A Jewish man who was beaten by a mob in a hate attack in Midtown told a courtroom Tuesday he couldn’t “fathom” why his attacker got a plea deal from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office — as the assailant was handed an 18-month prison term.

Joseph Borgen, 31, delivered a fiery victim impact statement at the Manhattan Supreme Court sentencing of Waseem Awawdeh, 24, for attacking Borgen during a clash between Israel and Palestine supporters on May, 20, 2021.

“Why is he getting a break? I really can’t fathom why he’s getting a deal. Me, personally, I wanted to go to trial, I wanted to see full justice,” Borgen, wearing a blue yarmulke, told the court.

The 18-month sentence had been offered by District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office in exchange for his guilty plea to attempted assault in the second degree as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon, prosecutors said.

Judge Felicia Mennin agreed to the sentence, saying: “The behavior of the group was despicable… This is not how people behave in a civilized society.”

A rep for Bragg later said in a statement, “No one should ever feel unsafe because of their religion, and we do not tolerate the antisemitic hate displayed by the defendant in this case.

“Following a thorough and extensive investigation, Waseem Awawdeh is now sentenced to 18 months in jail. The three remaining defendants are expected to be tried on hate crimes charges in the coming months and face significant state prison time if convicted.”

But Borgen said he felt like the sentencing wasn’t enough.

“What kind of message does this send – to everybody, to all victims of hate crime?” he seethed. “Not just Jewish people but anyone who is a victim of a hate crime. You can say you won’t do it again, get arrested while on bail, do whatever you want, and you know what? We’ll give you a slap on the wrist – it’s okay!”

Borgen spoke in front of a courtroom with more than 30 supporters as he outlined his experience – telling the court how he continues to suffer, both emotionally and physically, from the attack.

Awawdeh – who said in a jail cell that he would “do it again,” according to prosecutors – did not look once in Borgen’s direction during the seven-minute speech, which received an ovation from the gallery.

“My biggest fear is you’re not going to do anything, you’re not going to do anything. You’ll go to jail for a year, go back to what you were doing and attack another Jew,” Borgen told him. “You said you would do it again – why don’t you do it again?”

Awawdeh’s attorney Peter Frankel defended his client and said that Awawdeh isn’t antisemitic – despite Borgen claiming his attackers called him a “dirty Jew” during the clash.

“I’m a lifelong New Yorker, I’m a Jewish man. I have spent countless hours and days with Mr. Abudah,” Frankel said. “I have not seen anything whatsoever in my dealings with him to indicate that he is in any way antisemitic. Yes, he made a mistake here, and from day one, he has agreed to accept responsibility for what he has done.”

Awawdeh remained quiet during his sentencing but smiled and gave a head nod to a few people when he was cuffed and led out of court.

Borgen told The Post after the hearing that he suffered a concussion and bruising from the attack, which was captured on film.