Monday, April 28, 2025
Anti-Israel activists clash with Hasidic Jews outside Chabad HQ
Anti-Israel activists and hassidic Jews clashed outside the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn on Thursday night, as protesters gathered outside the site to demonstrate against a visit by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Six people were taken into custody, the New York Police Department said on Sunday. Five of them were issued court summonses and one was arrested. Twenty-eight-year-old Oscar Vidal was charged with assault in the second degree, two counts of assault in the third degree, two counts of criminal mischief, and three counts of harassment in the second degree.
According to New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, in a Friday statement, one activist entered the building during an address by Ben-Gvir.
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