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NYPD searching for woman who slapped pro-Palestinian protester, investigating as possible hate crime
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Ramsey Khalifeh
Published Oct 29, 2023
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The NYPD says it’s searching for a woman who allegedly made an “anti-ethnic statement” and slapped a man’s face during Saturday’s pro-Palestinian protest on the Brooklyn Bridge.
A video posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, appears to show the woman shoving and yelling at a crowd of people during the protest.
“You deserve death,” she repeated several times before slapping someone in the crowd, the video shows. It’s unclear from the video who she struck, but the man filming the incident said she was “hitting people” at the protest.
Police said the woman slapped a 31-year-old man, who declined medical attention at the scene.
The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident.
Thousands gathered in Brooklyn and Manhattan Saturday to protest for a ceasefire in the ongoing bombardments of the Gaza strip. The demonstration temporarily shut down the Brooklyn Bridge.
Police reported one person was arrested during the protest: A 26-year-old man who was charged for putting up graffiti.
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Ramsey Khalifeh
Ramsey Khalifeh is a transportation reporter on the NYC Accountability desk covering the largest transit system in the country. He was previously a general assignment reporter at Gothamist and worked on the Boston Globe's metro and copy desk. Got a tip? Email [email protected]
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