Charges Dropped Against NY Rabbi Reuven Kahane in Protest Incident

The case was dismissed due to speedy trial limitations after allegations he struck pro-Palestinian protesters with his car.

Reuven Kahane, a Manhattan rabbi and real estate developer, had been accused of assaulting pro-Palestinian protesters with his car during a May demonstration.
The protesters were affiliated with Columbia University Apartheid Divest and were demonstrating outside the home of a Columbia University trustee.
Police reported that an argument occurred as protesters left the scene, during which Kahane allegedly 'tapped' a protester with his car; Kahane denied the accusations, claiming protesters banged on his car.
The case was dismissed last month under New York's speedy trial limitations, which require timely prosecution, and the charges were sealed.
Charges against two protesters arrested at the scene were also dropped, with none of the student protesters facing charges.