Hate crime

'He came over to us and started asking questions. We put the camera on him, and then he gave us the middle finger and shouted: “f*** Israel.'

The attack, which was premeditated, left one of the victims with a brain injury and his friend with a broken wrist that required surgery.

Larry Montes, 46, was charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime for the incident at Manhattan's Central Synagogue.

Peter Larsen, 48, of Orem, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury "for the federal hate crime of willfully causing bodily injury to a victim because of his actual or perceived religion."

Joshua Bonehill-Paine in 2015 was convicted of racially aggravated harassment of a Labour member of parliament, and had also been imprisoned for stirring up hatred against a London Jewish community.

Mayor Mamdani’s office did not respond to a request for comment on allegations that his rhetoric has contributed to antisemitism.

Sarasota police arrested Brayton Laschinger after he allegedly smashed a Chabad synagogue window with a brick, saying social media content angered him and he targeted it as a Jewish house of worship.

"A growing share of antisemitic content isn't the product of genuine belief, but rather a byproduct of an attention economy that rewards whatever performs."

Police received reports at around 3:15 am of the fire at Nöam restaurant and the business next door, and spent several hours bringing the flames under control. Both buildings sustained major damage.

Hundreds gathered on New York City's Upper West Side for a "United Against Hate" rally targeting Mayor Zohran Mamdani, amid concerns over antisemitism, crime, and recent stabbing attacks.