Posted on 05/27/21
| News Source: NBC New York
A New York City EMT says he became a victim of anti-Jewish violence while on vacation with his family.
The Las Vegas strip was supposed to offer a getaway full of fun and action for Paul Lebowitz, who was visiting the destination from Staten Island with his wife and adult son. Instead, it brought a harrowing and violent experience that has caused him to "lose faith" in police and government agencies, he said.
On Monday, the three stopped for a coffee by the MGM Casino, and encountered another family who sparked up a conversation. The other man, who identified himself as Sam, according to Lebowitz, said he was from Palestine.
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more
Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens
"I said, turns out I'm from Palestine also. And we were having an amicable, disagreeing conversation," Lebowitz told NBC New York. But that conversation, he said, quickly got heated.
"He said, 'Your people are not going to exist anymore.' I said, can you tell me what that means, 'my people,'" Lebowitz said, to which the other man replied: "The Jews are not going to exist anymore."
"I said, 'Let me tell you something — you can Google it yourself, Jews have been around for 5,000 years,'" Lebowitz said.
That's when the banter turned violent. Read more at NBC NY