Two Israeli brothers were assaulted early Saturday in Warsaw, Poland, by a group of Arabic-speaking men. The assailants beat them and shouted, "F*ck Israel," according to a Facebook post by one of the victims, Barak Kashpizky.
According to the post, the two Israelis were part of a delegation of young Israelis who were out at one of the city's nightclubs. Kashpizky said his twin brother, Yotam, suffered broken bones to his face.
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Kashpizky wrote, "Around 4 a.m. the members of the delegation left the club. Most had already gotten into a taxi to go back to the hotel, and then a group of Arabic speakers approached them and asked if they were Israelis. When they said they were, they were attacked, and [the assailants] shouted 'F*ck Israel.' Yotam stopped his taxi and got out and headed toward his friends to break it up and calm things down.
"An Arab guy, who was apparently wearing brass knuckles, punched him, and Yotam was knocked out. Then another friend got out of a different taxi and tried to help, and he was thrown up against a parked car. When the girls started screaming, the bunch of Arabs got out of there."
"Luckily, the incident ended with fractures to [Yotam's] nose and outer eye. Yotam came back to Israel to have his injuries treated. The Israeli Embassy in Poland and the Foreign Ministry sent us to handle things with the Polish police. Not a single representative of Israel arrived to help."
The Foreign Ministry said in response to the allegations that "the attack has been brought to the attention of the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem and the Israeli Embassy in Warsaw."
"The consul inquired about the injured, offered any help necessary, and recommended that they file a complaint with the local police. The ministry is looking into the incident and will decide on what steps should be taken with local authorities," the ministry said.
