Paris: Jewish Boy Assaulted, Robbed by Five Attackers Who Threatened Him with a Knife

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A 13-year-old Jewish boy was making a simple, familiar journey — walking from his home in Paris to a synagogue in the heart of the city. On his head was a kippah, a small and traditional sign of Jewish faith. In today’s France, where antisemitic incidents have sharply increased in recent years, wearing such a visible symbol of identity can feel like an act of quiet courage.

What should have been an ordinary walk turned into a terrifying ordeal. According to reporting by The Jerusalem Post, five assailants surrounded the boy. They tripped him, punched him in the face, and robbed him. One of them pressed a knife to his throat. He was ordered to empty his pockets; his jacket and AirPods were taken. During the assault, the attackers allegedly hurled antisemitic insults, including calling him a “dirty Jew.”

The attack occurred while the boy was on a video call, and the person on the other end was able to provide identifying information about at least one of the attackers. French authorities later confirmed that an 18-year-old suspect had been arrested by police in Paris’s 18th arrondissement. The prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into armed robbery and group violence aggravated by discrimination.

Beyond the physical injuries and stolen belongings lies a deeper and more lasting harm: fear. For a 13-year-old child, being surrounded by five attackers, beaten, robbed, and threatened with a knife is not something easily forgotten. The psychological impact may linger long after bruises fade. He may now think twice before wearing his kippah in public. He may wonder whether the remaining attackers will be found — or whether he must constantly look over his shoulder.

Incidents like this have become part of a troubling pattern across parts of Europe, where Jewish communities report feeling increasingly vulnerable. Each attack does not only harm an individual victim; it sends a chilling message to an entire community. What happened on a Paris street that day was more than a robbery — it was an act that targeted identity itself, leaving a young boy to grapple with fear in a city that should have been his home.

(This Article was originally published by Jihad Watch)