Ahmed Al Jabali, 34, of Yonkers, N.Y., was sentenced to six years in federal prison and three subsequent years of supervision for “his vicious, antisemitic assault on a Jewish barber in Yonkers,” the Westchester County, N.Y., district attorney’s office stated on Thursday.
“The Westchester County district attorney’s office will continue to prioritize combating antisemitism and all hate crimes,” stated Susan Cacace, the county’s district attorney. “There will be no tolerance for this type of despicable behavior in our community.”
Jabali pleaded guilty in April to an assault in the second degree as a hate crime, per the district attorney’s office.
After entering a Yonkers barber shop on Aug. 29, 2024, and asking for a shave, he “grabbed a pair of barber’s shears” and referred to Slava Shushakov as an “(expletive) Jew,” per the district attorney’s office. “He then repeatedly attempted to stab Shushakov, slashing him in the arm and hand several times, all while yelling antisemitic slurs.”
“No one should have to go through what I went through,” Shushakov stated. “This attack is a reminder that we have a lot more to do to eradicate hate and antisemitism in Westchester County.”
