Jewish Man Physically Assaulted on Dublin Bus Amid Rising Antisemitic Hate Crimes in Ireland

A Jewish man was physically assaulted on a Dublin city bus last week as the attacker hurled antisemitic slurs — marking the latest incident in an increasing wave of anti-Jewish hate crimes in Ireland since the start of the war in Gaza.

According to a video circulating on social media and recorded by the victim, the assailant shouted “genocidal Jews” along with other antisemitic slurs. He also claimed he could tell the man was Jewish “because of his face.”

Moments later, a female passenger who had witnessed the incident stepped in, telling the assailant, “You are being hateful right now” and “We are better than this.”

The Jewish man can then be heard saying, “I get used to it; they are all like this.”

At that point, the assailant shouted, “Look at the white woman standing up for genocide” and “Look at the woman white-knighting for the Jew.”

He then slapped the Jewish man in the face and attempted to snatch his phone.

Raw, unfiltered antisemitism.

This is Dublin – the capital of Ireland – the most antisemitic nation in Europe – and what you see is the result of decades of anti-Israel demonisation pushed out by parts of the Church, Irish media and Irish politics. pic.twitter.com/gUiRMt0fMr

— David Collier (@mishtal) July 19, 2025

Local police confirmed that a 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene under public order laws and taken to a police station following a call from the bus driver reporting the incident.

However, he was released without charge pending ongoing investigations into the incident.

Since the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Ireland has seen a disturbing rise in anti-Jewish hate crimes. At the same time, the Irish government has taken one of the most hostile stances against Israel since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.

Alan Shatter, a former member of parliament who served in the Irish cabinet between 2011 and 2014 as minister for justice, equality and defense, told The Algemeiner in an interview last year that Ireland has “evolved into the most hostile state towards Israel in the entire EU,” explaining that antisemitism in the European country has become “blatant and obvious.”

Jerusalem has accused the Irish government of undermining Israel at international forums and promoting “extreme anti-Israel policies.”

Last month, Ireland became the first European nation to push forward legislation banning trade with Israeli communities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, an effort officials say is meant “to address the horrifying situation” in the Gaza Strip.

Ireland’s decision comes after a 2024 advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel’s presence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem illegal.

The ICJ ruled that third countries must avoid trade or investment that supports “the illegal situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.”

Ireland joined South Africa’s genocide case against Israel earlier this year, accusing Jerusalem of committing “state-led genocide” during its defensive war against the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in Gaza.

Irish Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Simon Harris has also condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza, accusing the country of “the starvation of children” and “the killing of civilians” — remarks Israeli officials slammed as “antisemitic” and historically insensitive.

Last year, the Irish government officially recognized a Palestinian state, prompting outrage in Israel, which described the move as a “reward for terrorism.”

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