Cops hunt for pro-Palestinian activists who attacked man with Israeli flag on Oct. 7 anniversary

Police person released images of pro-Palestinian activists who attacked a antheral with an Israeli flag successful Manhattan connected the day of Hamas’s brutal astonishment onslaught connected Israel, officials said Thursday.

The 4 suspects, 1 sporting a formed connected his arm, played a relation successful jumping Todd Richman arsenic helium showed his pridefulness successful Israel astatine Union Square Park connected Monday arsenic mass protests marking the archetypal day of the deadly violent onslaught were held crossed the city.

A fishy wanted successful transportation with attacking a antheral with an Israeli emblem successful Union Square successful Manhattan connected Monday. (NYPD)

Richman, 54, said helium was walking with the emblem near Union Square conscionable earlier 4 p.m. erstwhile helium was accosted by respective demonstrators who mocked him earlier they got physical.

“I conscionable was conscionable walking by,” Richman told the Daily News Monday. When helium was assaulted, Richman was wearing a Star of David necklace and a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “BRING THEM HOME NOW,” a notation to the remaining hostages who were kidnapped during Hamas’ onslaught connected Israel.

Another fishy successful an battle connected a antheral holding an Israeli emblem successful Union Square connected Monday, Oct. 7. (NYPD)

“They started telling me, ‘Long unrecorded Oct. 7. Happy Oct. 7. When’s the adjacent Nova Festival?’ And past they conscionable started banging drums successful my look and I was virtually conscionable walking down the thoroughfare doing perfectly nothing. Absolutely nothing. Unbelievable.”

Seconds later, helium said, idiosyncratic snatched the emblem retired of his hand.

During the ensuing scuffle, a antheral wearing a achromatic T-shirt and achromatic jeans struck him with a flagpole, cops said. A 2nd demonstrator, a pistillate successful a achromatic bucket hat, achromatic sweater and reddish sweatpants, struck him successful the look with a tambourine.

A fishy who allegedly attacked a antheral with an Israeli emblem successful Union Square successful Manhattan connected the Oct. 7 anniversary. (NYPD)

Richman suffered a chopped to his look during the onslaught and was treated astatine the country by EMS.

“They ripped [the flag] distant from me,” helium said, “and past the feline deed maine successful the look and threw a tambourine and they deed maine successful the look with a flag.”

No arrests person been made successful the Union Square attack. Meanwhile, besides successful Monday’s protests, down by the New York Stock Exchange 7 pro-Palestinian activists were arrested for fighting with cops trying to pen them into a barricaded area a fractional artifact away.

One of the arrested protesters, 20-year-old Abdultawab Elrais of Rochelle Park, N.J., is accused of kicking an NYPD skipper successful the chest, constabulary said. He’s charged with obstructing authorities administration.

Another fishy sought successful an onslaught connected a antheral with an Israeli emblem successful Union Square connected Monday. (NYPD)

Officials said the pro-Palestinian protesters could not enactment successful beforehand of the banal speech due to the fact that demonstrators had spray-painted determination successful the past.

Pro-Palestinian New York City demonstrators marked the Oct. 7 day with massive protests astatine Washington Square Park and Morningside Heights, matching wits with cops and assemblage officials who were trying to enactment up of the crowds.

On Oct. 7, 2023, the violent radical Hamas launched a astonishment onslaught connected Israel that killed much than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli authoritative figures. Hamas took 251 hostages backmost to Gaza, and a twelvemonth aboriginal immoderate 64 are inactive detained portion 117 person been freed and 70 confirmed dead.

Israel, successful turn, launched an penetration that has since resulted successful the deaths of much than 40,000 Palestinians successful Gaza, much than fractional of whom were women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which operates nether the jurisdiction of Hamas.

If captured, the 4 suspects sought for the onslaught connected Richman could look battle charges. The NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force is besides looking into the attack.

Cops are asking anyone with accusation regarding these 4 individuals to scope retired to Crime Stoppers astatine (800) 577-TIPS. All calls volition beryllium kept confidential.