Zyskowicz was the victim of an attack in Helsinki’s Itäkeskus before noon yesterday. In Finland, a rare case crossed the international news threshold.
Congressman to Ben Zyskowicz (collective) the attack on Saturday has crossed the news threshold in the world as well.
American The Washington Post (you are moving to another service) – magazine wrote on the subject, citing Zyskowicz and the prime minister Sanna Marini tweets (you switch to another service).
Swedish public broadcasting company SVT (you switch to another service) wrote that the MP was attacked “only a week before the Finnish elections and in the middle of the country’s NATO process”.
“The attack on a Jewish politician was condemned in Finland”, a Swedish newspaper Dagen (you switch to another service).
Finland’s traditionally considered safe election campaigning has been highlighted in the international media, as candidates can move in crowds without security guards. Violent attacks on MPs are very rare in Finland, it is mentioned in several news around the world.
The shouts directed at Zyskowicz by the attacker about his Jewishness and Finland’s joining as a member of the defense alliance NATO attracted special attention.
Israeli Israel Hayom (you switch to another service) -lehti pointed out that Zyskowicz, who has served in parliament for 40 years, is “one of the most visible representatives of the Finnish Jewish community”.
– The attack on a Jewish leader in Finland causes shock waves, the newspaper headlined.