Hochul should appoint special prosecutor to combat antisemitic hate crimes: ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo
NY Post
Gov. Kathy Hochul should tap a special prosecutor to enforce the state’s hate crime law to punish offenders fueled by antisemitism and other types of bigotry, said her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo.
The disgraced ex-governor made the pitch while speaking before 150 members of the Harmonie Club in Manhattan Tuesday night, a private Jewish-founded group.
He referenced mask-hiding bullies who harassed “Zionist” Jews on the subway last week and the vandals who defaced the Brooklyn Museum director’s co-op with a red triangle on the front door — a symbol that has been widely used in Hamas propaganda showing Israelis marked for death.
“This is not a first amendment issue. This is illegal. This is thuggery. It’s menacing. It’s criminal trespass,” Cuomo said.
“Appoint a special prosecutor and let’s see what happens when you enforce the law,” the ex- pol said to applause.
Cuomo — who resigned in 2021 amid sexual misconduct accusations that he denies — approved a new law in 2020 classifying any assault of a group based on its race or religion a domestic terror attack, following the stabbing death of Rabbi Josef Neumann, 72, in Monsey in 2019.
