Anti-Israel teen, 16, arrested for defacing WWI memorial: NYPD

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A16-year-old boy has been arrested for defacing a WWI monument in Central Park by spray painting “Gaza' in red across the base of the structure.

A teenage anti-Israel agitator who police say defaced a World War I memorial in New York City earlier this week has been arrested and charged, the

Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry, last night posted an image on X, formerly Twitter, of the young vandal in handcuffs sitting on a bench inside a police station. His face is blurred out. The New York Post initially reported, citing sources, that the teen's father turned him in, but police denied that to Fox News. They attributed the arrest to good police work and an assist by a school safety agent.

 

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