Disturbing video shows tradie threatening Jewish teenagers with an Israeli flag in Sydney’s Bellevue Hill: ‘If I see that flag, I’ll kill youse all’

A construction worker threatened to kill four Jewish teenagers if they did not remove an Israeli flag from their car.

Footage of the confronting incident shows the man – who is wearing an orange high-vis vest, a black cap and who appears to be of Middle-Eastern descent – marching up to three teenage boys who appeared to be about to tie an Israeli flag to their car in Bellevue Hill, in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.

He points a finger at them, repeatedly telling them to ‘put it back in your car’. 

‘I swear if I f***ing see youse with that flag I’ll f**king kill youse all. I’m telling youse right now – all of youse,’ he threatens. 

The incident happened on Monday, the same day pro-Palestinian protests in Sydney’s CBD turned ugly, with thugs chanting ‘Gas The Jews’ and ‘Death to the Jews’ in the shadow of the Opera House.

A spoeksperson for NSW Police said: ‘On Monday, officers attached to Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command received a report, four teenagers had been vernally threatened by a man on Bellevue Road, Bellevue Hill about 6.30pm. 

‘Detectives have commenced an investigation. No arrests have been made and inquiries are ongoing.’

Around 1,000 protesters flocked to Sydney’s Town Hall on Monday evening for a Free Palestine rally in the wake of reignited violence between Palestine and Israel.

The rally kicked off with various chants including ‘Resistance is justified when Palestine is occupied’, ‘Israel, Israel you can’t hide you’re committing genocide’ and ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’ 

The disturbing video came hours before a pro-Palestine protest was hijacked by radical Muslims on Monday evening – some wearing black masks – who hurled lit flares at police and chanted ‘f*** Israel’ and ‘f*** the Jews’ beneath the steps of the Opera House (pictured)

Daily Mail Australia witnessed a large crowd of men attempting to set light to an Israeli flag with firecrackers before resorting to stamping on it and tearing it into shreds (pictured)

But police leapt into action when a man, who has since been identified as Sydney businessman Mark Spiro, was carrying an Israeli flag – which he had not even unfurled – before three police officers dragged him away. 

In an video of the incident, filmed by Daily Mail Australia, Mr Spiro can be heard repeatedly saying ‘I’ve done nothing wrong’.

An officer told him: ‘You’ve been arrested in relation to a breach of the peace.’ 

On Tuesday morning, NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Tony Cooke defended the decision to arrest Mr Spiro, claiming his presence ‘could have caused significant risk to him and others’.

‘I understand his view… (but) it was necessary,’ Mr Cooke said.

‘In the circumstances the best option for us was to take the actions we did.’

Mr Cooke added: ‘He was arrested to prevent a breach of the peace for his safety. He was removed and released.’

Mr Spiro later told Sky News he felt the officers’ actions were ‘excessive’ and that he felt like a ‘ragdoll’.

‘It was excessive and at the time having both your arms pinned back for effectively having a rolled up Israeli flag was shocking and confronting,’ Mr Spiro said.

‘The police they should feel ashamed of themselves quite frankly. I was an innocent bystander with a rolled up Israeli flag.’