Anti-Israel protesters are being chased by authorities after masked men took over a subway car and demanded that Zionists on board identify themselves, New York Police said.
The NYPD released a photo of the suspect and asked the public to help investigators identify him so he can be charged with extortion.
He yelled, “Raise your hands if you’re a Zionist. Repeat with me, now’s your chance to get out!” NYPD Transportation Commissioner Michael Kemper said in an online post.
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Police say an anti-Israel protester is wanted in connection with a group that occupied a New York subway car and threatened Jewish passengers. (New York Police Department)
The incident happened on the 5 train at Union Square just after 6pm on June 10, when police said a group of masked protesters chanted slogans and held the train doors.
No arrests were made that night.
The same day, anti-Israel protesters swarmed a Manhattan exhibition memorializing the victims of the Nova music festival who were murdered and kidnapped on October 7th.
Video of the incident showed protesters clashing with police during a rally at the exhibition center that they called a “city-wide day of rage against Gaza,” with both sides exchanging angry words after police ordered the protesters to move away from roadside barricades.
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Protesters could be heard chanting “Long live the intifada” and “Go to hell, Israel.”
“The Nova Music Festival Exhibition is a profound memorial to the brutal attacks of October 7th,” the exhibit states on its website. “It brings the events of October 7th and the Tribe of Nova festival that took place in southern Israel to New York City. The installation seeks to recreate the event dedicated to peace and love that was brutally interrupted on that fateful day by the Hamas attack from Gaza into Israel.”
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Since then, anti-Israel protests have erupted across the United States. Hamas’ October 7 attackIsrael immediately declared war after the attacks and began retaliatory actions against terrorist groups, especially at universities.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
