A young Jewish man was stabbed early Saturday morning near the Chabad Headquarters in Crown Heights by a man who yelled “Free Palestine,” according to reports.
The knifeman allegedly approached the victim around 2 a.m. near the Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue and shouted “Free Palestine” and “Do you want to die?” before stabbing the victim, according to Yaacov Behrman, a spokesperson for Chabad-Lubavitch.
The man and his attacker allegedly exchanged words before the victim was stab eventually stabbed, Behrman wrote on X.
The victim, a young adult Jewish man, was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover, Behrman added.
Bystanders were able to detain the attacker until police arrived to make an arrest, Behrman said.
It was not immediately clear what condition the victim, who has “long-standing ties to the community,” was in following the stabbing.
Video shared to X by Shmira Public Safety shows the confrontation unfolding in front of a group of about four other Jewish men who were walking together on the sidewalk. The Post has reached out to Shmira Public Safety for additional information.
The Post has reached out to the NYPD.