Several unidentified vandals vandalised a kosher Israeli restaurant in Athens on Saturday night in full view of staff and patrons in a suspected hate crime.
A video of the incident released by King David Burger, which only opened about a month ago, shows at least six people entering the outlet while scattering pamphlets.
Some of the intruders proceeded to spray black paint on various areas as staff looked on from behind a service counter.
Restaurante israelí en Atenas atacado po pro-palestinos
Otro caso de acoso a una empresa israelí, esta vez en Atenas. El restaurante King David Burger de la capital griega, propiedad de un israelí, fue atacado anoche.
Un grupo de activistas propalestinos llegó al restaurante y,… pic.twitter.com/YGiqLBRNAF
The perpetrators taped a poster to one of the restaurant’s windows reading: “All IDF soldiers are war criminals – we don’t want you here.”
Another piece of graffiti showed a drawing of a woman wearing a keffir over the slogan “smash Zionism fascism”.
Police from the Athens hate crime division arrived around 15 minutes later, but reportedly said arrests would only be made if any of the vandals could be identified by CCTV footage.
Zvika Levinson, the restaurant’s owner, who lives in Israel, told Israel Hayom that none of the employees present were Israeli.
Following the attack, the local Israeli community visited the restaurant as a show of solidarity, with some sing “Am Yisrael Chai”.
Thousands of Israelis pass daily through the neighborhood in central Athens where the restaurant is located, about 200 yards north of the Acropolis.
Levinson urged authorities in Athens to “intervene” and punish the perpetrators. “It would be a shame for the Israelis to leave Athens,” he said. “But if authorities don’t act, the situation will not be good.”
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