Viennese Jews face harassment over flotilla incident

Jews in Vienna reportedly have been facing almost daily harassment since Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla.

Ariel Muzicant, president of the body that represents Vienna’s Jews, told an Austrian journalist that Jews have been subjected to verbal abuse and spitting. He said the violence has not been physical and has been directed at those who are identifiable by their clothing.

Muzicant, who heads the Vienna Israelite Community, also said his organization filed lawsuits against the organizers of recent anti-Israel demonstrations because anti-Semitic slogans and images were used. The protesters reportedly were mostly of Turkish or Arab origin. — jta