‘[Lipa] Schwartz [an Orthodox Jew] told Hikind that the attacker [Farrukh Afzal] spoke another language and the only words he understood were “Allah” and “Israel,”‘
“This isn’t the wild west—this is Borough Park,” he added. “We won’t allow violent, hateful behavior taking place on our streets.”
Armed Jews is the way to stop it.
The victim is an Orthodox Jew who was attacked as he was walking to prayer services
A man was charged with assault as a hate crime in a beating of a Jewish man in the middle of a Brooklyn street on Sunday morning, officials said.
Farrukh Afzal, 37, of Staten Island, was arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime, criminal mischief and harassment, the NYPD said.
Police said they found him beating a 62-year-old man at 46th Street and 13th Avenue in Boro Park.
The victim, Lipa Schwartz, is an Orthodox Jew who was walking to a synagogue for prayers when he was attacked, said state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat who represents the neighborhood.
Schwartz told Hikind that the attacker spoke another language and the only words he understood were “Allah” and “Israel,” Hikind said. Schwartz and Hikind appeared at a news conference together, but Schwartz was more comfortable speaking Yiddish.