Owner Of Ohio Restaurant Attacked By Muslim Man With Machete: ‘I Will Put Up A Bigger Israeli Flag’

Hah! AWESOME.

INFIDEL OF THE YEAR!

From the Tower:

Hany Baransi has been serving authentic hummus and falafel in his central Ohio eatery for 27 years, proudly giving diners a taste of his Israeli Christian Arab heritage between bites of rich Mediterranean fare. 

A sign bearing an Arabic greeting—“Ahlan Wa Sahalan”— hangs prominently near the glass doors of his Nazareth Restaurant & Deli in Columbus, through which passersby can also spot an Israeli flag. 

Baransi says he has always been outspoken about his Israeli identity, and so when his restaurant was attacked on Thursday evening by a machete-wielding man, he believed it was no coincidence. 

He said that he is only willing to reopen his restaurant once his staff assures him that they are ready. 

“Even though I am hurting financially badly, if this time is needed for the well-being of my employees, I am okay with that,” he stressed. 

“God will provide for us.” When asked whether he would consider removing the Israeli flag seen from his restaurant’s entryway as a precaution, Baransi swiftly rejected the idea. 

“Actually I have another flag, and I am going to get a bigger flag, and I am going to get a Star of David necklace and put it on my chest, and I am going to get a tattoo,” he declared. 

“Honest to God, I am not kidding. They don’t scare me. We are Israelis. We are Israelis. We are resilient, we fight back.”