They became the poster children of hate.

Anti-Israel protesters and left-wing agitators in NYC who ripped down “kidnapped” Israeli hostage posters after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on the Jewish state are the subject of a new documentary.

In the weeks and months following the horrific incursion that left 1,200 dead and 251 taken, the personalized posters of each of the captives in Gaza – from 9-month-old Kfir Bibas to 85-year-old Shlomo Mantzur – that hung on poles and in public spaces became a flashpoint. 7

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The countless clashes inspired Israeli native Nim Shapira to document the sharp divide in “Torn: The Israel-Palestine Poster War on NYC Streets.”

“I saw the posters go up and I was proud of my city,” said Shapira, a Brooklyn resident of 13 years. “I started seeing the post

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