"I was beaten, my face swelled up": Former "The Next Star" contestant attacked in Athens

Elior Zandani, a former participant in "The Next Star", was attacked in Athens over the weekend, allegedly because he was speaking Hebrew. In a social media post, he described how three people verbally assaulted him and the situation escalated into a brawl, during which he was hit in the face.

Elior Zandani, a former contestant on the show "The Next Star", was attacked in Athens over the weekend, allegedly because he was speaking Hebrew. Zandani shared the incident in a social media post, describing how three people heard him speaking Hebrew, began verbally attacking him, and the situation escalated into a fight. According to him, "I received quite a few blows to the face, which also swelled up a lot." He said he had traveled to celebrate his 25th birthday, left a party to talk on the phone, and then arrived at a taxi area where the attack occurred. Zandani added that after realizing he was alone, he fled the scene. The article does not include confirmation from official sources or an alternative account of the event.