A tattoo artist in New York City was caught tearing down posters of kidnapped Israeli children by Hamas militants.
The woman has been identified as Maria Fitch. She was caught taking down posters, and several social media users slammed her for her actions.
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Who is Maria Fitch?
Maria Fitch is a tattoo artist who works at Dice Tattoo in New York City. She is being severely criticized on social media for taking down posters of kidnapped Israeli children by Hamas.
However, she is just one name on the list of the people who are against Israel. Several people have been caught in the US while tearing down posters of abducted children.
Recently, Two University of Chicago students, Harlan Switzer and Angela Jasmin Donis were shown in a widely shared video on the internet removing posters that showed Israeli children kidnapped by Hamas. Switzer and Donis, who attend the University of Chicago, were seen on camera removing the posters from a neighboring section of the campus.
Social media users were quick to criticize them for their conduct after seeing the video, which attracted a lot of attention. The video, which showed them dismantling posters depicting kids who had been abducted by Hamas, immediately went viral and attracted outrage from many viewers.
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With the Israel-Gaza conflict accounting for nearly 10,000 deaths, Israel is under increasing pressure to relax limitations on Gaza. The film shows Switzer and Donis taking a strong stand on the subject, which has sparked debate over acceptable forms of protest in the face of world unrest.
According to FBI Director Christopher Wray, antisemitism in the US is on the rise and has reached “historic levels.” It is quite troubling that 60% of hate crimes motivated by religion target Jews, and this rise is related to the continuing conflict in Gaza. This development has sparked concerns across the globe.
