Rabbi sues anti-Israel protesters, alleges they damaged his ears attempting to drown out prayers
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Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld filed an assault lawsuit against anti-Israel protestors on Wednesday who allegedly damaged his ears in an attempt to drown out his payers.
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"When we went there to pray, we were overcome by the presence of pro-Palestinian protesters, pro-Hamas protesters, who not only wanted to share their voice, they also wanted to make sure that our voice was not able to be heard," Herzfeld, who says he has been receiving medical treatment, told Fox News Digital.
"I feel an obligation as a rabbi, and as a Jew, to hold these people accountable, to take them before a judge and say, ‘It's not okay what they're doing, it's not okay that they're trying to stop me from praying. It's not okay when I want to pray peacefully, that they inflict pain upon me," Herzfeld continued. "I am hopeful that as a result … of this lawsuit, we're not only able to get relief from me for what they did to me, but we’re also able to get a lot more information about who these people are, who they're working with, who's supporting them."
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