Anti-Israel agitators vandalized a World War I memorial Monday night in NYC as protests carried on near Central Park. New York City Mayor Eric Adams called for the arrest of the vandals, while putting up some his own money as a reward.
New York Mayor Eric Adams reacted with anger and disgust on Tuesday, after anti-Israel protesters vandalized a World War I memorial in New York City on Monday. The 107th United States Infantry monument, located along Central Park on the Upper East Side, depicts seven U.S. Army soldiers in the throes of battle in September 1918, as they burst through the Hindenburg Line — the last and strongest of the German army's defense.
Crime Stoppers is offering another $10,000 as a reward. We're going to treat this crime with the seriousness that it deserves,' Adams said Tuesday in front of the monument. 'I will not stand by while people desecrate memorials for those who fought for democracy and human rights. The right rights that they are calling for.' Video footage posted online shows a group of anti-Israel supporters placing a flag on the statue and using spray paint to advocate for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
In an online post, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a U.S. Army infantry officer, said the 'terrorist sympathizers committed felony violations of the Veterans’ Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act by defacing this memorial to the 107th Infantry.' New York City Councilor Vickie Paladino, who represents a portion of Queens, said a friend cleared the site of 'Hamas propaganda' and planted American flags.
officers arrived and blocked the crowd while an officer climbed on a ladder to remove it. The monument was also defaced with spray paint. Three suspects are being sought for that alleged act of vandalism.
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