Another day, another antisemitic hate crime. In New York.
A man strolling in Central Park was accosted by a homeless man who spit in his face and screamed, “Hitler was right,” cops said Wednesday.
Police released footage of the on-the-loose suspect, who was carrying several bags and had two metal water bottles hanging over his neck, in the hopes someone recognizes him.
The 65-year-old victim, who is Jewish, was just leaving the park at E. 68th St. when the attacker stormed up to him on Fifth Ave. at about 4:10 p.m. on July 27, cops said.
“Should I slap you or punch you?” the assailant asked as he yanked down his surgical mask the victim was wearing and spat in his face. The attacker screamed, “Hitler was right!” before running off down Madison Ave.
The victim was rattled but unharmed, cops said.
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.
Police searching the area recovered surveillance footage of the suspect, who was sporting sunglasses, a bucket hat, black pants and a multicolored shirt. He also had a fanny pack and was carrying two large bags and had a backpack on his back.
If I posted every antisemitic incident in New York alone, I would not have time for anything else. The reasons for me posting this particular one are to make a number of observations.
Firstly, note how police released the footage in the hopes someone recognizes him – over a month after the incident occurred. Was this not initially reported by the victim and only after it was did police retrieve the surveillance footage? And if I am correct about this, why didn’t the victim report it? Are Jews becoming increasingly afraid to even do this?
And finally, perhaps I am alone here and reading too much into it, but what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you see the perpetrator’s clothing and accessories:
That sure as hell looks like the colors of the palestinian flag and at first glance the picture on the t shirt looks like a masked terrorist.
Again, maybe I am reading to much into it, but that could also suggest just how much I have been affected by the rise in antisemitism we are especially seeing from those also professing to support “Palestine.”
