Jewish News Today: Hate Crime Charges After Attack at Manhattan's Central Synagogue as Huckabee Condemns Qusra Settlers
Police charged a Bronx man with hate crimes after an attack on a congregant and a security guard during Friday night Shabbat services at Manhattan's Central Synagogue. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee joined settlement leaders in condemning settlers who besieged Palestinian homes in Qusra, and Israel's consul general in New York compared Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rhetoric to Nazi Germany.
Hate Crime Charges After Central Synagogue Attack
Police charged Larry Montes, 46, of the Bronx, with two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime after an attack on a congregant and a security guard during Shabbat services at Central Synagogue, JTA reported.
Huckabee Condemns Settlers Who Besieged Qusra Homes
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee joined the leadership of the settlement movement in condemning an Israeli settler outpost set up in the Palestinian village of Qusra, calling those involved terrorists, JTA reported.
Israeli Consul General Compares Mamdani's Rhetoric to Nazi Germany
Ofir Akunis, Israel's consul general in New York, likened Mayor Zohran Mamdani's anti-Israel rhetoric to the methods of Nazi Germany, JTA reported.
