Israeli Tourists Attacked in Argentina

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Flags of Israel and Argentian (Illustrative)The Onda Azul hostel in the small village of Lago Puelo in southern Argentina was the site of an anti-Semitic attack early Thursday morning, with unidentified assailants burning, robbing and beating 10 Israeli tourists. “It was a terrifying moment, several hours of fear,” hostel owner Sergio Polak told the local media, adding that the assailants had yelled specifically anti-Jewish hate speech at the Israeli victims during the attack. He added that the assailants are from the neighborhood and are known to the police, but they have not been arrested yet. The attack took place against the background of a scandal in Argentina over the death under disputed circumstances of State prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was investigating the 1994 terrorist attack against the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.. Read More

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