Woman Slaps Pro-Palestinian Protester In Brooklyn Bridge March: Video

NEW YORK CITY — A woman who slapped a pro-Palestinian protester on the Brooklyn Bridge is under investigation for a potential hate crime, police said.

Viral video shows the woman angrily confront pro-Palestinian demonstrators who marched along— and temporarily shut down — the iconic bridge Saturday.

The minute-long clip, which has been viewed 16 million times, show her accost youngsters and the man taking the video itself.

"You deserve death," she shouted at the man.

"I'm going to pee on you if I could."

NYPD officials Sunday asked the public to help identify the woman, who they said slapped a 31-year-old man on the Brooklyn Bridge's footpath about 6:15 p.m. the previous day.

She is described as a woman with brown eyes, long brown hair, about 5 feet 7 inches in height and roughly 30 years old. She was last seen wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans and sunglasses.

The NYPD's hate crime task force is investigating the incident, police said.

The incident is one of many potential hate crimes directed both Jewish and Palestinian New Yorkers since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas against Israel.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.