Jewish man stabbed in Milan street attack

[oberliner]

Source: The Local (Italy)

A Jewish man was stabbed repeatedly on a street in Milan on Thursday night.

Nathan Graff was attacked while walking alone on via San Gimignano, in a Jewish area of the city, Corriere reported.

A witness attempted to intervene but the attacker, whose face was partially covered, managed to escape, sparking a massive police hunt. There are suspicions that the assailant could have been an Arab woman.

Graff, who lived in Milan and held Israeli citizenship, was stabbed “between three and nine times” outside Carmel Pizza, a kosher pizzeria, and close to a Jewish school.

Read more: http://www.thelocal.it/20151113/jewish-man-stabbed-in-milan-street-attack

[Ken Burch]

1. Horrifying. All decent people condemn this.

As we condemn all hate crimes anywhere.

[sulphurdunn]

2. It's OK to infer

this was a hate crime, but from what the article contained, it would be premature to claim so. To have printed that there are "suspicions that the assailant could have been an Arab woman," is particularly unprofessional and incendiary to have made based upon what is know at this point.

[oberliner]

3. I think that was based on statements from witnesses

Hopefully more information will be forthcoming and the perpetrator will be arrested.

[starroute]

4. I'm perplexed by the idea of a kosher pizzaria

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Since they can't mix meat and cheese, does that mean they're limited to serving onion and mushroom pizzas? Or are Italian pizzas different enough from their bastard American offspring that the problem doesn't arise?

[geek tragedy]

5. Cheese pizza is the most popular kind nt

[AngryAmish]

6. Margarita

That is the true test of a pizza maker. Simple but hard. And in Milan no olive oil in crust. I have a Milanese starter, very sour but essential. But my oven tops off at 500, so shortcuts I take.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Onion, mushroom, bell peppers, chilis, artichokes, olives, herbs ...

All these and more are standard vegetarian ingredients in pizzas.

[MosheFeingold]

9. Don't forget the anchovies

If you like them, that is. Fish are exempt from the meat/cheese issue.

I've even had pizza with a spicy lox. It's fantastic.

[Archae]

8. If the attacker had been shot and killed...

Palestinian media would call him or her a "hero" and "martyr."

[Behind the Aegis]

10. Sad.

The event and the resulting remarks.

[Igel]

11. Empathy.

Not for the victim, but the "real" victims.

Who, since they are victims, must be innocent. In a weird sort of ultra-binary thinking.