December 30, 2019 Elizabeth Pipko: American Jews are under attack – How much worse will anti-Semitism get? I am typing with tears in my eyes, thinking about the anti-Semitic stabbing attack that wounded five Jews at a Hasidic rabbi’s home Saturday night during a Hanukkah party. The vicious assault in a heavily Jewish New York City suburb is unmistakable evidence of a painful new reality: the Jewish people – my people – are under attack in America.
December 30, 2019 Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Hanukkah stabbings show anti-Semitism thriving in US – Here’s what we must do The horrific stabbing attack at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, N.Y., Saturday night – the sixth violent attack on Jews in the state during the eight days of Hanukkah – was an unwelcome reminder that the ancient curse of anti-Semitism is thriving here in the U.S. and around the world.
December 29, 2019 New York Jews continue Hanukkah celebrations after stabbing at rabbi's home that left 5 wounded Five people were stabbed at a rabbi's home in New York during a Hanukkah celebration on Saturday night — but that didn't stop worshippers from continuing their prayers at a synagogue next door.
December 28, 2019 Lee Zeldin rips Bill de Blasio's 'feckless leadership' as NYC faces 9th possible anti-Semitic attack Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., is blaming New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for a string of anti-Semitic attacks, including Friday's, which was the latest in at least nine that occurred within less than a week.
December 24, 2019 Iowa driver accused of striking teen with vehicle now linked to previous similar incident, police say The Iowa woman who allegedly ran down a 14-year-old pedestrian Dec. 9 because she thought the girl was "a Mexican," has now been linked to an incident one hour earlier in which a 12-year-old black youth was struck in a similar fashion, according to a report.
December 20, 2019 Iowa man who sets LGBTQ flag on fire gets over 15 years in prison An Iowa man who set fire to a church LGBTQ flag in June was sentenced Wednesday to more than 15 years in prison.
December 17, 2019 Jersey City school official who criticized 'brutes' in Jewish community should resign, governor and mayor say Jersey City's Democratic Mayor Steven Fulop and Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., called for the resingation of school board member Joan Terell Paige on Tuesday, after she made racially charged comments about the Jewish victims of last week's kosher market shooting.
December 15, 2019 Arrest in Jersey City shooting after man's phone number found in shooter's pocket A New Jersey man was arrested Saturday in connection with the deadly shooting in Jersey City last week that left four people dead — after investigators found his phone number tucked in the pocket of one of the two gunmen who opened fire on the Jewish market.
December 12, 2019 Jersey City kosher market attack was 'fueled' by anti-Semitism, state's AG says The two killers who stormed a kosher market in Jersey City were driven by hatred of Jews and law enforcement, New Jersey's attorney general said Thursday, adding that the case is being investigated as domestic terrorism.
December 12, 2019 Jersey City mayor: Kosher market attack was a hate crime, anti-Semitism must be called out Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said on “Fox & Friends” Thursday that the shooting that unfolded at a New Jersey kosher market in his city was a "targeted" attack, adding that the reason he is “so vocal” is because “whenever you have hate and anti-Semitism, it’s important to call it out for what it is very quickly while the world is watching."