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To: locogringo who wrote (1675)11/23/2014 12:52:43 PM
From: joseffy   of 16547
 
Four Year-Old Boy Attacked in New Zealand for Wearing Yarmulke
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Boy slapped by grown man "of Middle Eastern appearance, who fled the scene laughing

Auckland officials vow to stop hate crime.


By Tova Dvorin: 11/23/2014
israelnationalnews.com

A four year-old Jewish boy was attacked by an anti-Semitic thug in New Zealand - the latest such incident in a wave of anti-Semitism in the country.

According to the New Zealand Herald, the boy, who was walking home from preschool with a friend and his brother, were approached by a man "of Middle Eastern appearance", said to be in his twenties, who slapped him - hard - in front of the boy's mother. He was apparently targeted because he was wearing a yarmulke, or Jewish skullcap.

According to New Zealand Jewish Council president Stephen Goodman, the man then left in a car with four other men - while laughing.

The attack evoked a sharp response from race relations commissioner Dame Susan Devoy.

This is the latest in a distinct trend of anti-Semitism in New Zealand, according to the Herald, which has risen in the island nation along with the rise of hate crime against Jews worldwide.

Anti-Semitism has become so problematic that the Race Relations Commission met regarding the issue over the summer.

"In August the Human Rights Commission met with and issued a statement supporting Jewish Kiwis after leaders reported a spike in anti-Semitism," it stated.

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