MERKEL CONDEMNS ANTI-SEMITIC STREET ATTACK

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday sharply condemned a street assault in Berlin on two young men wearing Jewish skullcaps that has stoked the debate about anti-Semitism in the country. A video of the attack Tuesday showing one of the victims being whipped with a belt quickly went viral. Merkel called attack “a very horrible incident” and vowed the government would respond “with full force.” Two Jewish organizations posted the video, which showed a young man attacking the victim while yelling “Yahudi!” or “Jew” in Arabic.