ByMICHAEL STARR
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Two non-Jewish men said they were the victims of an antisemitic gang assault in Boston last Sunday, the Boston Police Department reported.

The two cousins said they had been approached by four males who shouted antisemitic slurs at them, including “Dirty Jew” and “schnoz boy.”

The victims were also told to “go back to Israel” and “free Palestine.”

One of the victims told the assailants he was not Jewish, but they attacked them anyway, the police said.

The attackers allegedly punched and kicked one of the victims in the face and body. One of the victims had scratches on his elbow, and the other had a bloody nose and a laceration on his cheek.

Green Monster at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, May 25, 2013
Green Monster at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, May 25, 2013 (credit: Zoke/Wikimedia Commons)

One of the victims said he had picked up a wallet that was dropped by one of the suspects, the police said.

Antisemitic gang attack on baseball fan

Nearby that same night, a non-Jewish baseball fan who dresses as Jesus when attending Boston Red Sox games was attacked by four men shouting antisemitic slurs, CBS News reported.

The attackers reportedly stole his backpack, wallet, and Jesus costume, which was a gift from his sister, who had suffered a brain injury, the report said.

“I really hope we can get these guys to see justice, because what they did to me just for thinking I was Jewish, imagine what they would do to a real Jewish person,” the victim told CBS.