Tzipi Shukrun told Israel’s Maariv newspaper that the young male assailants attacked her family with iron bars, whips and knives, yelling at them to leave the area.
Millions of Israelis this past weekend joyously celebrated the 64th anniversary of their nation’s miraculous rebirth by attending picnics and public festivals. Unfortunately for some, the festivities were marred by violence.
Tzipi Shukrun and her extended family tried to mark Independence Day with a picnic in the Valley of Ben Hinnom just outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City. But a gang of Arab youths from the nearby neighborhood of Abu Tor were determined to ruin the gathering.
Tzipi Shukrun told Israel’s Maariv newspaper that the young male assailants attacked her family with iron bars, whips and knives, yelling at them to leave the area. Two of Cohen’s brothers and a third unidentified family member were wounded and required hospitalization.
One of the wounded brothers, Yonatan Shukrun, recounted the incident for Israel’s Ynet news portal. “Eight Arabs, aged 15 to 22, arrived just as we were preparing to leave. At some point they approached us and tried to reach the little kids – aged two, eight and 10,” said Yonatan.
“When we tried to stop them, they took out a whip and a knife and began hitting us. I was struck with a club. We managed to protect the women and children, but it wasn’t easy.”
Source: Israel Today
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