London – A Jewish man has said he was the victim of antisemitic abuse after a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London.
Duche Sorotzkin said he was at Trafalgar Square when he was subjected to abuse by a group of men and women who had been to the protest.
Two women in the group allegedly ripped his Yarmulke off and attempted to provoke him with it.
The Met Police said such abuse was “absolutely unacceptable” and it was investigating the incident.
Mr Sorotzkin, a Jewish food industry employee from Hackney, found himself in central London on a Saturday evening after the protests.
He said: “I was just looking around, sitting, minding my own business, messaging, listening to music, enjoying the sights.”
“As I was walking towards the Tube station […] a group of thugs, I’m not sure of the number exactly, started shouting at me: ‘Palestine, Palestine, Palestine’.”
This is when he said two women took the Yarmulke, or skullcap as it is also known, from his head.
“She runs off with it, and all the others find this hysterical, like new levels,” he said.
“All while the others are still shouting abuse at me, with one of them saying, ‘You’re killing babies, how are you killing babies?’”
