Public outcry erupted online following the release of video evidence showing former 'Israeli' military reservists dressed in keffiyehs posing as Palestinian students from Gaza in Manhattan's Washington Square Park. The incident was detailed in a viral video by digital creator David Spevak, who documented how two men approached him while wearing keffiyehs and carrying Palestinian flags. The men claimed to be Palestinian students from Gaza and attempted to force Spevak into a recorded exchange regarding the Palestinian resistance. According to Spevak, the men showed him graphic images of October 7 victims and claimed to have committed horrific acts of violence, including sexual assault and murder, while pretending to speak as Palestinians.
