Police says violent crime dropped in 2024, but Baltimore Jews remain concerned “Progress has been made in reducing violent crime, but there still is a significant amount of work that needs to be done,” Shomrim told JNS. Vita Fellig Jan. 9, 2025
Israeli hacker faces extradition to the US from Norway As a minor in 2017, the Israeli made thousands of fake bomb threats to U.S. institutions, causing public mayhem. He applied for asylum in Norway after serving seven years of a 10-year sentence in Israel. JNS Staff Dec. 2, 2024
No hate crimes among 14 felony charges against Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, who allegedly shot Chicago Jew The 22-year-old man, who is also accused of shooting police officers and paramedics, is reportedly an illegal immigrant from northwest Africa. Oct. 28, 2024
Treasury informs banks how to identify Hezbollah’s ties to monetary crimes Andrea Gacki, director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, said the alert aims to “protect the U.S. financial system from abuse by terrorists.” Oct. 23, 2024
Maryland Jewish groups receive nearly $1 million to support crime victims Gov. Wes Moore said the funds help in “getting convictions, closing cases and restoring trust between our communities and the forces sworn to protect them.” Oct. 21, 2024
Israeli mother exposes Arab incitement, criminality authorities miss Arabs in Judea and Samaria take pride in Hamas's actions on Oct. 7, often uploading videos from the slaughter, says activist Ayelet Lash. David Isaac Sept. 20, 2024
Dershowitz: ‘Serious questions’ about fairness of Newton’s response to shooting at pro-Israel rally The Boston-area city faces criticism for arresting the alleged shooter right away, but not the man who appeared to attack him before getting shot. David Swindle Sept. 13, 2024
Nassau County ‘Mask Transparency Act’ could hit demonstrators with fines, jail time Sacha Roytman, CEO of the Combat Antisemitism Movement, called the measure “a pivotal step in combating the rise of antisemitic incidents in the United States since Oct. 7.” Aug. 15, 2024
UK Palestinian pleads guilty to Jew-hatred social-media posts Peter Kandalaft admitted that he posted statements like “let them Jews die and pile them high.” July 24, 2024
