Son of Elie Wiesel Says NYPD Forced Him to Remove Israeli Flag (VIDEO)

NEW YORK (VINnews) — The son of Elie Wiesel says that NYPD forced him to put away an Israeli flag when he confronted a pro-Palestinian protester at a massive anti-Israel rally.

Elisha Wiesel, son of the late Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, posted a video on X of himself draped in the flag while arguing with the protester, who wore a black mask. He tweeted: “500 Hamas supporters shouting slogans surrounded us. I put on an Israeli flag I carry with me. The cowards hid behind their masks. NYPD insisted I remove the flag as situation was getting dangerous.”

Video of the Penn Station incident. 500 Hamas supporters shouting slogans surrounded us. I put on an Israeli flag I carry with me. The cowards hid behind their masks. NYPD insisted I remove the flag as situation was getting dangerous. pic.twitter.com/mr9Hb0k87Z

— Elisha Wiesel (@ElishaWiesel) December 18, 2023

In the video, which took place at a large protest at Penn Station, Wiesel was confronted by multiple masked protestors. Wiesel repeatedly told the protester who accosted him to “take off your mask.”

The protester responded by telling Wiesel: “Don’t touch me, buddy.”

Wiesel called the protester a coward for hiding his face. Eventually, a poice officer arrived to break up the confrontation. Weisel later said on social media that officers told him to remove the flag from his back as the “situation was getting dangerous.”

He also said the police would not permit him to continue to stand opposite the anti-Israel protesters.