(NEW YORK POST) — A self-described Palestinian migrant from northern Africa stole a pro-Israel flag from a Long Island porch — then pummeled the homeowner who tried to stop him in a wild caught-on-video attack, officials said.
Bechir Lehbeib, 26, allegedly stole the flag — which declared “In This Home We Stand with Israel — from Aleksandr Binyaminov’s porch, cops said.
Disturbing video shows illegal assaulting a man in NY. Bechir Lehbeib, a Palestinian migrant, entered our country illegally through the Southern border last year.
He went to a home in NY, tore down their Israeli Flag then assaulted the homeowner, punched him in the face, and… pic.twitter.com/bDzKEVOknI
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 7, 2024
Binyaminov, who said one of his wife’s relatives was killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel, was left bruised after the attack and blamed President Biden’s border policies for the clash.