Mob of Orthodox Jewish men chases woman after protest at Brooklyn synagogue

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A Brooklyn woman said she feared for her life as she was chased, kicked, spat at and pelted with objects by a group of Orthodox Jewish men who mistook her as a participant in a protest against Israel’s far-right security minister. The assault, recorded by a bystander, unfolded on Thursday near the global headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Crown Heights, where an appearance by Itamar Ben-Gvir set off clashes between pro-Palestinian activists and members of the neighbourhood’s large Orthodox Jewish community. A Chabad-Lubavitch spokesman, Rabbi Motti Seligson, denounced both the anti-Ben-Gvir protesters and the mob that chased the woman. Mob of Orthodox Jewish men chases woman after protest at Brooklyn synagogue
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