Overview

• A group of about ten men targeted the couple after spotting their Jewish attire, shouting “Free Palestine,” unleashing a dog and escalating to physical violence.
• The victims were a U.S. man and an Israeli woman walking on Strada Nuova near Santa Fosca, not far from the historic Venice Ghetto.
• A Guardia di Finanza patrol first intervened and identified members of the group, with a subsequent Polizia patrol deepening checks.
• Carabinieri denounced two Tunisian men in their thirties on suspicion of threats and beatings, with one moved to the Bari repatriation center and the other identified and at liberty with legal representation.
• The Venice prosecutor’s office registered complaints that include the aggravating circumstance of hate motivation under Italian law, and investigations are ongoing.