HEMPSTEAD, NY — In a quiet Long Island neighborhood, Aleksandr Binyaminov, a devout Jewish man, was attacked when he confronted a Palestinian illegal immigrant Bechir Lehbeib, who allegedly stole two pro-Israel/American flags from his porch. The assault was caught on video by the homeowner’s Ring camera.
According to The New York Post, Binyaminov said that a member of his wife’s family was killed in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. He told reporters that he saw the assailant stealing the flag and stepped outside to confront him. He said, “So I got dressed, came out. I confronted him. I told him, ‘Give me the flags,’ and he just started fighting with me and punching me in my face.”