Anger in Berlin as Jews flogged by gang

THERE has been public outrage in Germany after video footage emerged of two Jewish men being assaulted in an apparent anti-semitic attack in central Berlin.

The two men, who were both wearing traditional Jewish skullcaps, were insulted before being set upon and whipped with a belt in one of the city’s most fashionable neighbourhoods.

A group of three men can be heard on the video clearly shouting “Yahudi”, the Arabic word for Jew.

The two victims stood their ground and threatened to call the police before their main assailant was dragged away by his companions.

The incident was videoed by one of the victims, named by Israeli television as Adam Armoush, a 21-year-old Israeli living in Berlin.

“They started to get angry and one of them ran at me and I knew it was important to film it because there would be no way to catch him by the time the police arrived,” Mr Armoush, who suffered bruising and minor injuries, told Kan TV.

His video shows the attacker whipping him. The other victim, a 24-year-old Israeli, was not named.

It is the latest in a series of attacks on Jews in Berlin, mostly involving Muslims.

The German government expressed its shock at the assault. Heiko Maas, the foreign minister, said: “Jews must never again feel threatened here. It is our responsibility to protect Jewish life.”