A few weeks ago video surveillance caught a man in Brooklyn setting fire to outside window tarps at a Japanese fusion around 4AM.

The arsonist saw on the window tarps the star of David and it is believe that’s why he set the fire.

Here’s more from the NY Post:

The incident occurred on Nov. 18 shortly after 4 am in front of the Shalom Japan restaurant on South 4th Street, according to police Friday.

Surveillance video shows a man walking up to the eatery and torching two outside window tarps that cops said featured images of the Jewish Star of David.

In the footage, the bearded and bespectacled arsonist is seen casually walking back and forth as smoke begins to spread.

The firebug then took off on foot toward Rodney Street and South 5th Street, according to the police.

No injuries have been reported and there was no structural damage to the building housing the restaurant as a result of the fire.

“The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating this as an anti-Jewish incident,” police confirmed.

The arson suspect is described as a man with a dark complexion and a thin build. He was last seen wearing black sneakers, a baseball hat and a long jacket.

The incident comes as there has been a dramatic increase in antisemitic attacks in New York City since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas in October.