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'Jew hater' protester had Hamas ties, wanted to set students on fire: Report

Tarek Bazrouk is awaiting trial after he was indicted on three counts of federal hate crimes

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Tarek Bazrouk once mused that setting a Jewish student on fire might be a good idea.

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And he had excellent encouragement: The ‘student’ protester allegedly had deep ties to the Hamas death cult’s evil spear, the al-Qassam Brigades, the New York Post reports.

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Bazrouk, 20, was a frequent flyer at protests at Columbia University in New York City, even though he didn’t attend the Ivy League school. At the protests, Bazrouk would get dolled up in a green Hamas terrorist headband.

Tarek Bazrouk. NYPD
Tarek Bazrouk. NYPD

According to the Post, Bazrouk is now awaiting trial after he was indicted on three counts of federal hate crimes against Jews.

“(He was) a member of a chat group that received regular updates from Abu Obeida,” according to allegations in federal documents.

Intelligence agencies have long suspected that some of the thousands of students who take part in anti-Israeli demonstrations are taking their marching orders from Hamas. However, this is the first time direct evidence has allegedly linked a protester to the terrorists.

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Bazrouk also boasted to like-minded terrorist sympathizers that he had relatives overseas who were members of Hamas, prosecutors claim.

Columbia University, a hotbed of anti-Semitism, said there was no record of the young fanatic being a student at the school or having any other connection. Like others, he masked up and slipped onto campus.

DETAILS ABOUT BAZROUK

— During campus protests in April 2024, the accused allegedly texted a friend boasting that he had lit a flare and considered lighting someone on fire. Sadly, he noted, there were too many witnesses; otherwise, he “would’ve hurted (sic) them.”

— He is a U.S. citizen, born and raised in New York City.

— Bazrouk was arrested last December for one of a trio of attacks against Jews. He has been denied bail.

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— His cellphone was allegedly “littered” with pro-terrorist propaganda celebrating the murder of Jews and Israelis and calling for the destruction of the U.S.

CHICKS DIG ME: Palestine protest enthusiast Tarek Bazrouk is linked to the Hamas death cult.

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“By God I would not trade the Al Qassam Brigades for the world and everything in it. May God be pleased with them and allow them to break the wicked enemy through him.” — Inspirational quote on Bazrouk’s phone.

Bazrouk also boldly identified himself as a “Jew hater,” calling them “worthless” and begging Allah to get rid of them.

According to prosecutors, the young fanatic was “mad happy” that he had relatives who were in Hamas. The indictment adds that Bazrouk made a pilgrimage to the West Bank and Jordan for three weeks in September 2024.

Prosecutors told the Post they could not reveal more details about his Middle Eastern trek.

His lawyer claims Bazrouk has no connection to Hamas.

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However, at his Manhattan home, cops found a knuckleduster, knives and a staggering $750,000 in cash.

At the Columbia protests, he was known for screaming about Hitler and Nazis. He often targeted students carrying Israeli flags with violence, prosecutors said.

Investigators also believe the suspect made his money via drug trafficking.

If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison.

bhunter@postmedia.com

@HunterTOSun

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