Israeli Tourists Allege Antisemitic Pub Incident in Andorra
Three young Israeli visitors filed a police complaint after a pub owner allegedly announced their presence, shouted 'Free Palestine,' and ejected.
Key Points
- Pub owner used microphone to alert customers to 'Jews present,' shouted 'Free Palestine,' urged confrontation.
- Trio ordered to leave; police to take statements from involved parties and witnesses.
- Incident follows burning of Star of David image in Carnival float a week prior.
- Complainants called episode 'not surprising' in social media post.
Three young Israeli tourists have filed a police complaint alleging antisemitic behaviour at a pub in Pas de la Casa, Andorra's Diari d'Andorra has learned.
The visitors, who are on holiday in the country, claim the pub owner used a microphone to announce to customers that Jews were present, shouted "Free Palestine" and urged others to confront them before ordering the trio to leave.
Police will launch an investigation to assess whether the incident involved hate speech or racism. Officers plan to take statements from those involved and witnesses who were at the venue.
In a social media post, the complainants noted the episode occurred a week after an image featuring the Star of David was hung and burned in Andorra—a reference to a Carnival d'Encamp float depicting the "king of Carnival". They described the pub incident as "not surprising".
The story is developing.
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