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Behind the Aegis

(54,031 posts)
Sun Jun 13, 2021, 01:46 PM Jun 2021

(Jewish Group) Antisemitism surged across US during Gaza conflict, part of multi-year rise: Advocate

Joseph Borgen, a 29-year-old accountant in New York City, was on his way to a protest after work when he was jumped near Times Square.

"Out of the corner of my eye I saw someone chasing me, with their fist raised back, looking to punch me in the face. Before I could even react … I was surrounded by a whole group," Borgen told ABC News.

The attackers punched, kicked, pepper-sprayed him and beat him with crutches, the New York Police Department said, leaving him with a concussion and bruising.

"I grabbed my head and neck and my face area and just held onto those areas as tight as I could," Borgen said of the May 20 attack. "I was getting constantly kicked, punched and hit all over my body. But I was just holding onto my face and head, holding on for dear life, hoping I would survive."



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(Jewish Group) Antisemitism surged across US during Gaza conflict, part of multi-year rise: Advocate (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Jun 2021 OP
Not surprised JustAnotherGen Jun 2021 #1

JustAnotherGen

(31,980 posts)
1. Not surprised
Sun Jun 13, 2021, 05:19 PM
Jun 2021

There are a lot of Anti Semitic assholes in America.

They were looking for an excuse to put their deeply felt hate on display.

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