While vacationing in Greece, Nick Kolyohin, 24 from Tel Aviv, was beat up by a group of youths, apparently from Albania, in a violent anti-Semitic attack.
“We were in Bodrum (in Turkey), and yesterday afternoon we went to the Greek island of Kos for a few hours,” Kolyohin told Ynet Thursday night. “We were sitting on the beach, and there was a group of Albanians there. They started talking amongst themselves about Israel and looking our way. We got into a volleyball game with some girls from Norway and some of the Albanians. When I said I had to go, they started saying ‘Don’t go’ and were kind of threatening me. I didn’t understand why.”
“After we left, they chased us and started saying things about Israel, like ‘Fuck Israel’ and ‘You’re Jewish’. Then we started scuffling a bit, and people from the beach came and broke it up. We told them we didn’t want to fight, shook hands and left. Ten minutes later they followed us and caught up with us in some alley.
“We were in Bodrum (in Turkey), and yesterday afternoon we went to the Greek island of Kos for a few hours,” Kolyohin told Ynet Thursday night. “We were sitting on the beach, and there was a group of Albanians there. They started talking amongst themselves about Israel and looking our way. We got into a volleyball game with some girls from Norway and some of the Albanians. When I said I had to go, they started saying ‘Don’t go’ and were kind of threatening me. I didn’t understand why.”
“After we left, they chased us and started saying things about Israel, like ‘Fuck Israel’ and ‘You’re Jewish’. Then we started scuffling a bit, and people from the beach came and broke it up. We told them we didn’t want to fight, shook hands and left. Ten minutes later they followed us and caught up with us in some alley.
“I asked them what they wanted, and they didn’t even say anything. They just hit me in the head. I fell, then got up and tried to fight back, but there were five of them. I fell again and they were kicking me in the head. They really lynched me. My friends tried to pull them off but they couldn’t, so they ran to call for help. A military vehicle drove by and scared them off.”
Source: www.ynetnews.com
Date: Oct 6, 2007
By Ronny Gal
Pic: Shaul Golan
