The Israeli flag was set on fire by a Muslim thug as a pro-Hamas march in East Bay turned violent.
CBS News (h/t living engine) Officers said Monday that pro-Hamas protesters and counter-protesters marched from neighboring Albany to El Cerrito on Saturday. About 100 protesters took over the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Carlson Boulevard for about an hour, while a group of counter-protesters holding Israeli flags stood on the sidewalk.
Hamas-linked CAIR claims it was the pro-Hamas thugs who were “intimidated,” but could provide no evidence.
Police in El Cerrito have released photos of man suspected of a hate crime after they said a woman carrying an Israeli flag was attacked during a weekend protest calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The suspect, who had his face covered with a black and white keffiyeh scarf and was wearing what officers described as a “distinctive” jacket.
Officers said Monday that ceasefire protesters and counter-protesters marched from neighboring Albany to El Cerrito on Saturday. About 100 protesters took over the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Carlson Boulevard for about an hour, while a group of counter-protesters holding Israeli flags stood on the sidewalk.
During the protest, police said a male protester pushed a woman to the ground from behind. He then took the woman’s Israel flag from her hands by force, then burned the flag in the street. Police said the woman suffered a minor injury. According to officers, the incident was captured on video and is being investigated as a hate crime.
“I was very shaken. I’m still shaken by it,” said one of the Jewish counter-protestors who, according to police, were attacked during the ceasefire demonstration. “They rushed over to us, again, blocking us, and they started to grab our flags and our signs,” she recounted to CBS News Bay Area.
Another pro-Israel attendee was reportedly called a “kike” and punched in the throat, according to a list of incidents compiled by counterdemonstrators.
“People are scared. They’re scared to be in their own community,” said Marc Levine, Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League. Levine highlighted a disturbing trend of increasing anti-Semitic acts. “They’re seeing increases of anti-Semitism. We’ve seen almost a 400% increase in anti-Semitism in the weeks since October 7th, as compared to the same period of time a year ago,” he said.
I don’t understand why the station included a statement from cair in this story, but I suspect we may be seeing the beginning of “Palestinians” becoming a protected class.
“…as a pro-Hamas march in East Bay turned violent..”
OXYMORON!
Have you ever seen a NON violent Mooslamic?
You can still tell he looks like an Arab Muslum thug even though he cowardly covered his face. They know they are criminals, or else they wouldn’t be afraid of exposing their faces.