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A group “yelling out anti-Palestine statements” and “waving an Israeli flag” assaulted a Palestinian man in Brooklyn, the New York City Police Department said.
The man was with two friends Wednesday night when three cars rolled by and those inside made the remarks, the NYPD said in a statement to HuffPost.“Multiple unknown males exited the vehicles and approached the victims, making further anti-Palestine statements,” police said. “The males then assaulted the 18-year-old victim, punching and kicking him repeatedly.”
The Palestinian man’s friends, ages 19 and 20, were “further harassed” but unharmed by the group, who later fled in their vehicles, the NYPD said. Hours before the incident involving the 18-year-old, a 34-year-old man holding a Palestinian flag was attacked in a separate encounter in Brooklyn, CBS News reported. And at Columbia University, which has seenover the Middle East conflict this week, a 24-year-old Israeli student was allegedly hit in the hand with a wooden stick by a 19-year-old woman,
No suspects have been arrested in the attack against the 18-year-old, but the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our
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