Violent anti-Jewish protests at Israel celebration in Argentina

A violent anti-Semitic demonstration took place in the Argentinean capital Buenos Aires during a public celebration of Israel’s 61st anniversary. On Sunday afternoon, shortly after Jewish families and their non-Jewish neighbors began Independence Day celebrations at a “Buenos Aires Celebrates” event, a group of about 20 people came out of a subway depot with anti-Semitic banners and signs and fighting broke out.
A number of Jews were beaten and required medical attention, the French news agency AFP reported, quoting the organizers.

“In the middle of the cultural festival, the group attacked with complete impunity,” Aldo Donzis, president of DAIA, the Argentine Jewish umbrella body, told JTA. “Five police officers who were standing in a corner took a long time before acting. Two people from the public were hurt as well as a policeman. Many of the aggressors ran away, but five of them were caught by the policemen and others from the public who chased them.” DAIA officials said the group will take legal action against the five aggressors.”It was really a very violent act,” said Donzis.

The Latin American Jewish Congress also strongly condemned the incident.

Source: WorldJewishCongress.org