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A Jewish man was verbally and physically attacked by a fellow passenger last Friday evening on a city bus in the Irish capital of Dublin.
The assailant hurled antisemitic insults, including calling the victim a “genocidal Jew,” claiming to recognize him as Jewish “because of his face.” The victim recorded the incident, expressing resigned familiarity with such hostility.
During the confrontation, a female passenger intervened, urging the attacker to stop and saying, “We are better than this.”
The assailant responded by insulting her as a “white woman standing up for genocide” and accusing her of “white-knighting” for the Jewish man. He then escalated the violence by slapping the victim and attempting to seize his phone.
Last night, a Jewish man was assaulted in a shocking act of antisemitic violence on a bus in Dublin.
Ireland, please make your public transportation safe for everyone, including Jews. pic.twitter.com/yzjP3WFwJ5
— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) July 20, 2025
Social media reports indicated the bus driver promptly alerted authorities. Police officers from Rathmines responded to a disturbance at approximately 11 p.m. on July 18, in Rathgar, Dublin. A man in his 30s was arrested under public order laws and taken to a local police station, then released without charge. Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
This attack comes amid Ireland’s broader campaign to isolate and target Israel, including a recently-proposed bill that would criminalize the import of goods from Israeli communities in the “Occupied Palestinian Territories.” The legislation, widely condemned by Israeli and Jewish leaders, has been labeled discriminatory and antisemitic for singling out Israeli products made in Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights.
The bill is part of a wider deterioration in relations between Ireland and Israel, highlighted by Israel’s closure of its embassy in Dublin in December 2024 following Ireland’s recognition of Palestinian statehood and a parliamentary resolution accusing Israel of genocide. While diplomatic overtures have been made, Israel has refused dialogue until Ireland withdraws its anti-Israel legal complaint at the International Court of Justice.
Ireland’s ongoing efforts to isolate Israel, including pushing anti-Israel resolutions at the European Union, have fueled a climate that Jewish leaders say crosses from legitimate criticism into antisemitism.
Chief Rabbi of Ireland Yoni Wieder condemned the bill as “one-sided and hypocritical,” warning that the discourse in Ireland repeatedly relies on double standards and unfounded accusations.
