MARTINEZ — Prosecutors here have filed arson, robbery, grand theft, and hate crime charges against a Hayward man who allegedly took an Israeli flag from another protestor and set it on fire.
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Christopher Khamis Victor Husary, 36, was charged last week in a decision by the Contra Costa District Attorneys office. The charges stem from a January protest and counter-protest in El Cerrito over Israel’s violent offensive in Gaza.
Husary was arrested Feb. 28, on a warrant generated by El Cerrito police. He remains jailed in lieu of $250,000 bail.
Prosecutors allege that Husary shoved a counter-protestor, took her flag, and set it on fire, before taking another Israeli flag from another woman’s shoulders. District Attorney Diana Becton issued a statement saying that “While the First Amendment is fundamental to our democracy, it doesn’t protect threats, injury, intimidation, or property damage.”