Firefighter caught on camera ripping pro-Palestinian agitator in Elmo costume near Ground Zero on 9/11

A firefighter was recorded confronting a pro-Palestinian demonstrator wearing an Elmo costume near the 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City. The firefighter called the agitator “anti-American” and told them to leave. The FDNY clarified that the individual in the video was not a member of their department, though it appeared they were from another fire department.

• A firefighter was filmed verbally confronting a pro-Palestinian agitator in an Elmo costume near the 9/11 memorial in New York City.
• The firefighter called the agitator “anti-American” and told them to return to Palestine.
• The FDNY stated that the person in the video is not, and never has been, a member of the FDNY, but appeared to be from another fire department.
• The incident occurred near Ground Zero on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
• Someone in the background of the video was heard saying, “The Jews are committing a genocide.”