Someone ripped down an Israeli flag from outside a Monsey business on Friday, but the Jewish owners say they're equally disturbed by who they believe did it.
Joe Torres has the story in Monsey about the stolen flag.Someone early Friday morning ripped down the Israeli flag from outside a service center in Monsey.
But the Jewish business owners told us they're equally disturbed by who they believe committed the vial act.They base that claim on the numerous people who each day come in to their long-time service center and ask them to take down the flag."We are jews. We are against Israel. Because we are Jews as we believe Israel is a Zionist state, it is not a Jewish state," he said.Joe Kurek, 73, has owned the Monsey Service Center for 40-years.
The stolen flag was a gift from a dear friend who died last year - a friend who served in the military and brought the flag from Israel to Monsey. Joe's daughter manages the shop. She told us each day she turns away potential customers who say they'll give her some business if she takes down the flag. No way, says Lauren Pepper. She says the flag is about much more than just religion. It's also about pride and identity.
"My father was born in Israel. He came here when he was 12. His parents were survivors of the holocaust. They went to Israel after the war. It's in our blood. It's who we are," Pepper said.They say what they really want is the original flag back.
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