19-year-old charged with hate crimes in reported attack on Israeli student at Columbia U

[Behind the Aegis]

A 19-year-old is facing hate crimes charges for attacking an Israeli student during a confrontation related to Hamas’ attack on Israel.

The suspect, Maxwell Friedman, who police said is from Brooklyn, was charged with four counts for allegedly striking a student with a stick. The altercation happened after that student, who police said is 24, put up posters on campus about Israeli casualties and hostages.

Friedman was arraigned on Thursday, has pleaded not guilty on all charges and was granted supervised release ahead of the next hearing on Nov. 28. Her lawyer declined to comment to the New York Jewish Week on the case. While earlier reports said Friedman was a student at Columbia, the university has said she is not enrolled at the school.

The incident, which took place on Wednesday night outside the main campus library, happened as student groups across the country have staged rallies and made statements backing Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel or blaming Israel for the bloodshed. As war between Hamas and Israel has continued, battles have raged online over university responses, and Jewish groups have pressed for a more forceful response to pro-Palestinian groups’ rhetoric. Some major Jewish donors have pulled funding from universities due to their perceived lackluster condemnation of the attack.

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[Celerity]

1. So the alleged attacker is a trans woman? or just has a male (in most cases) name?

https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/19-year-old-charged-with-hate-crime-after-beating-israeli-student-report-says-maxwell-friedman-columbia-university

NEW YORK CITY (TND) — A 19-year-old who beat an Israeli Columbia University student with a stick this week is facing hate crime charges in Manhattan Criminal Court, prosecutors told The National Desk (TND) Tuesday.

Maxwell Friedman, who uses she/her pronouns, reportedly beat a 24-year-old Israeli student with a stick outside Butler Library on the university’s campus last week, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) told TND. She was taken into custody and charged with assault.

The victim, who identified themselves only as “I.A.,” was a part of a group that was putting up posters on campus with names and photos of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas. Friedman allegedly asked to join the group, claiming to be Jewish.

I.A. said he later saw Friedman outside the library wearing a bandana and tearing the posters down. When they confronted Friedman, I.A. said she began screaming obscenities before lashing out with a stick. I.A. came away from the confrontation with a bruised hand and broken finger.

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[Dorian Gray]

2. The attacker

asked to join the group then attacked the group?

And they originally reported attacker was a student at Columbia, but then Columbia denied she was a student.

It's all bizarre.

I think there is a type of activist/shit stirrer/anarchist type who likes to get involved in everything and disrupt.

[ecstatic]

3. It's scary to see what's being unleashed in this country

Students can't debate with each other non-violently? A stabbed/ murdered child? What is going on? I hope these are just very isolated cases.

[AntivaxHunters]

4. "The suspect, Maxwell Friedman".....

Wrestling fans will get this.

That's wild, given the name of the suspect is the same name as one of the most popular professional wrestlers today who happens to be Jewish & who speaks often about the hate & bigotry he experienced for being Jewish when he was younger live on TV in the ring.