Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Belgian interior minister slams ‘anti-Semitic act’ as police probe Liège synagogue explosion
Belgium’s prime minister vowed to combat antisemitism on Monday, after a pre-dawn blast damaged a synagogue in eastern Belgium, with prosecutors in charge of organised crime and terrorism heading up the investigation. The explosion took place around 4:00 am (0300 GMT) in front of the synagogue, causing no injuries, police said. “Antisemitism is an attack…
Read MoreDefendant Charged with Damaging the Brooklyn Headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Movement
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a complaint was unsealed charging Dan Sohail with intentionally damaging religious property, specifically the global headquarters for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement (Chabad Headquarters) in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Sohail was taken into federal custody earlier today and is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Clay…
Read More4 men arrested in UK on suspicion of aiding Iran by spying on Jewish community
London police said Friday that four men have been arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran by spying on the Jewish community. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said the suspects — one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals — were taken into custody on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service. The men, who were…
Read MoreSocial media believed to be tied to Austin shooter is full of antisemitic, anti-Christian, misogynistic posts
The attacker who gunned down revelers at a bar in Austin, Texas, over the weekend appears to have posted antisemitic, anti-Christian and misogynistic posts in the year and a half leading up to the deadly shooting, according to law enforcement sources in Texas. Three people were killed and more than a dozen others wounded in…
Read MoreWinnipeg man charged with posing threats to prime minister, Jewish communities
A Winnipeg man is facing charges after RCMP allege he posted multiple online threats targeting Prime Minister Mark Carney. RCMP say a national security investigation began in January into a user on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. They say along with threats targeting Carney, the account also made posts inciting hatred…
Read MoreMesa teen arrested for alleged threats to mosque and students at Dobson High School
A teen is facing charges after police say he made online threats that were racially motivated. Mesa police arrested the 15-year-old boy, a student at Dobson High School, on February 19 following an investigation into his online activity. On February 18, the FBI notified the Mesa Police Department about a teen who was reported to…
Read MoreMan arrested over alleged ‘mass casualty event’ terrorist plot
A man allegedly motivated by racist ideology planned a “mass casualty” terror attack targeting public buildings and Muslim places of worship, authorities say. Jayson Joseph Michaels, from the town of Bindoon north of Perth, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday, facing five charges, including acting in preparation for a terrorist act. The Western Australia…
Read MoreAlleged synagogue arsonist pleads not guilty to new federal charges
Facing new federal charges, the Madison man accused of setting fire to Mississippi’s largest synagogue pleaded not guilty again on Wednesday. After Stephen Spencer Pittman’s initial arraignment last month, a federal grand jury indicted the 19-year-old on two new charges last week, upping the prison time he faces if convicted. The superseding indictment accuses Pittman…
Read MorePawtucket rink shooter’s son set fire to Black church in North Providence in 2024
Two years before Robert Dorgan opened fire at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket, the shooter’s son set fires at a predominantly Black church in North Providence. Robert Dorgan, who also used the name Roberta Esposito, was the biological father of Kevin Colantonio, Target 12 confirmed through multiple people with direct knowledge of the…
Read MorePolice probe source of bomb threat made to historic synagogue in Charleston
Local authorities are looking into a bomb threat at the Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in downtown Charleston, city police confirmed Tuesday afternoon. The synagogue, located right off East Bay Street, received the threat shortly after 9 a.m. by phone. Charleston police then sent their Explosive Device Team to search the building and the surrounding…
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