s on Hermannplatz (photo), Berlin police said. Two men at the neighbouring table, who are said to have spoken Arabic, made derogatory remarks about them and when the two Israelis asked the two men not to insult them, the situation escalated. One of the aggressive neighbours at the table is said to have poured an alcoholic drink in their direction. He then took a chair and hit the woman with it. She was able to fend off the attack with her arms, the police added. When her companion tried to protect her, the man allegedly hit him in the face with his fist.
The attacker and his companion then allegedly ran off in the direction of Sonnenallee. The state security department responsible for politically motivated offences took over the further investigation.
Judenhass in Berlin-Neukölln: Frau wird im McDonald’s mit Stuhl geschlagen (berliner-zeitung.de)