A lone elderly man was caught on video wearing a blue "I Stand With Israel" vest — all while dancing and smiling in front of a mob of pro-Palestinian protesters in New York City over the weekend.

The man was in front of the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, according to a social media post from journalist Oliya Scootercaster.

To say the man was met with verbal resistance from the pro-Palestinian protesters is an understatement. Content warning: Language :

A sampling of some of the vitriol directed at him:

One woman hollered at police nearby: "You cops are inciting violence by letting this motherf***er desecrate humanity!"

Image source: X video screenshot via @ScooterCasterNY

Her rant appeared to work as police officers soon approached the man and escorted him away.

Image source: X video screenshot via @ScooterCasterNY

A number of commenters were decidedly behind the man's actions:

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