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Swastika found drawn on wall of classroom at City College of New York: Police sources
City College officials have yet to comment on the incident, but investigations are underway to determine the source of the antisemitic graffiti and any possible motives behind it.
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Antisemitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds
Nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure in the U.S. than they did a year ago, according to the latest annual survey from the American Jewish Committee.
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Hate crime charges filed after Israeli flag torn down, Long Island man beaten
A man was accused of vandalizing a Long Island home and attacking the homeowner is facing hate crime charges. Police said the suspect ripped down an Israeli-American flag before things turned violent. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Man charged with hate crime after ripping down Israel flag, attacking Long Island homeowner: Police
A migrant from North Africa was charged with assault and robbery as a hate crime for allegedly removing a Long Island man’s Israeli flag and then beating him up in front of his neighbors.
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NAACP finds ‘no evidence' of antisemitic slurs used during NY basketball game
The Yonkers NAACP found “no evidence” antisemitic slurs were used by players in a high school basketball game earlier this month.
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Westchester community clashes over high school basketball game
A New York community remains divided over allegations of antisemitism during a high school basketball game earlier this month. News 4’s Lynda Baquero reports.
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‘A real beating': Jewish man hit, robbed in Brooklyn front yard by hate-spewing attacker
Joshua Merenfeld, 40, told NBC New York he was standing outside of his building when a man walked up behind him, punched him, pushed him over, kicked him and then took his phone. “It was a real beating,” Merenfeld said. “It wasn’t just one punch and left, it took quite a while. At least a minute of punches which is…
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Man wearing yarmulke beaten and robbed in Brooklyn by attacker making antisemitic slurs
A hate crime investigation is underway in Brooklyn after a man was beaten and robbed while the attacker said antisemitic profanities.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks about shots fired outside Albany synagogue
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul held a news conference to provide an update on shots that were fired outside a Jewish temple in Albany.
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Man suspected of firing shotgun near Jewish temple in upstate NY faces federal charges
The episode in the state capital of Albany took place amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide and fallout from Israel’s intensifying war in Gaza.
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With antisemitism rising as the Israel-Hamas war rages, Europe's Jews worry
Antisemitism is spiking across Europe after Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre and Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, worrying Jews from London to Geneva and Berlin.
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Roger Waters denied hotel stays in Argentina and Uruguay over antisemitism allegations, report says
Hotels in Argentina and Uruguay have reportedly rejected reservations for Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters over accusations of antisemitism leveled at the British singer known for his pro-Palestinian views. The Argentine newspaper Pagina 12 says Waters was due to stay in Buenos Aires ahead of shows next week as part of his “This is Not a Drill” tour, but the...
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More than 180,000 people across France march against soaring antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war
More than 180,000 people across France, including 100,000 in Paris, marched peacefully on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.
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Cornell University student Patrick Dai appears in court, accused of posting online threats about Jewish students
A Cornell University junior accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus was held without bail after his first appearance in federal court Wednesday. Patrick Dai, from the Rochester, New York suburb of Pittsford, is charged with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications. The graphic, anonymous messages posted this weekend on a Greek…
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Cornell Student Charged With Making Antisemitic Threats
Tracie Strahan brings all the details about a Cornell student who is expected to make a court appearance after an arrest for allegedly making a series of antisemitic threats online.
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Man arraigned for vandalizing Upper East Side synagogues and Jewish ambulance: DA
A New York City man was indicted for defacing three Manhattan synagogues and a Jewish volunteer ambulance in August, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
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CUNY schools' antisemitism policies to be reviewed amid Israel-Hamas protests, Hochul says
The governor made the announcement a day after she visited Cornell University to pledge that state police would investigate online posts threatening violence against Jewish students at the private, Ivy League school in upstate New York.
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Student arrested in connection with Cornell online antisemitic threats: Officials
The 21-year-old junior at the Ivy League institution was arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he posted threats to kill or injure others
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Cornell University investigating antisemitic threats
State police and the FBI are tightening security at Cornell University after posts threatening Jewish community. Sarah Wallace reports.
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An increase in harassment against Jewish and Muslim Americans has been reported since Hamas attacks
Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in reports of harassment against members of their communities since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.