A Jewish man has filmed the moment he confronted a group of men who allegedly performed a Nazi salute, and yelled “heil Hitler” and “gas the Jews” at him and others outside Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia.
In the video, filmed on March 14 at 11:50 p.m., the Jewish man approaches three men on the casino’s promenade and can be heard saying: “Have you got something to say to me?”
One of the alleged offenders, dressed in a black hoodie, denies knowing what antisemitism means as he is confronted by the Jewish man.
Later in the video, the same man pleads with the victim to delete the footage of their earlier encounter.
“Don’t come at us where you Nazi saluted us … because we’re Jewish,” a voice can be heard saying.
“And I apologize for that, I apologize for that action,” the accused man said.
“I ask of you one thing … can you please delete the video that you have of me on your phone?”
The Jewish man, who wished not to be named, told NewsWire he was with family members, all of whom were visibly Jewish, when the alleged Nazi salute and antisemitic remarks were made.
“I was deeply impacted by the fact that we’re sitting there, minding our own business, when these idiots felt emboldened to say disgusting slurs to us,” he said.
“I said, ‘You know what, I’m not standing for that. I want to get them on camera.’
“I’m incredibly proud to be Jewish and wasn’t intimidated to a point that I’d be scared to show my Jewishness.”
Dvir Abramovich, the chair of Australia’s Anti-Defamation Commission, said the alleged act was a sign lines had been crossed.
“To shout ‘gas the Jews’ and give the heil Hitler salute in public, surrounded by people is an expression of violence and murder,” he said.
“Hateful words like these are weapons that create a climate where Jews are marked, singled out, and are told in language that cannot be misunderstood: ‘You are not safe. Not here. Not anywhere.’”
State police said they were investigating the allegations.
“An investigation into the incident is ongoing,” a police spokesperson said.
“There is absolutely no place at all in our society for antisemitic or hate-based behavior.”
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