In the United States, a violent attack on a Jew in New York’s Times Square has caused outrage. The New York police opened an investigation on suspicion of hate crime on Friday after several people attacked the 29-year-old Jew under anti-Semitic calls the previous evening. A 23-year-old was arrested and searched for other suspects, the police said.
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There had been pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel rallies in New York’s famous Times Square on Thursday evening shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip. On the sidelines of the demonstrations, the 29-year-old Jew was attacked by a group of five to six, according to police. The attackers hit the man and sprayed him with pepper spray. According to the police, the victim is in a hospital and his condition is stable.
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was appalled by the incident on Friday. “Anti-Semitism has no place in our city,” he wrote Twitter. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo also emphasized that anti-Semitic violence or intimidation would “not be tolerated”.
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Left-wing Democratic Party MP Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez emphasized: “There is no room for anti-Semitism in the Palestinian Liberation Movement. Our criticism is directed against Israel and its human rights violations. This is not an excuse for anti-Semitic hate crimes. “
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According to the director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Jonathan Greenblatt, the number of anti-Semitic acts has increased by 50 percent since the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestinians almost two weeks ago. In Los Angeles alone there were two incidents this week.
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