‘Anti-Semite,’ Yehia Amin who hurled abuse at Israeli tourist and said ‘Hamas should kill more of you’ before hitting him in NYC’s Times Square is hit with hate crime charges
- Yehia Amin, 28, was charged with assault, stalking and aggravated intimidation in connection with the alleged hate crime, the Manhattan district attorney's office announced
- The 23-year-old victim was walking through Times Square with four friends, all wearing yarmulkes on their heads, when the horrific attack occurred.
- Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg pledged that 'violence born of hatred and discrimination will not be tolerated in Manhattan'
An “anti-Semite” who punched a 23-year-old Israeli tourist in New York City's Times Square while shouting “Hamas should kill more of you” has been charged with a hate crime, prosecutors announced.
Yehia Amin, 28, was charged with assault, stalking and aggravated intimidation in the hate crime, the Manhattan district attorney's office said Tuesday.
The victim, who was wearing a yarmulke, walked through Times Square during the Oct. 18 attack with four of his friends, all of whom were wearing their traditional head coverings worn by Jewish men, the district attorney's office said.
Prosecutor Alvin Bragg alleged that Amin “mocked and punched a tourist after stalking his friends and going on a vicious anti-Semitic tirade that lasted several minutes.”
He pledged that “violence born of hatred and discrimination will not be tolerated in Manhattan.”
A pro-Israel rally in Times Square held on October 19, a day after Amin attacked the young Israeli tourist
A day after the barbaric Hamas attack on Israel, pro-Israel supporters gathered in Times Square, waving and holding up the Israeli flag
During the protests, many held up signs in support of Palestinians held by the militant extremist group Hamas.
The victim, a Jewish-Israeli tourist whose name was not released, was visiting Times Square with a group of four male friends.
As the young men walked from 42nd Street to 7th Avenue, they passed Amin, who began following them when he recognized they were Jewish, court documents show.
Amin followed the group for several blocks while playing what he described as “Hamas music” on his Bluetooth speaker.
During the vicious tirade, he made chilling anti-Semitic and anti-Israel comments, including: “Hamas should kill more of you.”
He sang, “May Allah kill you… May Allah kill all Jews” and “All Jews must die,” according to court documents.
Two pro-Israel supporters held up black and white signs reading “Anti-Semitism is racism” and “Israel celebrates life” and “Hamas celebrates death”
As Amin continued his verbal attack, the young men approached a nearby guard to report him.
Court documents reveal Amin's tirade: 'I want to die for Gaza.' 'I want to kill you' and 'I want to kill you for Gaza.'
As the men tried to walk to a train station, Amin allegedly ran up behind the victim and punched him in the back of the head. The hill reported.
After the alleged attack, he tried to flee the scene, but the group chased him, including a police officer who then took him into custody, the news station said.