Tarek Bazrouk, 20, of New York City, was sentenced on Oct. 28 to 17 months in prison and three subsequent years of supervised release for hate crimes of “repeatedly” attacking Jews, the U.S. Department of Justice stated.

Per court documents, Bazrouk attacked three Jews at pro-Israel gatherings over the course of nine months.

He wore a “green headband typically worn by Hamas terrorists” at an event near the New York Stock Exchange on April 15, 2024, during which New York City Police Department officers arrested him after he lunged at pro-Israel protesters and he kicked a Jewish college student in the stomach as officers took Bazrouk to a police car. The Jewish victim was standing alongside other Jews, who were wearing kippahs , carrying Israeli flags and singing Jewish songs, accordin

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