A mob of pro-Hamas “activists” has vandalized the New York City office of Democrat Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY).
Espaillat’s constituency office was targeted on Tuesday.
The windows were smashed, the building was smeared with red paint, and the sidewalk was painted with the words “Free Gaza.”
The incident occurred shortly after the one-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas terror attack in Israel.
There had been anti-Israel protests in New York City all day.
Some pro-Hamas demonstrators were celebrating the act of terrorism as a form of “resistance.”
On Wednesday, The New York Post, which obtained surveillance video of the attack, reported:
“The footage shows two thugs — wearing hoods and surgical masks — beginning Tuesday’s rampage by lifting a roller door that had been protecting the workplace of the lawmaker, who has been targeted before over his support for the Jewish community.
“As the 90-second clip continues, one of the masked vandals begins viciously hammering at the glass windows, while the other begins to saturate the area in blood-red spray paint before they both leave abruptly.
“Congressman Espaillat said he was shocked to find shattered glass and pools of red paint with the words ‘FREE GAZA’ scrawled in black on the sidewalk.”
📸 The Manhattan district office of Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) was once again today vandalized with red paint and “Free Gaza” graffiti by pro-Palestinian protesters.
The front window has posters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
(Was previously vandalized on Sept. 26) pic.twitter.com/pyCq0EDuhS
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) October 8, 2024
Espaillat, who is not Jewish, is the first Dominican American in Congress.
He was not surprised to have been targeted.
The congressman said he was aware that his name had appeared on an anti-Israel flier.
The anti-Israel vandals who tried to destroy Rep. Adriano Espaillat’s Washington Heights office were caught in surveillance footage.
The footage shows two thugs lifting a roller door that had been protecting the workplace of the lawmaker.
Police and Espaillat confirmed that as… pic.twitter.com/ED32DbDIZx
— Crime In NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 9, 2024
In response to the attack, the entire New York Democrat congressional delegation issued a statement condemning the vandalism.
On Monday, a Democratic Party pro-Israel activist was beaten and robbed by protesters in New York City.