A foul-mouthed band of protestors harassed diners at a Jewish restaurant in downtown Manhattan earlier this month — calling them “pedophiles” and yelling “bomb Israel” in a revolting altercation, newly surfaced footage shows.
The chaos happened on April 17 outside Motek, a kosher restaurant in the Flatiron District, as a march organized by the pro-Palestine group “Within Our Lifetime” passed by. Clips posted to X on Tuesday show demonstrators with keffiyeh-wrapped faces surrounding and yelling at diners on a sidewalk patio.
“Bomb Israel, bye! Bomb Israel, bye-bye!” the revolting protesters screamed at the diners, at least one of whom appeared to be wearing a yarmulke, according to the video.
“The Epstein class! The Epstein class!” some protestors also yelled. “You f–king pedophiles! You f–king pedophiles!”
Another protestor repeatedly yelled about the appearance of one of the diners’ faces, saying she had “more Botox than Kirsti Noem [sic].”
“She look like Kirsti Noem!” he yelled, mispronouncing the former Department of Homeland Security secretary’s name.
The diners appeared to be sitting by and silently watching the angry mob, while some restaurant staff emerged from the eatery with their hands on their hips, the footage shows.
Several police officers stood around the patio, separating the protestors from the diners, according to the clip.
It remains unclear what — if anything — led to the ugly altercation.
Within Our Lifetime is one of the most prominent pro-Palestine, anti-Israel groups in New York City.
The group’s name itself calls for freeing Palestine and the elimination of Israel within a generation, while its principals include the right of “colonized people to resist the zionist occupation by any means necessary.”
It is also known for using extremely inflammatory tactics — Hamas flags and imagery are often seen at their rallies, including one they held outside a 2024 New York commemoration for the victims of the terror group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Within Our Lifetime is so vitriolic that it has even received pushback and condemnation from liberal firebrands like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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