Israeli model Noa Cochva was assaulted by pro-Palestinian protesters in Times Square, New York, according to her Instagram story Sunday.
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Cochva, who won Miss Israel in 2021, and a group of friends began to sing Israeli songs after encountering the protesters.
Video: Cochva's Instagram stories detailing the event / Credit: Instagram/noacochva
"They decided to hold an extreme protest here. We knew it was not safe, we were afraid, but we could not stop ourselves and wanted to show a bit ourselves. We were 10 Israelis against 5,000 lunatics. We had to.
"I recommend watching twice to understand that I was just standing there and my Star of David necklace peeked through my shirt. The difference is that we are people of reason and they are people of violence. With what logic do they demonstrate for peace with violence?" she wrote.
In another Instagram story short against the background of an ambulance, Cochva wrote that she was feeling well and added "Am Yisrael Chai."
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