{"id":30201,"date":"2018-11-20T16:01:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T16:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=30201"},"modified":"2018-11-20T16:01:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T16:01:51","slug":"man-injured-in-anti-semitic-attack-on-barry-cardiff-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/20\/man-injured-in-anti-semitic-attack-on-barry-cardiff-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Man injured in anti-Semitic attack on Barry-Cardiff bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_30206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30206\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30206 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30206 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/edited-bus-to-barry.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> The Cardiff Bus service to Barry<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nA 38-YEAR-OLD man suffered head injuries in an anti-Semitic attack on a bus travelling from Barry to Cardiff.<br \/>\nSouth Wales Police said in a statement that the man was travelling on the bus with a woman at 1.15pm yesterday when they were approached by a man and a woman and asked whether they were Welsh.<br \/>\nHis female companion told the pair that she was Israeli, which caused the pair to begin verbally abusing both of them.<br \/>\nIn an interview with <em>WalesOnline<\/em>, an eyewitness said: \u201cEveryone on the bus was standing up for the boy. The driver stopped the bus and told them to get off.\u201d<br \/>\nAt this point the male suspect left the bus but his accomplice attacked the man, punching him in the eye and grabbing him by the mouth.<br \/>\nThe 38-year-old required hospital treatment after the attack and police are investigating the incident and treating it as a hate crime.<br \/>\nHome Office statistics on hate crimes in England and Wales show that there has been a 40 per cent increase in religiously motivated hate crimes between 2016\/17 and 2017\/18.<br \/>\nIsraeli student Omri Hochfield, 17, who is studying at UWC Atlantic College in Llantwit Major, spoke about his experience of being a Jewish person in Britain.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cSelf-security measures are the norm when an Israeli is abroad in a major European city &#8211; don&#8217;t speak Hebrew loudly at night or on public transportation, hide your Star of David necklace, don&#8217;t wear clothing with Hebrew written over it.<br \/>\n\u201cWhen I first came to Cardiff, the feeling was different. I didn&#8217;t feel like anyone cares about it, I didn&#8217;t see any \u2018kick the Jews out of Palestine\u2019 posters and even felt quite comfortable to speak Hebrew publicly.<br \/>\n\u201cThis is why the attack affected me so much and shocked me. I knew about the threat over the Jewish community and being officially associated with the state of Israel, but I never expected it to become direct violence against Jews. I was wrong, and that&#8217;s what scares me the most.\u201d<br \/>\nBarry Town Councillor Richard Bertin, speaking to <em>The Cardiffian<\/em> about the incident, said: \u201cI hope a strong line will be taken against it.<br \/>\n\u201cIn this day and age we don\u2019t need things like this which are obviously racist.<br \/>\n\u201cThe sad reality is that I think Brexit has driven it up, the nature of racism, and I hope it\u2019s something we can overcome as a country.\u201d<br \/>\nSouth Wales Police are appealing for witnesses of this incident to call them on 101, or Crimestoppers on\u00a00800555111, quoting the crime reference number 1800440009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 38-YEAR-OLD man suffered head injuries in an anti-Semitic attack on a bus travelling from Barry to Cardiff. South Wales Police said in a statement that the man was travelling on the bus with a woman at 1.15pm yesterday when they were approached by a man and a woman and asked whether they were Welsh. His female companion told the pair that she was Israeli, which caused the pair to begin verbally abusing both of them. 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