Israel National News reports: “An American Jewish couple was assaulted late Saturday night in Venice, in what local media reports may have been a hate-motivated incident. The attack occurred near the busy Rialto Bridge area, a major tourist hub in the city.
According to Italian reports, the Orthodox Jewish visitors — a man and his pregnant wife — were confronted by three men without warning. The assailants allegedly doused the couple with water, spat directly into the man’s face, and set a large dog on him. The dog attempted to bite his thigh, but the blow was deflected when its teeth struck a mobile phone in his pocket.
Witnesses told local media that the attackers hurled antisemitic insults and made verbal threats during the incident. The couple managed to escape and took refuge in a well-known kosher restaurant located in Venice’s historic Jewish Ghetto. They did not file a formal complaint and have since returned to the United States…”
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