Tag: Hate Crime

The Ventura County District Attorney's Office in California has stated that the death of a pro-Israel protester does not currently meet the elements of a hate crime, though the investigation is ongoing.
A man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Paul Kessler, a Jewish pro-Israel activist.
The death of Paul Kessler, a 69-year-old Jew, following a confrontation with anti-Israel protesters raises important warnings for the Jewish community.
The podcast discusses the unresolved murder of Samantha Woll, examining the Detroit police's quick dismissal of it as a hate crime without providing a clear explanation.
In this week's Antisemitism Monitor, a few significant incidents are highlighted.
Clashes occurred between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters in Skokie, Illinois, resulting in two arrests and a man being beaten.
A teenager at Columbia University has been charged with hate crimes for assaulting an Israeli student who was hanging up posters of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas.
A member of the Goyim Defense League, a neo-Nazi group based in Florida, has been extradited to the Netherlands to stand trial for projecting an antisemitic message onto the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.
Police investigating the dumping of shellfish on the grounds of the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) at the University of California, Berkeley have concluded that it was not a hate crime.
A white man in his 20s shot and killed three Black people in a racially motivated attack at a convenience store in Jacksonville, Florida.
A Los Angeles judge sentenced two pro-Palestinian protesters who assaulted Jews at a restaurant to visit a museum, sparking controversy and anger from Jewish groups.
The California Briefing report focuses on the recent attack on the Orthodox Jewish community in Los Angeles.
A 73-year-old Jewish man named Guy Taieb was shot while walking home from morning prayers in Los Angeles.
A string of incidents in Los Angeles, including a swastika display at LACMA and twin shootings in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood targeting Jewish individuals, culminated in an arrest.
Police in Los Angeles have arrested a suspect in connection with a series of shootings targeting Jewish men.
A suspect in the 2018 murder of Blaze Bernstein, a Jewish and gay college student, is finally being tried after being ruled competent to stand trial.
In this podcast episode, former NYPD Intelligence Director Mitch Silber discusses the rise of anti-Semitism in America and the need for increased vigilance among Jewish communities.
Daniel Leger, a survivor of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, decided to return to the scene of the crime in order to confront and process the traumatic event.
Grafton Thomas, accused of stabbing five Hasidic Jews in Monsey, NY, during a Hanukkah party, has been charged with a federal hate crime by the FBI.
In Jersey City, a tragic attack at the JC Kosher Supermarket claimed the lives of a yeshiva student and a store co-owner, impacting a young Jewish community.
A 16-year-old Jewish boy was beaten in Forest Hills, Queens, by a group of around 20 teens, with witnesses reporting chants of "Kill the Jew" during the attack.
Samuel Woodward, a suspect in the murder of Blaze Bernstein, now faces a hate crime charge for allegedly targeting Bernstein because of his sexual orientation.
The text emphasizes the need to forcefully oppose anti-Semitism as a core principle in combating white supremacy.
Sarah Halimi, a 67-year-old Jewish woman, was brutally beaten and killed in Paris by a Muslim attacker who recited verses from the Quran before and after the murder.