Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other New York officials have condemned anti-Israel protesters who attacked Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn's Borough Park. Schumer described the protest as provocatively anti-Semitic, praising the NYPD for maintaining order. Brought together by the Palestine Right to Return Coalition, the protest involved chanting anti-Jewish slogans and confronting both local residents and pro-Israel counter-protesters. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Governor Kathy Hochul echoed these sentiments, emphasizing the need to combat anti-Semitism and protect vulnerable communities.
Mask-wearing protestors chanting anti-Semitic slogans in the middle of the most Orthodox Jewish community in the city is all about provocation and not about free speech.
We will not tolerate the egregious behavior on display that was clearly designed to intimidate and harass Jews in the Borough Park neighborhood.
Last night we saw protesters in Boro Park targeting Jewish New Yorkers with hateful rhetoric and antisemitic chants. This is unacceptable.
People of goodwill across our City and throughout the nation must continue to do everything possible to protect our Jewish brothers and sisters who are under assault.
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