HAVERSTRAW (VINnews) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has responded after an anti-Semitic man was caught on film at a Rockland County meeting threatening to run over jews.
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In the video, a man named Nick Colella from Thiells, NY is seen at a town meeting openly launching a hateful tirade against the local Jewish population.
After first complaining about local houses being used as Shuls, he then accuses “a certain sect of people” of walking on the street without “any reflective gear.”
It should be noted that this neighborhood does not have any sidewalks.
Colella then says that if he will run one of them over, then of course he will “back over them again.”
[UPDATE: Haverstraw Police Chief Peter Murphy is scheduled to meet with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office on Friday in order to determine if the man’s statement was a threat and if any laws were broken.]
At that point he is thrown off the stand, but not before he yells a few more words about capacity laws in the local Shuls.
A few hours later, Gov. Kathy Hochul tweeted about the incident, calling the man out for his blatant anti-Semitism.
“I have heard reports of violent rhetoric towards our Jewish community at a town meeting in Rockland County. Antisemitism, like all forms of hate, is horrifying and unacceptable,” the governor wrote. “Everyone has the right to walk down the street without fear. New York, we are better than this.”
I have heard reports of violent rhetoric towards our Jewish community at a town meeting in Rockland County. Antisemitism, like all forms of hate, is horrifying and unacceptable.
Everyone has the right to walk down the street without fear. New York, we are better than this.
— Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) November 11, 2021
Later, Rockland County Executive Ed Day weighed in, calling the hateful rhetoric “beyond disgusting.”
This is beyond disgusting and not what the people of Rockland are all about. We can disagree but there is an intelligent and respectful way to make your point. On behalf of the good people of Rockland, I condemn this ignorant & hateful commentary in no uncertain terms.
— Ed Day (@ElectEdDay) November 12, 2021
However many people in the replies took issue with day’s language, saying that at this moment there is no reason to say anything other than that the comments were wrong.
I don't.
1. In such an incident you condemn. Period! But EdDay feels the urge to point out that we can disagree etc.
2. His actions are whats Costing the fire. He's at fault.
— (((Volvi Einhorn))) (@VolviEinhorn) November 12, 2021
Antisemitism, and all forms of hate, reflect one’s values and is not political. However, in posting the “we can” statement, the Exec is dog whistling Rockland County is antisemitic in their policy decisions. Day knows exactly what he’s saying.
— Gail Eidman, CFP®️ (@Gail_Eidman_CFP) November 12, 2021
“So, if I run one of them over – and of course I’m gonna back over them again…” This is a clear threat and a clear bias crime. However, the law is not going to stop Mr. Colella’s genocidal cravings unless someone files an actual police complaint. Without an official police complaint the police will not do anything more than tell the bigot to be careful in his future public expression, and he will still posses his driving license and possible firearms, free to act upon his threat. Every visibly religious Jew that was present at the meeting, please file an official police complaint with the local police, another complaint with the NY AG, and another federal complaint with the Department of Justice. Every person should file their own set of complaints. Each complaint should state exactly what happened, which was a bias crime intimidation; don’t agree to any report other than a bias crime. If you were at the meeting, please dedicate an hour of your time, and save lives by making sure that Mr. Colella will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and will have taken away his driver license and his firearms.
Sorry to disagree Madam Governor , please read article on Yeshiva World ” DEBLASIO’S NYC: Pack Of Thugs Brutally Attack, Slash, Stab 62-Year-Old Man On Manhattan Street “
Clearly written by someone who doesn’t live in that neighbor. Try living there and then give your opinion. You can’t speak from the outside perspective. Nice try though
I’ve been reading the posting on the Ger/Alter dispute.
If shomrei Torah treat each other in that fashion,
why would you complain or be surprised when the umos ha’olam follow suit?
The guy crossed the line, of course, and needed to be called out. However, let’s not throw out the baby with the bath water. If some of his complaints are legitimate, they should be addressed, because you don’t want resentment boiling under the surface, that could emerge again in an unpleasant way.
I love watching all the machers thank and praise the elected officials for coming out against this hate fueled individual.. IMO they are all sissys.. Both the elected officials for just “words” and the askunim for trying to stay relevant and thanking the officials for their “words”… The askunim should have some backbone and call for the ARREST of this individual for his threat and not rest until we see the law applied to this individual. Yes if you threaten a community with a deadly force, you are cuffed, according to law.. But here its just about being relevant for your own interest…..
For example, Ed Day is a huge anti semite.. If you look at all the FB pages he is on and comments on, you see that he is either an anti semite or someone that kisses up to the anti Semites.. By thanking Ed Day for his ‘words’ on this incident here is so ludicrous. Instead of you showing him to his face his history of being an anti Semite and call him out for this, you kiss up to the man.
You know what, this aint gonna help not one iota. You are just a coward fool.
We invite the hatred upon ourselves.
Dear Ms. Governor- we are NOT better than this. Every day GOP leaders (Eddie Day, etc) spread hate toward Jews and other groups. Saying you’d kill a Jew for not wearing protective gear shows how illogical and hate filled these thugs are.