--- title: "Berlin police investigate anti-Semitic attack on woman" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/conflict/berlin-police-investigate-anti-semitic-attack-on-woman" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/berlin-police-investigate-anti-semitic-attack-on-woman" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/conflict/berlin-police-investigate-anti-semitic-attack-on-woman.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/berlin-police-investigate-anti-semitic-attack-on-woman" category: "Conflict & Security" area: "European Union" published: "2026-09-13T18:05:30.024Z" source_reported: "2026-09-13T15:49:00.000Z" updated: "2026-09-13T18:05:30.024Z" trust_score: 56 critic_score: 63 hype_score: 35 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-13T20:30:21.669898+00:00" --- # Berlin police investigate anti-Semitic attack on woman *A woman was injured in an incident involving two men who allegedly insulted her and then attacked her with a broken bottle.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 56 of 100, higher is better. Trust 56: multiple independent outlets report police‑named attack, but no named persons or documents cited. - Craft 63 of 100, higher is better. Critic 63: facts are specific and organized, but lacks quotes and includes speculative comment. - Hype 35 of 100, lower is better. Hype 35: language is mildly sensational in some digests but overall proportionate to the incident. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Police in Berlin are investigating an alleged anti-Semitic attack where a 43-year-old woman was injured. - The woman was reportedly approached by two men who insulted her before one attacked her with a broken glass bottle. - The State Protection department of the Berlin police has taken over the investigation. - The woman sustained cut injuries to her hand and was taken to hospital. A 43-year-old woman was injured in Berlin after two men allegedly insulted her and attacked her with a broken glass bottle. The incident occurred around 2:30 AM on Torstraße in Berlin-Mitte. Police reported that the two men approached the woman, who was wearing a Star of David, and made anti-Semitic remarks. One of the men then allegedly used a broken glass bottle to injure her. The woman suffered several cut injuries to her hand and was taken to a hospital. The State Protection department of the Berlin Landeskriminalamt is investigating the incident as a politically motivated crime. ## Disagreement on injury location Reports differ on the exact location of the woman's injuries. Tagesschau and Welt state she suffered cut injuries to her hand. However, Hospodárske Noviny and topky.sk report she sustained several cut injuries to her arm. ## What the coverage left out None of the left-rated digests mention the specific time of the incident (around 02:30). None of the right-rated digests mention that the State Protection department of the Berlin Landeskriminalamt has taken over the investigation. ## Who covered it Shares of the 14 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 21% (3) - Centre: 15% (2) - Right: 64% (9) 10 of 24 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-13T20:30:21.669898+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 11 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-13T20:45:21.491Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The left-rated reports from t-online and Zeit Online led with the attack and the fact that the State Protection department is investigating. Both reports noted that two men insulted the woman in an anti-Semitic way before injuring her with a broken glass bottle. t-online also mentioned that the woman was wearing a Star of David and that police confirmed the details. ### Centre - The centre-rated reports from Tagesschau and Jerusalem Post highlighted that the attack was suspected to be anti-Semitic. Tagesschau stated that police reported two men approached the woman, spoke to her about her Star of David, insulted her, and then attacked her with a broken glass bottle, causing hand injuries. Jerusalem Post also noted the Star of David necklace, anti-Semitic insults, and the use of a broken glass bottle, leading to alleged assault. ### Right - The right-rated reports from n-tv, Berliner Morgenpost, Jewish News Syndicate, Cleveland Jewish News, Welt, Kronen Zeitung, focus.de, and Bild focused on the attack and the use of a broken bottle as a weapon. Several reports, including n-tv and Bild, used strong language such as 'Jewish haters' to describe the perpetrators. n-tv also mentioned that state politicians were shocked and that anti-Semitism is increasing in the capital. Jewish News Syndicate and Cleveland Jewish News included a statistic about a record number of anti-Semitic incidents in Germany in 2025. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 3 - high: 11 - unknown: 10 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Arutz Sheva](https://israelnationalnews.com/news/433091) — Berlin Jewish woman attacked over Star of David - [Index](https://index.hu/kulfold/2026/09/13/antiszemita-tamadas-nyomozas-rendorseg-nemetorszag-david-csillag-torott-uveg-aldozat-serules-korhaz) — Woman Wearing Star of David Attacked with Broken Glass in Berlin - [Tagesschau](https://tagesschau.de/inland/berlin-angriff-antisemitismus-frau-verletzt-100.html) — Woman Injured in Alleged Anti-Semitic Attack in Berlin - [ORF.at News](https://orf.at/stories/3442051) — Woman Injured in Anti-Semitic Attack in Berlin - [Unknown](https://news.walla.co.il/item/3867437) — Anti-Semitic Event in Berlin: She Wore a Star of David - and Was Violently Attacked - [newenglishreview.org](https://newenglishreview.org/berlin-woman-attacked-with-broken-glass-bottle-after-wearing-star-of-david-necklace-police-say) — Berlin woman attacked with broken glass bottle after wearing Star of David necklace, police say - [der Standard DE](https://derstandard.de/story/3000000339540/frau-bei-antisemitischer-attacke-in-berlin-verletzt) — Woman Injured in Anti-Semitic Attack in Berlin - [Heti Világgazdaság](https://hvg.hu/vilag/20260913_torott-uveggel-tamadtak-egy-david-csillagos-nore-berlinben) — Woman with Star of David Attacked and Hacked with Broken Glass in Berlin - [n-tv](https://n-tv.de/politik/Antisemitischer-Angriff-auf-Frau-in-Berlin-loest-Entsetzen-aus-id31300599.html) — Aborted Bottle as a Weapon: Anti-Semitic Attack on Woman in Berlin Triggers Horror - [Berliner Morgenpost](https://morgenpost.de/berlin/article413141318/nach-antisemitischem-angriff-gruene-und-linke-verurteilen-attacke.html) — After Anti-Semitic Attack: Greens and Left Condemn Attacks - [Jewish News Syndicate](https://jns.org/news/world/woman-wearing-star-of-david-attacked-in-berlin) — Woman wearing Star of David attacked in Berlin - [Cleveland Jewish News](https://clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/woman-wearing-star-of-david-attacked-in-berlin/article_e2a285ab-d076-5adc-aff3-265c1df8941a.html) — Woman wearing Star of David attacked in Berlin - [Spiegel](https://spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/berlin-offenbar-antisemitischer-angriff-auf-frau-a-363469e6-a1b7-46f1-9d79-a0599c1287c5) — Attack with Broken Glass Bottle: Apparently Anti-Semitic Attack on Woman in Berlin - [Jerusalem Post](https://jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-908445) — Berlin woman attacked with broken glass bottle after wearing Star of David necklace, police say - [Hospodárske Noviny](https://hnonline.sk/svet/96302006-antisemitsky-utok-v-berline-utocnici-napadli-rozbitou-flasou-zenu-ktora-mala-na-sebe-davidovu-hviezdu) — Anti-Semitic Attack in Berlin. The Attackers Attacked with a Broken Bottle a Woman Who Was Wearing the Star of David - [topky.sk](https://topky.sk/cl/11/9492455/Brutalny-utok-v-Berline--Zenu-s-Davidovou-hviezdou-porezali-flasou-pocas-sviatku) — Brutal Attack in Berlin: Woman with Star of David Cut with Bottle During Holiday - [t-online](https://t-online.de/nachrichten/panorama/id_101433002/frau-traegt-davidstern-maenner-attackieren-sie.html) — Berlin: Woman Attacked for Davidstern - [NEWSru.co.il](https://newsru.co.il/world/12sep2026/berlin_0017.html) — In Berlin, a Woman with David's Star on the Chain Was Attacked with a Broken Bottle. - [Welt](https://welt.de/vermischtes/kriminalitaet/article6aa55ab3cdb463e19b93466e/berlin-maenner-sprechen-frau-auf-davidstern-an-und-gehen-mit-glasflasche-auf-sie-los.html) — Berlin: Men Approach Woman on Davidstern and Go Off with Glass Bottle on Her - [dhnet.be](https://dhnet.be/actu/monde/2026/09/12/agression-antisemite-a-berlin-une-femme-portant-une-etoile-de-david-blessee-et-hospitalisee-QUBIPTAOS5CLJDDSFLGX2XUHEU) — Anti-Semitic Assault in Berlin: a Woman with a Star of David Injured and Hospitalized - [Kronen Zeitung](https://krone.at/4292449) — Woman (43) Attacked with Broken Glass Bottle - [focus.de](https://focus.de/panorama/maenner-attackieren-frau-mit-zerbrochener-flasche_c84d3261-bb9a-4ce9-8190-d2882b6f1115.html) — Men Attack Woman with Broken Bottle - [Bild](https://bild.de/regional/berlin/in-berlin-judenhasser-verletzen-frau-43-mit-glasflasche-6aa5509bcdb463e19b9345c1) — Anti-Semitic Attack in Berlin: Jewish Haters Hurt Woman (43) with Glass Bottle - [Zeit Online](https://zeit.de/news/2026-09/12/antisemitischer-angriff-zwei-maenner-greifen-frau-an) — State Protection Determined: Anti-Semitic Attack: Two Men Attack Woman ## Questions **What happened in Berlin?** A 43-year-old woman wearing a Star of David was allegedly attacked by two men in Berlin. Police reported that the men insulted her and then one of them used a broken glass bottle to injure her hand. **Who is investigating the incident?** The State Protection department of the Berlin Landeskriminalamt is investigating the incident. This department is responsible for politically motivated crimes. **What injuries did the woman sustain?** The woman suffered several cut injuries to her hand as a result of the attack. She was taken to a hospital for treatment. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/conflict/berlin-police-investigate-anti-semitic-attack-on-woman. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "Berlin police investigate anti-Semitic attack on woman", https://mediabias.news/conflict/berlin-police-investigate-anti-semitic-attack-on-woman