Video shows the moment apparent pro-Palestinian protesters aboard a crowded New York City subway began to chant: 'Raise your hand if you're a Zionist... this is your chance to get out.'
Eyewitness NewsJosh Einiger has details on the acts of vandalism linked to the war in the Middle East.The NYPD is looking for the man who asked Zionist s to identify themselves on a crowded subway car on Monday.
A complaining witness has come forward and the NYPD is asking other riders who were aboard that subway car and who felt threatened to similarly come forward.Apparent pro-Palestinian protesters called out, "Raise your hand if you're a Zionist... this is your chance to get out...," as part of a call-and-response chant.
The leader of the chant concluded, "OK, no Zionists, we're good." At the time of the chant, the subway train was halted and the car's doors were open.Detectives are now working to identify the masked leader of the call-and-response so they can file charges of attempted coercion, police sources told ABC News.
After the incident was caught on camera, New York City officials are also exploring options, including reaching out to city and state parties, to figure out how to make mask wearing at protests illegal again. The city's anti-mask laws date back nearly 200 years and were used in the days of protests by the Ku Klux Klan. They were repealed in 2020 during pandemic-era rallies against police brutality following the death of George Floyd.Phil Taitt has the latest on a the string of acts of vandalism linked to the war in the Middle East.
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