Posts Tagged: hate crimes

Prominent Pro-Iran Lobby Group Silent on Antisemitic Attack
Two hate crimes made news in New York City last week. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) chose to condemn only one. Both involved premeditated, unprovoked...

Man Charged in NY Synagogue Attack Plot Is New York City Government Employee
A suspect in an alleged plot to shoot up a New York-area synagogue worked as a New York City government employee responsible for child safety,...

Manhattan DA Offers Antisemitic NYC Attacker Plea Deal with Minimal Jail Time
JNS.org - In the wake of rising attacks against Jews in New York City, a violent antisemitic attacker could be back on the streets in...

US Congressman Slams FBI Hate Crimes Data As Bipartisan Criticism Grows
Congressman Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) Wednesday slammed the FBI's recently issued hate crime statistics data, adding another voice to a bipartisan chorus of criticism of...

Charges Filed After White Supremacist Pamphlets Left at Upstate New York Synagogue, Church
Police in an upstate town of New York have charged three suspects accused of leaving white supremacist leaflets and stickers at churches and synagogues. Aubrey Dragonetti,...

NY Cops Arrest Teens Over ‘Free Palestine’ Assault on Jewish Man in Brooklyn
The New York Police Department has arrested two teenagers in connection with an assault on a Jewish man in Brooklyn last month during which the...

Swastikas Graffitied at Borough Park Playground, as Antisemitic Hate Crimes Surge in NYC
New York City police are investigating the graffitiing of two swastikas at a playground in Borough Park, amid a surge in antisemitic hate crimes this...

Far-Right European Youth Groups Using Mix of Social Media Platforms to Lure Peers to Racist, Antisemitic Ideologies, Report Reveals
A new report published on Tuesday explored how a generation of far-right teenagers are using mainstream social media platforms, including Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Telegram,...

NYPD Stats: New York Hate Crimes Doubled in 2021, With 50% Spike in Antisemitic Incidents
Hate crimes in New York City have risen a shocking 100% over the past year, including a serious spike in antisemitism, the New York Police...

Three Brooklyn Men Indicted Over Brutal Attack on Jews Outside Synagogue
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has announced the prosecution for hate crimes of three men in two brutal attacks on Jews in May. Brooklyn District Attorney...

New ADL Guide Helps Campus Safety Teams Spot, Report Antisemitism and Hate Crimes
Amid a recent rise in antisemitic incidents on college campuses across the United States, a joint guide from a leading US Jewish organization and two...

Top US Jewish Group Calls for Action After New Data Confirms Spike in Antisemitic Hate Crimes
A top American Jewish umbrella group expressed concern on Monday over the findings of a new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report that showed that...

The Jersey City Terror Attack Mirrors Another
Armed to the teeth with guns and explosives, David K. Anderson and Francine Graham opened fire Tuesday in Jersey City on a kosher grocery store,...

Prosecutors Weigh Death Penalty for Accused Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter
The case of Robert Bowers, the man accused of massacring 11 people at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue last year was set to return to a...