Hate Crimes
“This is the most comprehensive investigation yet into how local infrastructure has been weaponized to promote hate,” Canary Mission told JNS of its new report.
The “New York Post” reported that the federal criminal complaint against Tarek Bazrouk alleges that he received “regular updates” from a spokesman for the terror group.
US officials have detained Mohamed Sabry Soliman’s relatives and are investigating possible prior knowledge of or support for the antisemitic firebombing.
An Egyptian national wounded 12 at a pro-Israel rally with firebombs; he told police he intended to kill “all Zionist people.”
“This is not a political protest,” Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon told JNS. “This is terrorism.”
‘False’ fears, Leo Terrell tells JNS of view Trump is too aggressive against schools over Jew-hatred
The chair of the federal task force against Jew-hatred said that “the previous four years, they did nothing to stop the harassment on these college campuses.”
“The demands on local and state law enforcement far outpace their capacity to meet the need,” the 44 Jewish groups stated, after a gunman killed two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington.
“We will not tolerate criminal acts such as these anywhere in our district, including in our prison system,” the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois stated.
“Perpetrators feel increasingly emboldened to act openly, publicly,” Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal, told JNS.
“The recent spike in violent crime against Jewish citizens is deeply disturbing,” stated Kash Patel, the FBI director.
An annual report issued by Tel Aviv University shows highest Jew-hate surge in late 2023; 2024 levels fell but remain above prewar baseline.
“Our federal authorities must bring the full weight of our civil-rights laws to bear in examining this matter,” the Senate minority leader stated.
