Wall Street’s ‘Fearless Girl’ dressed up in pro-Palestinian garb by Hamas supporter
NY Post
A supporter of Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 massacre decked out the “Fearless Girl” statue in pro-Palestinian garb on Wednesday night — drawing backlash from passersby.
The New York City-born activist, who identified herself only as Fatima, draped a brown keffiyeh around the neck of the bronze sculpture, to protest the Biden administration’s backing for Israel’s military actions in the Gaza Strip, she told The Post.
She also attached a Palestinian flag bearing the words “Freedom for Palestine” to the statue, a symbol for women’s empowerment — despite the fact that there is little equality in Gaza.
“This isn’t the right place for this,” one pedestrian told Fatima, who is in her 20s.
Some passersby angrily snatched the scarf and flag off the popular Wall Street attraction across from the New York Stock Exchange, before handing it back to the activist.
One tourist asked for the pro-Palestinian symbols to be removed so that she could have her photo taken with “Fearless Girl,” which was forged in 2017 “to ignite a conversation about the importance of gender diversity in corporate leadership.”
