https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/us-news/miss-israel-attacked-in-new-york-city-by-hamas-loving-psycho/
Welcome to New York, Miss Israel.
A beauty queen who has been serving on the front lines of the Israel-Hamas war since the Oct. 7 massacre was assaulted during a pro-Hamas protest in Times Square, The Post has learned.
Noa Cochva, who was crowned Miss Israel in 2021, was smashed in the face with the butt of a protest placard during the March 30 rally, video showed.
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Miss Israel, Noa Cochva, was attacked in Times Square by a crazed Hamas supporter. Courtesy of Noa Cochva
Cochva, 25, had been in the Big Apple for several weeks speaking and doing advocacy work for Israel and was in Times Square that day with fellow Israel advocates — who had come to demonstrate as well.
“We just saw a huge pro-Palestinian rally, and we wanted to go and do our own thing . . . And then they recognized us when they saw our flag and they threw down our flag . . . and they came down and one of the guys hit me.
“I had a black eye, I have never had a black eye before,” she said.
Cochva, who is a combat medic in her homeland, received treatment in an ambulance after the assault.
Police on the scene told the beauty queen “we can’t do anything,” she said.
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“I had a black eye, I have never had a black eye before,” she said. Courtesy of Noa Cochva
“I feel like if you’re a police officer, and you see a woman get hit in the face, you should probably find the guy because that’s your job.”
After first letting the issue go, she decided to press charges on April 10.
After initially saying it had no report on file, the NYPD eventually confirmed the details of the incident to The Post, adding that there had been no arrests and the investigation was “ongoing.”
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Noa Cochva said the NYPD had been less than helpful. Courtesy of Noa Cochva
Cochva competed in the Miss Universe pageant in 2021, which was held in Eilat, Israel.
When she’s not cutting ribbons and waving to fans, she’s on the front lines — serving just outside Gaza treating wounded soldiers.
Welcome to New York, Miss Israel.
A beauty queen who has been serving on the front lines of the Israel-Hamas war since the Oct. 7 massacre was assaulted during a pro-Hamas protest in Times Square, The Post has learned.
Noa Cochva, who was crowned Miss Israel in 2021, was smashed in the face with the butt of a protest placard during the March 30 rally, video showed.
6 Miss Israel, Noa Cochva, was attacked in Times Square by a crazed Hamas supporter. Courtesy of Noa Cochva
Cochva, 25, had been in the Big Apple for several weeks speaking and doing advocacy work for Israel and was in Times Square that day with fellow Israel advocates — who had come to demonstrate as well.
“We just saw a huge pro-Palestinian rally, and we wanted to go and do our own thing . . . And then they recognized us when they saw our flag and they threw down our flag . . . and they came down and one of the guys hit me.
“I had a black eye, I have never had a black eye before,” she said.
Cochva, who is a combat medic in her homeland, received treatment in an ambulance after the assault.
Police on the scene told the beauty queen “we can’t do anything,” she said.
6 “I had a black eye, I have never had a black eye before,” she said. Courtesy of Noa Cochva
“I feel like if you’re a police officer, and you see a woman get hit in the face, you should probably find the guy because that’s your job.”
After first letting the issue go, she decided to press charges on April 10.
After initially saying it had no report on file, the NYPD eventually confirmed the details of the incident to The Post, adding that there had been no arrests and the investigation was “ongoing.”
6 Noa Cochva said the NYPD had been less than helpful. Courtesy of Noa Cochva
Cochva competed in the Miss Universe pageant in 2021, which was held in Eilat, Israel.
When she’s not cutting ribbons and waving to fans, she’s on the front lines — serving just outside Gaza treating wounded soldiers.
