Swedish police destroy object outside Israeli embassy in Stockholm

A “dangerous object” found outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm has been destroyed, Swedish police say. The incident – labelled an “attempted attack” by the Israeli ambassador – saw officers cordon off a wide area nearby.Police told the BBC it was too early to give further details on the object. They said no-one had been…

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UCF student arrested for alleged threat to shoot 3 Jewish students during school event

The University of Central Florida Police Department is investigating an alleged threat made during a UCF Office of Student Involvement-approved pro-Israel free expression event on Tuesday. According to UCFPD, a Palestinian-American student named Seif Asi approached a table of Jewish students participating in the event and engaged in a one to two-minute “heated conversation.” Once…

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Man awaits sentencing on hate crimes conviction; co-defendants’ cases pending

A Thurmont man is scheduled to be sentenced in April after being convicted last week of hate crimes, trespassing and harassment for threatening a same-sex couple who lived near him. After a three-day jury trial, Michael David Burns, 53, was convicted Friday of 10 counts, including three counts of trespassing, two counts of disorderly conduct,…

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Ohio man gets 18 years for firebombing church over drag shows

Aimenn D. Penny didn’t apologize for firebombing a Geauga County church last year. Instead, he justified sacrificing his future for hate. The 20-year-old, standing calmly in an orange prison jumpsuit during his sentencing hearing Monday in U.S. District Court, maintained his attack was a protest against the LGBTQ+ community and drag shows, an effort “to…

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