"They start yelling, 'Free Palestine, free Palestine.” Shemi said. “I got punched right over here [his eyebrow]. It's kind of hard to see it now."
"I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner, but I don't know what to tell you. Probably the war in Gaza is escalating the whole situation and antisemitism and all kinds of stuff."
"The incident comes amidst a global surge in antisemitism and a string of antisemitic hate crimes across the US."
"NYPD sources told WCBS that 56% of all hate crimes in the city were antisemitic attacks."
Amnon Shemi, a 72-year-old Jewish man, was attacked while putting up hostage posters in New York City, with assailants shouting pro-Palestinian slogans. The NYPD is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime amidst a notable rise in antisemitic acts across the United States, particularly since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war. Shemi expressed surprise that he had not encountered violence sooner, while crime data indicated that a high percentage of hate crimes in New York are antisemitic in nature, highlighting the alarming trend of rising violence against the Jewish community.
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