https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-801550
A Jewish Israeli teenage girl was thrown to the ground and pummeled by another student in the Canadian province of New Brunswick on April 30, according to B'nai Brith Canada, which called the incident a "vicious physical assault."
Fourteen-year-old Shaked Tsurkan was attacked from behind by what appeared to be a Muslim student who also attended Leo Hayes High School in Fredericton.
A Jewish Israeli teenage girl was thrown to the ground and pummeled by another student in the Canadian province of New Brunswick on April 30, according to B'nai Brith Canada, which called the incident a "vicious physical assault."
Fourteen-year-old Shaked Tsurkan was attacked from behind by what appeared to be a Muslim student who also attended Leo Hayes High School in Fredericton.
Footage of the incident, which occurred during lunchtime off school premises, showed other students watching and filming with their phones as the attacker climbed on Tsurkan, grabbed her hair and punched her repeatedly in the face. Tsurkan attempted to fight back against the attacker.When a 14-year-old Israeli student was attacked, unprovoked, at a New Brunswick public school, her family turned to B'nai Brith Canada for help. We acted immediately, reporting the incident to the authorities and are working with the victim’s family in seeking justice.This… pic.twitter.com/KZWsvHCmV5
— B'nai Brith Canada (@bnaibrithcanada) May 15, 2024