Posted on 12/28/2021 1:49:21 PM PST by mykroar
Two Jewish men, one of whom was wearing an IDF sweatshirt, were attacked in Brooklyn on Sunday, the New York Post reported.
Blake Zavadsky and Ilan Kaganovich were in a shoe shop in the city when two attackers accosted them.
"They asked us what we were doing in their neighborhood," Zavadsky told the Post.
Zavadsky was the one wearing the sweatshirt, and he said that one of the attackers punched him, telling him that if he didn't take it off, he would "rock him." When he refused, he got punched again and doused in iced coffee. The two attackers also reportedly threatened Kaganovich that if he got involved they would hurt him too
Zavadsky told the Post that the man who punched him asked him how he can support "these dirty Jews."
"I cannot believe this happened," Kaganovich told the Post. "We should be able to wear whatever we want to wear.
"Blake and I are Jewish - we should support Israel without it being a problem. My family moved from the Soviet Union for this reason - to be able to live a better life."
Zavadsky told the Post that he intends on continuing to wear his sweatshirt in public.
"You cannot be scared to walk outside and say you're Jewish," he said. "You have to be proud of who you are and stand up for what you believe and not be intimidated."
The attackers have not yet been identified, but the NYPD is looking at the assault as a hate crime, according to the Post.
Meanwhile, Governor Kathy Hochul took to Twitter to condemn the incident.
"Yesterday, two Jewish men were verbally and physically attacked in Brooklyn," she wrote. "This is abhorrent and unacceptable. Antisemitism and all hate has no home in New York. The Hate Crimes Task Force is assisting in the investigation and we're ready to offer additional support.
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What is IDF?
Democrats do not like Israel at all. It’s a wonder they haven’t started killing Jews again.
When asked, the unidentified assailants both said, “Dindunuffin.”
Israel Defense Force (i.e. Army)
What is IDF?
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Israeli Defense Forces - the Israeli army.
Any description of the attackers? Any video? If the police are still looking, have they considered their own situation if any encounter turns violent?
Israel Defense Forces, I believe.
Exactly!
That's about as believable as two White MAGA hat-wearers walking around Chicago at 2 a.m. during a polar vortex and shouting, "Hey, it's that fag actor from 'Empire!'"
Most of the people who would be stupid enough to physically attack someone for wearing an Israeli Defense Force t-shirt wouldn't even know what "IDF" stands for!
Regards,
Make no mistake, a lot of Jews hate Israel, too.
Think I’ll have to get one of those sweatshirts.
Re: “fag actor”
Yup, you betcha! Easy to smell.
Who is wearing a t-shirt, in the last week of December, in the Borough of Brooklyn?
I wouldn’t.
You really don’t understand the hatred of Jews do you?
This has no comparison to Jussie Smollet’s fake hate crime. Anyone who has been to Israel would know 100% what the IDF is because the T Shirts are sold in shops throughout the country.
"Subway.........Sandwiches?!?!?!"
Read the post again carefully… SWEATSHIRT…
My guess is it had a star and Hebrew on it. Not exactly brain surgery.
Are you suggesting these guys set this up themselves?
Punching someone who is wearing an IDF shirt is a good way to get dead. Lots of those people are amazingly skilled in Krav Maga and they’ve all been taught to kill, not disable.
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