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A rare antisemitic incident in Lithuania: A local blogger and social media activist was arrested after being filmed spitting at three Israeli rabbis visiting Vilnius and urging others to do the same.

According to Lithuanian authorities, the suspect, Gintaras Liutkevičius, posted a video on social media showing him approaching the three Jews, who were wearing traditional religious clothing, spitting toward them and encouraging others to follow his example.

“I heard you love to spit on Christians ... what if I spit on you?” he is heard saying in the video. “You need to go home. This is not your home. This is Lithuania — go home.”

Police opened an investigation on suspicion of inciting hatred on national and religious grounds after receiving a complaint alleging that the suspect had publicly humiliated the victims and encouraged hatred against Jews. He was arrested and later released from custody. Following his release, he launched a fundraising campaign to cover his legal expenses.