Defendant Smiles, Flashes Peace Sign at Sentencing for Antisemitic Attack in Times Square

NYC Man Flashes Victory Sign After 90-Day Sentence For Antisemitic Attack On Israeli Tourist

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A New York man convicted of an antisemitic hate crime for stalking and punching an Israeli tourist near Times Square days after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail and five years of probation.​ Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email […]

Jew-hating attacker flashes wild ‘victory sign’ after NYC judge hands him light sentence for antisemitic assault

Yehia Amin was sentenced to 90 days in jail for a Times Square hate-crime assault on an Israeli tourist, drawing backlash for the light penalty.

As judge gives him 90 days for attacking Jews in Times Square, man flashes ‘victory sign’

“This man has appeared 22 times in court with so many excuses. He is completely unrepentant,” a court watcher who was present at the trial told JNS.

Defendant smiles, flashes peace sign at sentencing for antisemitic attack in Times Square

NEW YORK — A man who pleaded guilty to attacking an Israeli tourist in Times Square smiled and flashed a peace symbol to photographers at his sentencing Tuesday. When Judge Althea Drysdale asked Yehia Amin why he was smiling, the…

Defendant smiles, flashes peace sign at sentencing for antisemitic attack

Yehia Amin was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 5 years’ probation after pleading guilty to assault as a hate crime for the antisemitic attack on Oct. 18, 2023.

Peace sign for a hate crime: Man grins and gestures during sentencing for antisemitic assault in Times Square

A man who pleaded guilty to attacking an Israeli tourist in Times Square in a hate crime days after the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack in Israel flashed the peace sign and smiled his way through his sentencing hearing on Tuesday. Yehia Amin — who had been walking the streets since the 2023 assault —...