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Jewish man stabbed in frightening antisemitic attack in Brooklyn

The attacker shouted phrases including “f*** these Jews” and remarked that it would be acceptable if the Holocaust happened again.

By World Israel News Staff

Another frightening antisemitic attack took place Tuesday afternoon in Brooklyn, NY, when a 35-year-old man was stabbed in broad daylight in the Crown Heights neighborhood after the attacker allegedly shouted explicit antisemitic slurs. Police are investigating the assault.

According to authorities and eyewitnesses, the suspect confronted the victim near the corner of Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place, made antisemitic remarks, then pulled out a knife and stabbed him.

Witnesses and community officials said the attacker shouted phrases including “f*** these Jews” and remarked that it would be acceptable if the Holocaust happened again.

The assailant stabbed the victim in the chest and fled south along Kingston Avenue. The suspect remains at large. The victim was transported to Kings County Hospital, treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and later released.

The NYPD said the incident began as a seemingly random verbal altercation and is being investigated as a possible hate crime, citing reports that antisemitic comments were made immediately before the stabbing.

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The stabbing came less than 24 hours after another violent antisemitic incident on a New York City subway.

On Monday night, Jewish students returning from a Chanukah outreach activity in Manhattan were verbally and physically attacked on a No. 3 train by two men believed to be a father and son.

Video from the incident shows one attacker striking a student, grabbing him by the throat, and shouting, “I will kill one of you.”

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said he spoke directly with one of the subway attack victims.

“I spoke with one of them. We encouraged them to be strong, to prevail,” Danon said. “Unfortunately, this Chanukah became a hunting ground against Jews, all around the world. We saw it happen in Sydney, Australia. We saw what happened here in New York City.”

Danon added, “We will continue to celebrate our holidays. They will not intimidate us. We will continue with our religion, and we are proud of it.”

The Brooklyn stabbing and the subway assault are the latest in a disturbing surge of antisemitic violence in New York and beyond.

They follow the deadly Chanukah terror attack in Sydney, Australia, underscoring growing concerns within Jewish communities worldwide that public Jewish life is increasingly being targeted by hatred and violence.