Antisemitic chants extolling massacre of Jews heard at Vienna protests
Antisemitic chants extolling a historic massacre of Jews have been heard in protests in Vienna.
2,500 protestors against Israel in the Austrian capital heard a man chanting through a loudspeaker in Arabic: “Jews, remember Khaybar, the army of Muhammad is returning.” Demonstrators reportedly repeated the chant.
The “Khaybar” chant is a classic Arabic battle cry referencing the massacre and expulsion of the Jews of the town of Khaybar in northwestern Arabia, now Saudi Arabia, in the year 628 CE.
Similar chanting has also been heard in rallies in London.
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