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Brooklyn Woman Assaulted by Crowd at Protest Sparks Outrage

4/30/2025

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A Brooklyn woman faced a terrifying assault by a group of Orthodox Jewish men who wrongly identified her as an anti-Israel protester during a tumultuous demonstration outside the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters. Her harrowing experience sparked outrage and demands for a hate crime investigation, with Mayor Adams condemning the violence and urging for peaceful expressions of dissent.

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A Brooklyn woman faced a terrifying assault by a group of Orthodox Jewish men who wrongly identified her as an anti-Israel protester during a tumultuous demonstration outside the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters. Her harrowing experience sparked outrage and demands for a hate crime investigation, with Mayor Adams condemning the violence and urging for peaceful expressions of dissent.