Two women have been slapped with hate crime charges for allegedly attacking a Jewish person who confronted them on the Upper West Side for tearing down posters of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas, cops said Monday.
Mehwish Omer, 26, and Stephanie Gonzalez, 25, allegedly assaulted the 41-year-old woman after she approached the duo as they took down posters of Israeli hostages from a light pole .
Two women have been charged with hate crimes after they attacked a Jewish victim who confronted them for tearing down posters in New York City of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas, according to police.
Mehwish Omer, 26, surrendered to police Monday morning and was charged with assault and criminal mischief – both as hate crimes – in connection to the attack on the 41-year-old victim at the corner of Riverside Drive and West 82nd Street just before 10 p.m. Nov. 9, authorities said.