Two Women Charged with Hate Crimes for Assaulting Jewish Woman in NYC

The suspects, who had no previous arrests, allegedly attacked the victim for confronting them about tearing down posters of Israeli hostages.

Two women, Mehwish Omer, 26, and Stephanie Gonzalez, 25, have been arrested and charged with hate crimes for allegedly assaulting a Jewish woman in New York City who confronted them for tearing down posters displaying Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.
The incident occurred on November 9, and the victims sustained minor injuries to her face and neck. The suspects allegedly knocked her phone out of her hand and tore off her Star of David necklace.
Neither Omer nor Gonzalez had been arrested previously. Omer turned herself in to police on November 27, while Gonzalez was arrested a week earlier.
The Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, condemned the incident as a 'deeply misguided act of disrespect to victims of terrorism' and reiterated that hate has no place in the city.
This incident is part of a series of similar occurrences where individuals have been caught tearing down posters of Israeli hostages, leading to various consequences including arrests and job losses.