Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Man pleads guilty to setting fire outside Jewish Museum of Maryland: ‘I was out of my mind’
A man entered mental health court on Wednesday after admitting to setting a fire outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland in what Baltimore Police previously described as a hate crime. Assadollah Hashemi, 66, of Reservoir Hill, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to setting a fire and damaging a religious building. He was sentenced to…
Read MoreIllinois man convicted of murder and hate crimes in stabbing of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy
An Illinois man was found guilty Friday in the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the wounding of his mother, an attack that prosecutors said was motivated by anti-Muslim hate and a response to the Israel-Hamas War. Joseph Czuba was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery and hate crimes in…
Read MoreMan with “violent extremist ideology” charged with possessing videos of child sexual abuse
A federal grandy jury indicted a Pennsylvania man with possession of child sexual abuse material and heard evidence that he holds a “racially-motivated violent extremist ideology” that saw him praise mass shooters, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Aidan Harding, 20, of Glenwillard, Pennsylvania, was indicted on a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of…
Read MoreSydney nurse charged with making threats after saying she wouldn’t treat Israelis
A Sydney nurse has been charged with making threats after she appeared in an online video saying she would not treat Israeli patients. Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with the federal offenses of threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage…
Read MoreIllinois landlord charged with 2023 hate crime and murder of Palestinian American boy set for trial
The trial of a suburban Chicago landlord accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in a 2023 attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son is set to start Tuesday. Joseph Czuba, 73, is charged in the fatal stabbing of six-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of Hanan Shaheen on Oct.…
Read MoreOregon Man Pleads Guilty in Swatting and Bomb Threats Scheme That Targeted Jewish Hospitals in New York City and Long Island
Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Domagoj Patkovic pleaded guilty to conspiring to make threats concerning explosives and conveying false information concerning explosives. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Ramon E. Reyes. When sentenced, Patkovic faces up to 15 years in prison. Patkovic was charged in August 2024. John J. Durham,…
Read MoreViolent extremists are using antisemitism to recruit in Canada: CSIS report
Ideologically motivated violent extremist groups are using antisemitism in a bid to recruit followers and inspire violence, according to a report from Canada’s spy agency. The report dated May 2024, released under the access to information law by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), said the extremist groups are also tapping into current events, such…
Read MoreMan who allegedly threatened to kill Jewish people arrested near NYC after driving from Utah
A man who allegedly threatened on social media to kill Jewish people was arrested just outside New York City after driving across the country from Utah, according to NYPD officials. The suspect, Luis Ramirez, drove from Utah through Kansas City to Philadelphia, continuing to make threats along the way, police officials said. NYPD detectives and…
Read MoreFlorida man charged with attempted murder after shooting 2 men he thought were Palestinians
A Florida man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after opening fire on two men in Miami Beach who he thought were Palestinians. According to an arrest report, Mordechai Brafman shot at the men 17 times in the “unprovoked” attack, telling officers that while driving his truck, he “saw two Palestinians” and…
Read MoreInvestigations launched, NSW Health nurses stood down over video making threatening comments about Israeli patients
Two NSW Health nurses have been stood down after video emerged showing them bragging about killing and refusing to treat Israeli patients. The clip was shared by content creator Max Veifer speaking to Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, both of whom have been confirmed to be health workers from Bankstown Hospital in Sydney’s…
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