(JEWISH GROUP) German antisemitism official targeted in road rage over Hebrew song
German police have launched an investigation against a Jordanian citizen who allegedly tried to run a car off the road because it was playing a song in Hebrew. The car belonged to Stefan Hensel, the Commissioner for Combating Antisemitism in Hamburg.
According to German media reports, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. on May 25, shortly after Hensel picked up his young daughter from a swimming pool. To help keep her awake during the drive home, he played the popular Hebrew song "Tamid Ohev Oti" by Sasson Shaulov. While stopped at a red light, a blue Opel van pulled up next to them. The driver asked Hensel to roll down his window, then began shouting at him, calling him a “baby killer” and a “dirty Israeli,” and challenged him to get out of the car “if you’re a man.”
When the light turned green, Hensel sped off, but the other driver followed him and reportedly attempted to force his car off the road. Hensel spotted a police patrol car, pulled over, locked his car with his daughter inside to keep her safe, and ran to ask the officers for help. The suspect also pulled over and continued shouting threats and insults, even in the officers’ presence.
Additional police were called to the scene, and three more officers arrived. The Jordanian driver, 57, was questioned and had his phone confiscated for evidence. Although the police decided not to arrest him at the time, citing insufficient grounds, they opened a formal investigation to determine whether the attack was politically motivated.
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