An Israeli reporter and videographer came under attack in Belfast in Northern Ireland last week while filming a report on rising antisemitism in Europe.

i24NEWS reporter Yonatan Raveh and videographer Nadav Abas were interviewing passersby in Belfast. One local became enraged when he realized that the crew was from Israel and attempted to seize their camera equipment.

When he failed, he continued disrupting the shoot, made obscene gestures at the camera, and forced them to stop filming.

They tried to defuse the situation and move away, but the assailant approached the videographer in a threatening manner. Raveh and Abas then called on security personnel at nearby restaurants for assistance.

At that point, the thug picked up a large beer glass and threw it forcefully at Abas, striking him and leaving him with a bleeding gash on the back of his head.

The crew then left the scene. Abas did not require further medical treatment, and both men are in good condition.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)