The attack coincided with a speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN, where he asserted that the Christian community in Israel is the only one in the Middle East that is "growing, thriving, and succeeding." The victim's mother stated that her son has suffered from poor sleep since the encounter, and video from the aftermath shows the 9 year old crying in an ambulance.
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Israel Police Close Case Despite CCTV of Extremist Attack on 9 Year Old
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William, a member of Jerusalem's Armenian community, was pepper-sprayed by a group of attackers while riding his bicycle near the Old City during Yom Kippur. The assailants, identified as Jewish extremists, confronted the child and demanded he remove his headphones before spraying him in the face after hearing him speak English and shouting, "No English, only Jews here!" Jerusalem police closed the investigation without detaining any suspects or making arrests, even though surveillance cameras recorded the incident.
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