Hate Crimes
Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, succumbed to her injuries suffered in the attack. Also wounded were a girl and two men, including the synagogue’s rabbi, 57-year-old Yisroel Goldstein.
The letter came in response to the congressman’s constituents in Ohio’s 12 Congressional District, replying to a survey sent by his office asking them what Congress should do to combat Jew-hatred.
“When it comes to the most aggressive anti-Semitism and hatred of the Jews, it’s coming from the Muslims. Not from the extreme right. It’s difficult for some people to admit,” said Arié Bensemhoun, executive director of the European Leadership Network.
French jihadist Mehdi Nemrouche, who shot his victims in less than 90 seconds with a handgun and a Kalashnikov rifle back in May 2014, was convicted of “terrorist murder.”
French jihadist Mehdi Nemmouche, 33, showed no reaction as the verdict was read. He faces life behind bars.
“I am appalled and disgusted by the swastikas and other anti-Semitic symbols of hate that were scrawled in a Queens schoolyard,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a Feb. 24 statement. “In New York, we have zero tolerance for such vile acts of anti-Semitism.”
“My grandparents are Holocaust survivors,” said Israeli director Guy Nattiv. “The bigotry that they experienced in the Holocaust, we see that everywhere today—in America and in Europe. This film is about education; it’s about teaching your kids a better way.”
Fatah Secretary in Jenin Ata Abu Rmeila brandishes assault rifle and says: “This gun will never drop from our hands; We pledge to continue on path of armed struggle.”
The two unidentified men ripped her cellphone out of her hands and punched her in the face, asking “Are you afraid, you Jewess?”
Damon Joseph, 21, was charged with a count of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State.
Some 360 incidents occurred in 2017, while 221 were recorded the previous year, according to a new report by Statistics Canada.
“Hate in America is on the rise,” said LAPD chief Michel Moore. “That has to change.”
