Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Counterterror police probe arson attack at a former London synagogue amid antisemitic attacks
Counterterror police were investigating an arson attack at a former London synagogue Tuesday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a meeting to respond to a recent wave of antisemitic attacks that have caused outrage and fear in the Jewish community. Gates and a lock on the front of the former temple in the Whitechapel area…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi found guilty of planning mass gun attack after being caught in MI5 sting
A neo-Nazi who drew up a “kill list” of customers and colleagues at the Tesco where he worked has been found guilty of planning a mass gun attack. Alfie Coleman was just 19 when he was caught in an MI5 sting trying to buy a Makarov semi-automatic pistol, five magazines and 200 rounds of ammunition,…
Read MoreMan jailed after being charged with attempted murder in stabbings of Jewish men in London
A 45-year-old man was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain’s Jewish community. Essa Suleiman was remanded into custody after appearing in Westminster Magistrates’ Court to face two counts of the charge related…
Read MoreU.S. soldier threatened to ‘walk into a synagogue with my AK’ and ‘kill every single Jew,’ DOJ says
A soldier stationed at Fort Polk Army base in Louisiana was arrested after he threatened to walk into a synagogue and “kill every single Jew,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced Monday. Jakob Marcoulier, 22, was arrested last week and charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce after he…
Read MoreTwo men stabbed by knifeman ‘targeting Jewish people’ outside north London synagogue
The victims are understood to be members of the orthodox Jewish community in Golders Green. They are both understood to have suffered serious injuries but are in stable condition. Jewish community safety group Shomrim said that a man was running along Golders Green Road trying to stab Jewish people. A witness told LBC that one…
Read MoreArson arrest after fire at packed-out LGBT+ club
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a packed-out LGBT+ nightclub. Revellers were evacuated in the early hours of Sunday from Pink Punters at Fenny Stratford in Milton Keynes, as flames quickly took hold. Thames Valley Police said a 51-year-old man from Milton Keynes…
Read MoreTeen charged in conspiracy to attack Texas synagogue and ‘kill as many Jews as possible’: Prosecutors
An 18-year-old woman was being held on a $10 million bond on Thursday after authorities alleged she conspired with two men to attack a Texas synagogue and “kill as many Jews as possible,” according to court records. The suspect, Angelina Han Hicks of Lexington, North Carolina, was charged with felony conspiracy to commit murder and…
Read MoreTeen guilty of conspiring ‘to murder as many Jewish persons as possible’ in unusual trial
A 17-year-old has been found guilty of conspiring to murder Jews in Ottawa, among other domestic terrorism charges, after an unusual one-day trial that preserves his rights to appeal. The teen — inspired by ISIS and an unknown person who went by “Klm” and “Gh D” online — was planning to commit an attack sometime…
Read MoreUK police arrest 2 in connection with weekend arson attack on synagogue
British police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a weekend arson attack on a synagogue in northwest London, as Jewish leaders express concern about a wave of incidents targeting their community. Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes of London’s Metropolitan Police Service on Monday said officers arrested two young men, aged 19 and 17, overnight in…
Read MoreArrests after attempted arson attack on synagogue
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of arson endangering life after a synagogue in north London had two bottles thought to contain petrol thrown at it. The attack on the Finchley Reform Synagogue is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, according to police who arrested the 47-year-old woman and 46-year-old…
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