Antisemitic incident in Jerusalem Old City may net complainant NIS 30,000 in damages

A Jewish boy was attacked by an Arab in the Old City and is demanding tens of thousands of shekels in compensation, according to legal aid group Honenu.

Four years ago, a Jewish boy was attacked by an Arab man who hit him on the head and threw off his kippah in the Old City of Jerusalem. The man was charged with assault made to pay a fine of NIS 1,000.

The boy's family has recently filed a civil lawsuit against the attacker for NIS 30,000. Honenu attorney Haim Bleicher expressed his support for the family, saying: "The Islamic terrorist operatives are looking for every opportunity to harm and try to make our lives miserable in the Land of Israel and in Jerusalem in particular."

The lawsuit was filed by attorney Menashe Yado, also from the Honenu organization.

The attacker knocked the child's kippah to the ground

The indictment describes the attack on the Jewish boy, then only 5 years old: "On September 25, 2019, the complainant was walking on Beit Chabad Street near the Nablus Gate with his minor son.

"The defendant noticed the complainant and his children, approached them approached the minor. Later, the defendant grabbed the minor's head and threw his kippah on the ground."

Attorney Haim Bleicher, Director of the Hate Crime Victims Department of the Honenu Organization, said: "Islamic terrorist activists are looking for every opportunity to harm and try to make our lives miserable in the Land of Israel and in Jerusalem in particular by harming and humiliating children who have done no harm to anyone. Unfortunately, the suspect has not been prosecuted at the criminal level. The Hate Crime Department of Honenu is working to collect the full damages from the suspect for his criminal acts and to take part in the eradication of those daily acts of terrorism."