A Jewish high school student in Berlin, Germany was subjected to a hateful Anti-Semitic attack from a classmate – all because he expressed an opinion the student did not agree with.

During a class discussion on Israeli-Palestinian relations, the 18-year-old Jewish student objected to the establishment of a Palestinian state and explained his position.

A classmate, an Arab student shouted a flurry of abuse, including: �”You [Israelis] murder children…we have to cut your heads off,” and “Hitler was a good man because he murdered Jews…” The incident, which occurred two weeks ago at at the�Ernst-Reuter High School, was reported by the Berliner Zeitung�newspaper.

According to the student, anti-Semitic abuse had been a common feature since his first day at the school two years ago. “I tried to remain calm, to smile and to present facts, but I decided not to ignore these comment about Hitler,” he said.

The student filed a complaint with the school principal, who published a statement saying that the incident exposed an “anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli sentiment.” The principal promised to take steps that will ensure that these instances are not covered up and to protect all students.

As a result of the incident, and a series of other similar anti-Semitic attacks, the student was not allowed to play in the school yard during break times for fear that other students may attack him.

Berlin Chief Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal responded, �The incident which occurred was most serious. We cannot permit a situation in which a student in school hears such disgusting things. We expect the government to act, to do its utmost to� prevent tolerance of hatred, especially among young people.”

It is not the first time in recent days that anti-Semitism has struck Berlin.

Last week, a video went viral�showing a 60-year-old German man accosting Jewish restaurant owner Yorai Feinberg (36) in the German capital and hurling anti-Semitic abuse at him merely for being an Israeli Jew.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)