Multiple factors came into this. First of all, I think what agitated him was that we were protesting for Palestine that day. However, I can say there was Islamophobia in it as well, because after the incident happened and the police arrested him, he was making racist comments to the other protester who was arguing with him earlier, saying, “Go back to your country” and making other racist comments.
It was both Islam and us protesting for Palestine that day that agitated him into doing what he did to me.