Viral Video Shows NYC Subway Rider Calling Muslim Couple Terrorists

A subway confrontation in New York City went viral after a woman launched into an Islamophobic tirade against an Iranian-Palestinian couple riding the train, repeatedly calling them terrorists and mocking traditional clothing.

The incident was recorded by Iranian content creator Ariana Jasmine, who said she and her companion Youssef, who is Palestinian, were simply sitting together in mid-October when a stranger approached them and began shouting. According to Jasmine, the woman immediately labeled both of them terrorists and mocked the keffiyeh Youssef was wearing, referring to it as a “terrorist towel,” before walking away but continuing to yell from a distance.

In the video, the woman also denied the existence of Palestine and proclaimed that she was “a Jew” who supported former President Donald Trump. Youssef responded calmly, telling her they personally knew many Jewish people and none behaved that way toward them.

The exchange intensified as the woman shouted across the subway car. Jasmine says they did nothing to provoke the confrontation and that the woman initiated the harassment without any interaction beforehand. Commenters online later claimed they recognized the same woman from other incidents, alleging that she had targeted people wearing keffiyehs previously.

Jasmine’s video has since gained more than 2 million views. Many viewers referred to the unidentified rider as a classic “Karen.”

Jasmine stated the pair later attended a rally for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani the same day without any further problems.

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Viral Video Shows NYC Subway Rider Calling Muslim Couple Terrorists