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Final assailant charged in 2021 antisemitic assault of Joey Borgen sentenced to 2 years in prison

JL;DR SUMMARY Joey Borgen, a Jewish man assaulted during a pro-Israel rally in New York City in 2021, sees some closure as the final assailant, Salem Seleiman, is sentenced to two years in prison. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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DiasporaNew York CityHate CrimeViolenceIsrael Hamas ConflictAntisemitic AssaultPro Israel RallyKippahJoey BorgenSalem Seleiman

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New York City, New York, United States
"Four and a half years after Joey Borgen was beaten in the street in New York City while en route to a pro-Israel rally, a sixth individual involved in his assault has been sentenced."
Florida, United States
"He was arrested in Florida and extradited to New York in May, months after three of the other attackers were sentenced in January 2024."
Israel
"The attack on May 20, 2021, came amid a string of antisemitic assaults during the conflict between Israel and Hamas at the time."

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