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Jersey City, NJ
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Bergen County Man's Assault On Palestinian-American Wasn't Bias Crime: Cops
A 31-year-old Bergen County man was arrested for assaulting a Palestinian American who said he was called a terrorist in Jersey City on Monday, Nov. 27, authorities said. At 1:30 a.m., Mo Hamzeh said on his Instagram that he was waiting on an Uber outside Grove Station when a man asked him where he was from. Hamzeh said Baltimore, and then when the man persisted, Hamzeh said he told him he was Palestinian. The man and several of his friends began following Hamzeh, yelling racial slurs before sucker punching him in the face, he said. Hamzeh said he fell and his twisted his knee, bumping the…
Hartford, CT
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College In CT Shows Support For Palestinian Student Shot In VT In Apparent Hate Crime
A college community in Connecticut, alongside many nationwide, has been left reeling after a student of Palestinian descent was one of three shot in what appears to be a hate crime. Tahseen Ali Ahmad, age 20, who attends Trinity College in Hartford, was one of three men of the same age shot outside of a house in Burlington, Vermont on Sunday, Nov. 26, the school announced. Ali Ahmad and the two other men — Kinnan Abdalhamid and Hisham Awartani, also of Palestinian descent — were lifelong friends visiting a relative’s house near the University of Vermont's campus for the Thanksgiving holid…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Palestinian PA College Student Shot In Vermont: Authorities
A National Registered Emergency Medical Technician Sprinter and Pennsylvania college student has been identified as one of three Palestinian men shot in Burlington, Vermont on Saturday night, authorities announced on Sunday, Nov. 26. Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid, and Tahseen Ahmed — who were all identified by their families and are all 20 years old — were visiting family friends over the Thanksgiving break when they were shot while walking along North Prospect Street in Burlington at 6:25 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 25, Burlington Chief of Police Jon Murad detailed in a release. An un…
New City, NY
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Theft Of Israeli Flag: 15-Year-Old Nabbed After Incident At Town Hall In Hudson Valley
A boy was apprehended shortly after he allegedly stole an Israeli flag in broad daylight from in front of a town hall in the Hudson Valley on Thanksgiving Day. Officers in Rockland County responded to Clarkstown Town Hall at around 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 for reports that the Israeli flag was stolen from the pole on which it was flying. A witness stated to police dispatchers that an unknown male wearing dark clothing was observed ripping the flag from its pole and was running toward Route 304. A responding officer located him on Congers Road just east of Route 304…
Edison, NJ
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Vandal Rips Down Israeli Flag Hanging Outside NJ Home (
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Police in one New Jersey town are seeking help identifying the man caught on Ring footage ripping down an Israeli flag from the porch of a local home. The man can be seen running up to the home near N. 7 and N. 8 avenues in Highland Park around 7:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, police said. The man was playing loud music while driving a grey or dark colored sedan. He had also been seen getting out of the car and purposely ripping down blue and white ribbons that had been affixed to trees in front of home in the area, Highland Park police said. Police are hoping video footage will help them identi…
Massapequa, NY
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Watch: Man Destroys Menorah On Long Island Front Lawn
Police are searching for a man who caused thousands of dollars of damage in what appears to be a hate crime. It happened on Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Hempstead. According to Nassau County Police, the unknown vandal walked up to a large menorah sitting on the front lawn of a Nassau Boulevard home just after 12:30 a.m. He then used an unknown object to smash two of the menorah’s lightbulbs, causing approximately $2,000 worth of damage before fleeing on foot. The incident was captured on surveillance video. Police describe the suspect as an adult man who was last seen wearing dark clothes a…
Monsey, NY
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Duo Nabbed For Tearing Down Israeli Flag From Government Building In Hudson Valley
Two Hudson Valley men have been charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime for allegedly tearing down an Israeli flag from a government building and damaging it. The incident occurred in Rockland County in Ramapo on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at a government building on Route 59. According to Lt. Christopher Franklin of the Ramapo Police, officials found that an Israeli flag was removed from the exterior of the building by a group of individuals, damaging it in the process, and left with the flag in their possession. The Ramapo Police Department Investigations Division was able to identify…
Cambridge, MA
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Swastikas Spray Painted On Road In Wayland, Police Condemn Vandals
Police in Middlesex County have condemned racist vandals who spray-painted swastikas on a roadway Tuesday morning, Nov. 14. Wayland police officers were called to Rice Road shortly before 9 a.m., where large swastikas had been painted in two separate spots, according to Wayland police. “There is no place for this kind of hatred and bigotry in our community,” said Acting Police Chief Ed Burman. “Every resident deserves to live their life free of harassment and hatred, and we will do everything in our power to support our community.” The Wayland Department of Public Works cleared …
Brentwood, NY
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Swastikas, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found At Restaurant/Bar In Montauk
Police are investigating after swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti were found at a restaurant/bar on Long Island. Patrol officers made the discovery at around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at Bounce Beach Montauk, located at 148 South Emerson Ave. in Montauk. East Hampton Town Police are asking anyone with video footage of any suspicious activity in the area of the incident from security cameras to call the department at 631-537-7575. The incident is being investigated by: East Hampton Town Police detectives, Suffolk County Police Hate Crime Unit, Suffolk County DIstrict Attorney's O…
Edison, NJ
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'Repulsive:' Anti-Semitic Graffiti Mars Central Jersey Synagogue
A Jewish synagogue was hit with anti-semitic graffiti overnight in Middlesex County, authorities said. Firefighters in Monroe washed the spray-painted messages from Congregation Etz Chaim - Monroe Township Jewish Center on Cornell Avenue to make them unreadable, Mayor Stephen Dalina said on Thursday, Nov. 9. "This is a raw time; the world is very small at the moment," Dalina said. "Again, we must proclaim that any offensive/hateful vandalism is completely unacceptable in our community." The vandalism is believed to have been committed by juveniles, Monroe police told the mayor. The congr…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Hateful Message Scrawled On PA Mosque, Officials Call For Increased Security
Islamic relations officials are calling for increased security at a Pennsylvania mosque where a hateful message was scrawled. The word "terrorist" was written by vandals on the entrance door of the Khair Community Center in Phoenixville, prompting a call to action by CAIR Philadelphia. “In today’s hateful, dehumanizing rhetoric against Muslims, the kind of vile attacks and speech we have seen directed against Khair Community have become all too common," said Dr. Ahmet Tekelioglu, CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Director. "Our office has received an unprecedented number of civil right…
Darien, CT
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Swastika Found Carved Into Glass At Darien Train Station, Suspect At Large: Police
Police are investigating an apparent hate crime after an unknown suspect left a swastika in a Connecticut train station. The symbol was discovered in Fairfield County on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at approximately 12:10 p.m., according to Darien Police. It was carved into a glass window in a bathroom stall of the Darien Train Station, located at 33 West Avenue. Police said they did not know how long the swastika had been there, and no details about the vandal were released. Darien Public Works was notified so that the vandalism could be taken care of. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.&nbs…
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