The Simon Wiesenthal Center strongly condemns last night’s anti-Semitic hate incident against a Jewish Upper East Side couple where a gang said anti-Semitic statements, threw a water bottle at the wife and punched the husband in the head and then drove off in Palestinian flag clad cars.

Rabbi Steve Burg, Eastern Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center said:

“Ever since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, we’ve seen an immense increase in anti-Semitic incidents around the globe, primarily in Europe. It’s not only scary to see that these incidents are taking place in the United States, but it is also extremely painful. We condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms and urge that all efforts be made to fully investigate this incident and put an end to such hateful actions.”

Rabbi Burg concluded by saying, “The Museum of Tolerance New York stands ready to offer its assistance towards any efforts to overcome this act of hateful bigotry.”

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