Ritchie Torres: If you’re tearing down hostage posters, ‘you’re not pro-Palestinian — you’re pro-Hamas’

New York Representative Ritchie Torres, one of Israel’s staunchest supporters in Congress, decries the vandalization of Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider’s Capitol Hill office last week.

In a photo shared by Schneider on X, posters of the 116 hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7 could be seen “ripped from the wall, shredded and tossed across the hallway.”

Responding to the act of vandalism, Torres writes, “If you’re tearing down the posters of hostages, you’re not “pro-Palestinian.” You’re pro-Hamas. You’re not just Anti-Israel. You’re Antisemitic.”

“There’s a special place in hell for those who vandalize posters of the kidnapped,” he adds.

My colleague Brad Schneider—who has been the leading advocate for hostages in Congress—had his office vandalized, with posters of the hostages torn down.

If you’re tearing down the posters of hostages, you’re not “pro-Palestinian.” You’re pro-Hamas. You’re not just… pic.twitter.com/RSOqVoE2a4

— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) July 6, 2024