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trio of bigots beat up three Jewish strangers, including a 15-year-old boy, in separate attacks during a 40-minute spree of hate crimes in Brooklyn, police said Thursday.
The mayhem began around 3:25 p.m. Saturday when a 40-year-old man walking home from a Midwood synagogue was confronted by the youthful attackers at Avenue L and E. 15th St., according to cops. The assailants punched the victim multiple times before riding off on a scooter.
About 30 minutes later, one of the attackers yelled, “Free Palestine!” as he and his accomplices punched and kicked a 15-year-old boy at Avenue J and E. 17th St., police said.
Just five minutes later, they kicked a 27-year-old man multiple times at Avenue L and E. 18th St. before running off, according to cops.
All three victims suffered minor injuries and did not require medical attention.
On Thursday, police released surveillance images of all three suspects and asked for the public’s help identifying and tracking them down.
Hate crimes, particularly those targeting Jewish people, have soared since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, prompting a major military response.
That month, hate crimes spiked 124% — with 101 incidents compared to 45 last October — according to NYPD data.
Of the 101 incidents, 69 were antisemitic — 214% more than the 22 last October, police said.
Police on Wednesday released images of a vandal who drew swastikas and the letter “K” several time on a Bronx school for autistic students. The man is still being sought.
Two days earlier, cops announced the arrests of two women who beat up a Jewish woman when she confronted them for tearing down posters of Israeli hostages in Manhattan.
Mehwish Omer, 26, and Stephanie Gonzalez, 25, were arrested and charged with assault and criminal mischief as hate crimes in the attack, in which they repeatedly hit the victim in the face, scratched her and pulled her hair, prosecutors said.
“F— Israel, f— your white privilege,” one of the women spat before ripping a Star of David neckless off the victim’s neck.
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On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate floor denouncing the alarming rise in antisemitism.
The New York Democrat described the uptick in hate crimes as “a crisis, a five-alarm fire that must be extinguished.”
“I implore every person and every community and every institution to stand with Jewish Americans and denounce antisemitism in all of its forms,” Schumer said.
Leaders around the country have been scrambling to address the rise in antisemitism.
“So much of this hate originates on social media platforms like TikTok who refuse to take action necessary to protect our children and young people,” Gov. Hochul said Nov. 21 in announcing efforts to crackdown on online hate.
Anyone with information about the Midwood attackers is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
