Jewish Italian Teens Targeted by Alleged Neo-Nazis at Bulgaria Hotel
- On Sunday, a group of alleged neo-Nazi skinheads targeted Italian Jewish teenagers at a hotel in Bansko, Bulgaria, attempting to force their way inside while the group participated in a Bnei Akiva youth program.
- World Bnei Akiva selected Bulgaria for the camp after comprehensive security assessments, citing the country's comparatively lower levels of antisemitic incidents this year as a deciding factor.
- The attackers wore black shirts emblazoned with skull symbols, performed Nazi salutes, and shouted "Sieg Heil!" while surrounding the hotel and blocking exits, according to witness accounts and video footage.
- Police officers dispersed the group after hotel security notified them, but the individuals reportedly returned to block the entrances again after officers initially left the scene.
- Jewish Community of Rome President Victor Fadlun condemned the "ignoble provocation," urging authorities to prosecute those responsible amid rising antisemitic incidents across Europe and the broader Jewish safety crisis.
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There appears to be more to the incident in Bulgaria, where Jewish youths were verbally harassed with neo-Nazi slogans such as ‘Sieg Heil’ at their hotel in the city of Bansko. According to the police and the hotel, the youths themselves were also causing a great deal of disturbance, reports the Dutch newspaper ‘Algemeen Dagblad’.
Italian Jewish Teenagers Targeted in Antisemitic Attack at Bulgarian Summer Camp Amid Escalating Hostility Across Europe
A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag during a national protest for Gaza in Rome, Italy, Oct. 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Claudia Greco Italian Jewish teenagers attending a summer camp in Bulgaria became the latest targets of antisemitic abuse after being harassed by a group of extremists, amid an increasingly hostile climate for Jews and Israelis...
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nachrichten.atYoung people had chanted anti-Semitic slogans in front of a hotel in Bulgaria, showed Hitler's greetings and tried to penetrate the building.
Algemeen Dagblad
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