The US Department of Justice charged a New York man with federal hate crimes in an indictment unsealed on Wednesday, accusing him of assaulting Jewish victims, including two Columbia University students, during three separate protests over the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
The DOJ said that Tarek Bazrouk, 20, "deliberately targeted and assaulted Jewish victims at protests relating to the Israel/Gaza war." Bazrouk was arrested on Wednesday morning.
Bazrouk’s case appears to be the first time the DOJ has brought federal hate crime charges related to the recent Columbia protests. A DOJ spokesperson could not confirm that information.
The assaults allegedly all took place in Manhattan, at an April 2024 protest outside the New York Stock Exchange, a December 2024 protest outside Columbia University, and a January 2025 protest near Gramercy Park.
Bazrouk allegedly punched two of the Jewish victims in the face and kicked another in the stomach, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. Bazrouk also stole an Israeli flag from pro-Israel protesters at the Columbia University protest, according to the Justice Department.
The DOJ said that Bazrouk showed support for Hamas
..always the voice of sweet reason...and called himself a "Jew hater" in text messages obtained from a search of his cell phone.
Bazrouk is charged with three counts of committing hate crimes, each of which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, according to DOJ.
An attorney for Bazrouk could not immediately be reached for comment.
| The Jerusalem Post has more about his actions resulting in arrest for those three instances of assault and battery, and Mr. Bazrouk’s pride that some of his relatives back home are members of Hamas. |