On Monday, a video was released showing pro-Palestinian supporters harassing a Jewish family at a shopping mall in New Jersey.
A video of the incident shared by a watchdog group shows the Jewish couple with their children, ages 12 and 16, targeted by a screaming man and woman who were angry at the teenager's clothing at the American Dream Mall. It is said that he was killed. Stop anti-Semitism. The eldest daughter wore a sweatshirt showing her support for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
“Liberate Palestine, you bastards,” a young woman can be heard shouting at her family, as her father blocks her from getting closer with his arm.
Out-of-control pro-Palestinian woman assaults Jewish family at American Dream Mall in Rutherford, New Jersey pic.twitter.com/Zdk8SGQ3UU
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a second video “Stop Anti-Semitism” said it showed the aggressors knocking a Jewish mother's cell phone out of her hand.
“Leave her alone, leave her alone!” the Jewish father told his family's alleged harassers.
“You're recording me without my permission! It's free, Palestine, die, you fucking die, you bastard! Liberate Palestine, die, you fucking die, you bastard! Liberate Palestine, you support genocide. You should be ashamed of yourself,” the alleged aggressor was heard saying.
In the video, a female assailant can be seen knocking a Jewish woman's cell phone out of her hand. pic.twitter.com/t9tEzvH1MW
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“What a massacre?” a Jewish father was heard replying as he dropped off his family.
Liora Rez, executive director of Stop Antisemitism, issued a statement blaming the Free Palestine movement for the incident, saying, “There are so many people in America that Jewish families cannot walk through a shopping mall without being charged.'' He said he was responsible for causing “too much hatred and division” in the United States. according to to the Daily Mail. (Related: Mayor denounces vandalism of public Hanukkah menorab)
“Incidents like these foster a violent atmosphere and push anti-Semitic hate crimes to new levels. As we return to public spaces where Jews are not targeted or threatened, If so, they must be widely condemned,” Rez told the Daily Mail.
