Exclusive | Jew hater, 20, arrested by feds for allegedly assaulting Jewish victims in NYC hate crime attacks
A rabble-rousing “Jew hater” was arrested by the feds Wednesday for allegedly assaulting multiple Jewish victims in a spate of vicious hate crime attacks across the Big Apple — including one where he allegedly snatched an Israeli flag and spewed pro-Nazi venom, The Post has learned.Tarek Bazrouk, 20, was picked up by the feds on three hate crime charges early Wednesday morning over the string of alleged antisemitic attacks at various Israel-Gaza war protests dating back to April last year, federal prosecutors said.In a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday, the feds detailed how Bazrouk — who has already been repeatedly arrested by the NYPD over the alleged hate-filled antics — had pro-Hamas propaganda on his phone and a barrage of texts describing himself as a “Jew hater.”Bazrouk also allegedly once told a friend that he was “mad happy” to have learned that certain relatives overseas were part of Hamas, prosecutors said.“The FBI will pursue violent criminals who assault Jewish citizens.
Today’s arrest sends a clear message that we are not backing down,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement.“Thank you to our FBI teams and partners for their diligent work in this case.”Bazrouk “deliberately set out to harm Jewish New Yorkers — targeting them at protests, singling them out, and assaulting them for nothing more than their identity,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement.
“The NYPD worked closely with the FBI and the US Attorney’s Office to track him down and ensure he faces real consequences.Antisemitism and all forms of bigotry have no home here in New York — period.“New Yorkers of all faiths are welcome to live and worship in our city freely, and we will never stop fighting to protect that right.”Bazrouk’s alleged crime streak stretches back to April 15, 2024, when he assaulted three Jewish people at a war protest outside the New York Stock Exchange.In that incident, Bazrouk — who was wearing a g...