Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
UK Man jailed for mosque threats after synagogue attack
A man who made death threats to two mosques in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack has been jailed for more than two years. Gabriel Levy, 21, from Wakefield, made an anonymous phone call to the Al-Sunnah Mosque in Cheetham Hill on 4 October 2025, telling the person who answered: “I’m going to come…
Read MoreHate crime charges filed in Manhattan synagogue attack
Hate crime charges have been filed against a man who disrupted Shabbat services in Manhattan’s Central Synagogue and struck two people while being hustled outside Friday night. “As synagogue security was escorting him out, he struck a member of the congregation, damaged synagogue property, and then spit at and head-butted a member of the security…
Read MoreAntioch police investigate explosive device thrown at home after racist video goes viral
A racist confrontation caught on camera in Antioch has gone viral, prompting an investigation into both the original incident and an explosive device later thrown at a home in the neighborhood. The video shows a man repeatedly calling a Black woman the N-word last month. The woman, who asked that her identity not be revealed…
Read MoreVenice man planned mass shooting at church, wanted to attack mosque
A Venice man was arrested after he was accused of planning a mass shooting at a local church. A news release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said the FBI pointed the agency toward Giovanni Pimienta, 19, who was “communicating with other users online about obtaining weapons and conducting a mass shooting and glorifying…
Read MoreThe suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the…
Read MoreNew York Police Department investigates 2 stabbings as possible hate crimes
A man was arrested Thursday after police said he stabbed two men in separate, nonfatal attacks on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that the New York Police Department is investigating as possible hate crimes. Raul Morales, 51, allegedly stabbed an Asian man and a Jewish man and yelled the Arabic phrase “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks,…
Read MoreTerror plotter who planned attack on UK target jailed
An associate of the Heaton Park Synagogue attacker has been jailed for life today, after planning his own attack on a UK defence target.Mohammad Bashir, 31, earlier pleaded guilty to preparing an act of terrorism after evidence revealed that rather than being just an encourager of terrorism, he was a committed jihadist planning a mass…
Read MoreWabash man gets jail time for social media threats to Jews and law enforcement
A U.S. District Court judge handed down a 10 month prison sentence in a case involving a Wabash, Indiana man who plead guilty to making making online threats. Between August and October of 2025, Kayden Bell, 20, posted threats on social media targeting Jews and law enforcement according to a press release from the United…
Read MoreMan arrested after mosque damaged in Northeast Philadelphia arson attack
Police have made an arrest in connection with an arson at a Philadelphia mosque. Authorities took 60-year-old Vincent Lang into custody on Thursday. According to a criminal complaint, Lang approached the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on Tyson Avenue last Sunday morning. Police say surveillance images show him lighting a fire and throwing it into the…
Read MoreSuspect in Philly mosque fire showed anti-Islamic views before attack, feds say
A Philadelphia man accused of setting a mosque on fire allegedly commented about a video of the attack on Facebook, leading to a federal charge, the NBC10 Investigators have learned. Vincent Lang, 60, of Philadelphia, faces a federal charge of maliciously damaging or destroying, or attempting to damage or destroy, by means of fire, any…
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