Anti-Israel protesters in Vienna chant about massacre of Jews

Some 2,500 protesters in Vienna against Israel’s actions in Gaza chanted about a massacre of Jews during a rally in the Austrian capital.

A man leading chants in Arabic with a loudspeaker shouted “Jews, remember Khaybar, the army of Muhammad is returning.” Multiple demonstrators repeated the chant.

The cry relates to an event in the seventh century when Muslims massacred and expelled Jews from the town of Khaybar, located in modern-day Saudi Arabia.

 

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