Jewish man attacked after attempting to stop graffiti spraying

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 13:19 · Archive

A Jewish man was beaten after trying to stop activists spraying anti-Israel graffiti in central London.

Dan Levene, 52, was attacked on Tuesday evening in Queen Square, Holborn, after he attempted to stop two people from spray-painting graffiti on the cobblestones. He suffered head wounds and a suspected broken rib in the assault. The Metropolitan Police is investigating the incident as an anti-Semitic hate crime.

The graffiti appeared to include an anti-Israel "genocide" slur. The attack occurred in the Holborn and St Pancras constituency, which was holding a by-election on the day of the incident.

How it is being reported

• Jewish man beaten by two thugs after trying to stop them spray-painting anti-Israel ‘genocide’ slurTwo thugs beat a Jewish man after he tried to stop them from spray-painting an anti-Israel “genocide” slur. Dan Levene was attacked on Tuesday evening while the assailants were stencilling graffiti on the cobblestones of Queen Square in central London. Tuesday’s incident took place in the Holborn and St Pancras constituency, which goes to the polls today in a by-election triggered by Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as an MP last month. The graffiti appeared to target Labour’s candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali, branding her a “puppet of the genocidal Israeli regime”. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say…GB News · 8 Oct, 12:42
• Jewish man 'attacked by activists when he tried to stop them graffitiing' - as police launch anti-Semitic hate crime probeThe Metropolitan Police is now investigating after Dan Levene, 52, suffered head wounds and a suspected broken rib in Holborn in London.Daily Mail · 8 Oct, 10:00

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