BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – With Governor Andrew Cuomo continuing his daily remarks categorizing the latest uptick in COVID cases as an “ultra-Orthodox” Jewish problem, former Assemblyman Dov Hikind has come out swinging in a new video, warning “King Cuomo” that his actions will have consequences.
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Chiding Cuomo for his “obsession” with Jews, Hikind noted that the governor would never order similar crackdowns on any other ethnic group, actions that have only spurred new waves of anti-Semitism.
“He hasn’t stopped talking about Orthodox Jews, Charedi Jews,” Hikind told VIN News. “Doesn’t he realize the repercussions? I have had Chasidic people telling me that they have had people circling them, making comments, saying that Jews have the virus – Cuomo has managed to do that.”
A video posted yesterday on social media by Facebook showed user Sonny Luciano berating a Chasidic man walking down a Borough Park street where no other people were present. Luciano can be heard shouting “Put your [obscenity] mask on. Put your mask on. There’s COVID cases. Hurry up. Put it on,” in the video which was shared more than 2,000 times on Facebook, with one commenter responding “Yesss bro let those [obscenity[ know they the top reason we haven’t passed this covid [obscenity].”
Hikind said that he has been advocating for masks and social distancing for months and that he believes that those guidelines should be strictly enforced. But targeting entire zip codes is illogical and dangerous, said Hikind.
“He has put a giant X on my back,” said Hikind. “I am a target. Every Jew is a target.”
Hikind also slammed Cuomo for disregarding his own policy of using science as his guide in the war on COVID.
“Anyone who lives in Borough Park can go to any other community nearby or even cross the street and be out of a red zone,” said Hikind. “How does that make sense unless he builds a fence around Borough Park to keep everyone in? Who knows, maybe he will do that tomorrow.”
Noting that Cuomo told Catholic churches last week that they were being closed because of a “Jewish” problem only adds fuels to the fire of anti-Semitism, observed Hikind.
“What he is doing is so dangerous and he should know better,” said Hikind. “His father, who I knew for years, never would have behaved in such a fashion.”
I have a simple message for King Cuomo:
I'm not sure what's motivating you to scapegoat the Jewish people every single day for more than TWO WEEKS now…But I can assure you of this:
YOU WILL NOT GET AWAY WITH THIS! pic.twitter.com/gD8XIlqm1L
— Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) October 14, 2020
As much i dislike Hikinds in your face tactics being a right wing Zionist he is one hundred percent correct.
More, this ego manic dictator Cuomo should be fully investigated for misleading New Yorkers since day one of the pandemic and in result thousands and thousands of people in nursing homes died.
This joke of a governor is THE slickest sleizeast politician of all times.
He lies like no one else.Without shame he denies the nursing home deaths has anything to do with him.
NY had THE most deaths.
He never used the ship hospital Trump sent him.
He had loads of nurses from out of state waiting in hotel rooms to be called to hospitals. But to him it was of no importance.
To Cuomo bickering with De Blasio and Trump is THE most important thing.
He has no shame.
Fa,fa fa
Thank you Dov! clear and to point
lets all be scared and say chillul Hashem, thats going to help things go smoothly. maybe the next protest should be outside themeshuginer mayors office and sidekick cuomos office? maybe they will start acting a little more respectful towards the yidden
Heshy Tischler please organize a rally. Only you have the real following. All the politicians are fake. They supported BLM including the heimisha ones.
We need strong leaders . Aguda should have predicted this on the summer and had their game
Thank Mr. Hikind. Well said.
I don’t see laws\rules as a problem. Laws can be stupid. Change the law. Selective enforcement is a different issue. Singling out the orthodox\charedi communities is a serious problem and must be addressed. I see a lack of cohesive leadership in the community as a problem (in so many different contexts, not just COVID) . I know plenty of frum Doctors (working COVID cases) and other health care professionals and torah true leaders say follow the rules, mask up, social distance.
What’s going to be the fallout? Hiking making a few more videos screaming “Antisemitism, Shame on you, Is this 1930’s Germany?” Big deal.
Sorry Dov, but the target is not on ALL Jews. It is on Jews that refuse to do what is right. I see the results with Frum Jews pouring into our hospitals and ICUs because the refuse to wear a mask and stay home for 2 freakin’ weeks. When the virus breaks out further and the source is traced to Williamsburg and Monsey, then you will see what antisemitism looks like.
Sometimes we are the victim and sometimes we wish to be the victim. I’m not sure which time this is.