The protester allegedly called out for 'Zionist' on a subway train.
The protester allegedly called out for"Zionist" on a subway train.A woman waits to board an F train at the Smith - 9th Street subway station on May 7, 2024, in New York City.
Police had been searching for the man since the June 10 incident on a crowded Manhattan subway car that prompted a police complaint from at least one rider, according to authorities.A woman waits to board an F train at the Smith - 9th Street subway station on May 7, 2024, in New York City.
The vandalism came a day after a large protest against the war in Gaza was held outside a new exhibit in lower Manhattan honoring the 364 concertgoers killed at the Nova Festival in Israel during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas terrorists. Hundreds of protesters waved Palestinian and Hamas military flags and the flag of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group that has vowed to destroy Israel.
New York City officials, including Mayor Eric Adams, reacted to the vandalism and other acts by protesters that week as "antisemitic" and "repugnant." "These actions will never be tolerated in New York City for any reason," Adams said at the time. "This is not peaceful protest or free speech. This is a crime, and it's overt, unacceptable antisemitism."
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