A radical anti-Israel TikToker has finally been arrested after posting footage of her crimes on social media to gain attention.
The woman, 23-year-old Amber Matthews — who goes by the name of “Ambamelia” on TikTok — committed the crime back in March, but law enforcement was unable to identify her from security camera footage. Luckily for the police and the victim of her crime, she decided to share the footage on October 15 in a post on TikTok, where she tried to frame it as a hilarious mistake.
The TikToker was seen in the video tearing down flags outside of Efi’s Gyro in Montclair, New Jersey, as she had somehow mistaken the flags — which were obviously Greek, as the gyro restaurant is clearly a Greek restaurant — as Israeli flags. The video, which received over four million views, prompted mockery on the original post on TikTok as well as on platforms like X, where numerous critics shared her meltdown.
Woman tears down a string of flags outside of the Eli’s Gyro restaurant because she thought it was for Israel. After accusing the restaurant staff of supporting a genocide, they told her “this is Greek” pic.twitter.com/qKgHyV6p7d
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) October 16, 2024
As we previously reported:
In the clip, she can be seen angrily approaching a restaurant that the New York Post has identified as “Efi’s Gyro” in Montclair, New Jersey, while screaming nonsense about Palestine.
“Look at that sh—t,” she shouted while tearing down a banner of blue and white flags hanging outside of the shop.
As confused employees of the Greek restaurant began watching her deranged meltdown through the window, she then screamed: “Free Palestine, b—tch! What you looking at?”
She then pushed the left’s nonsense anti-Israel narrative, telling the employees: “You know there’s a genocide!”
“I don’t stand for Zionism in Montclair!” she screamed.
Realizing the stupidity of the TikToker, two Efi’s Gyro employees exited the restaurant to inform her of her mistake — telling her that the flags were obviously Greek, not Israeli.
“What? Really? Oh, I thought it was Israel — my bad,” the deranged woman responded. “Oh shit … it looked like Israel.”
The TikToker then offered to give the flags back before ending the video.
The restaurant owner, Efi Mihalis, reported the crime in March, prompting an unsuccessful investigation into the vandalism. As the New York Post has confirmed, police reviewed the security footage and discovered that the woman had been inside Efi’s Gyro just one week before the crime, handing out pro-Palestine/anti-Israel fliers. However, they “had no leads until Matthews posted her now-viral video of the encounter” on TikTok, according to the outlet.
Matthews was charged on Tuesday with bias and intimidation for her hate-filled rampage, and is due back at the Essex County Courthouse in Newark on December 3, according to local media outlets.
TikToker who tore down Greek flags outside a restaurant after confusing them for Israeli flags gets ARRESTED.
Amber Matthews, 23, was charged with bias and intimidation for ripping down the flags in a fit of rage, outside a Greek restaurant in Montclair, New Jersey.
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— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) October 25, 2024
Montclair Police Chief Todd Conforti spoke out about the crime to news outlet Montclair Local, stating: “Montclair is a community that strives to treat all individuals with dignity and respect. I hope this investigation sends a clear message that our agency will not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination, and offenders will be held accountable for their actions.”