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Fox News
4 days ago
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FBI investigating 'horrific antisemitic attack' on American who served in Israeli army
The FBI is investigating a "horrific antisemitic attack" that happened in Clayton, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. The target of the attack was an American citizen who served with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Just after 3 a.m. on Aug. 5, officers from the Clayton Police Department (CPD) arrived at the scene where three vehicles were set on fire outside the home of the unnamed American citizen. The words "DEATH TO THE IDF" were also spray-painted in the driveway. Officials are treating the incident as a hate crime and believe the fires were set intentionally. "Anyone who's going to make an attack on Jewish Americans, you can expect criminal charges, unlike the previous administration," Leo Terrell, who leads the DOJ Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, told Fox News. He later vowed on X that the Trump administration would ensure that "those who commit antisemitic hate crimes will be brought to justice. Zero tolerance for Jew hatred in America!" Clayton Mayor Bridget McAndrew condemned the attack on Tuesday, saying the city would "not tolerate harassment, intimidation, or violence based on someone's nationality, race, religion, or ideology." "The attack on a Jewish family in St. Louis is yet another example of politically and ideologically motivated violence that should concern everyone. Upon learning of the incident, the embassy alerted Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Justice, Attorney Leo Terrell, who is aggressively implementing a policy of zero tolerance for anti-Israel violence and violent rhetoric," a spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in D.C. told Fox News Digital. While hate crimes dropped slightly in 2024, according to FBI data, anti-Jewish hate crimes hit a new high. The bureau recorded 11,679 hate crime incidents in 2024 versus 11,862 in 2023. Even though Jews make up approximately 2% of the U.S. population, according to Pew research, FBI data indicates that 16% of all hate crimes and nearly 70% of all religion-based hate crimes were anti-Jewish. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) also keeps track of antisemitic incidents, documenting a total of 9,354 in 2024, the highest number on record since it began tabulating in 1979. The difference between the ADL's and FBI's numbers is due to the ADL's inclusion of non-criminal acts, while the bureau only counts criminal incidents. The Trump administration has focused on combating rising antisemitism in the U.S. through its establishment of the task force led by Terrell. Additionally, the administration has worked to penalize universities that it says did not adequately handle antisemitism on their campuses.
The Independent
31-07-2025
- The Independent
Six Palestinians to stand trial in a deadly 1982 attack on a Jewish deli in Paris
A terrorism court in France has ordered six suspected Palestinian militants to go on trial for an attack 43 years ago at a Jewish restaurant and deli in Paris that killed six people, a lawyer said Thursday. Attackers t hrew grenades and then sprayed machine-gun fire into the Jo Goldenberg restaurant on Aug. 9, 1982 in the deadliest antisemitic attack in France since World War II, which also injured 22 people. Two of those killed were Americans. Though four of the suspects remain abroad and likely would be tried in absentia, investigating judges have issued an order for a trial, which could begin early next year, said David Père, who represents victims. The Paris-based court does not publish its orders publicly, and generally does not respond to journalists. The suspects are believed to have been members of the Palestinian militant Abu Nidal group at the time of the attack. The alleged ringleader, Mohamed Souhair al-Abassi, also known as Amjad Atta, is in Jordan where authorities have refused to extradite him. Three other suspects are believed to be in either the Palestinian territories or in Jordan: Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra, also called Hicham Harb; Nabil Hassan Mahmoud Othmane, also known as Ibrahim Hamza, and Nizar Tawfiq Moussa Hamada, also known as Hani. One of the defendants, Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed, had emigrated with his family to Norway and was extradited to France in 2020. The sixth defendant, Hazza Taha, was detained more recently in Paris. Père, who represents dozens of relatives of the victims and one direct survivor, said the trial is 'historic' for them. 'For them, this is not about the past but the present. It's a trial they intend to follow day by day," Père told The Associated Press. The one survivor represented by Père wasn't injured in the attack but remains traumatized by it. 'He wants to see the suspects and try to understand,' Père said. Jo Goldenberg, the owner of the Jewish restaurant and deli, recalled the horror of the lunchtime attack during an interview in 2002. 'They fired on everyone who was eating lunch - everyone,' Goldenberg said at the time. The place, which has since closed, was a centerpiece tourist attraction in the Marais neighborhood. French authorities announced in 2015 — nearly 33 years after the attack — that international arrest warrants had been issued for the suspects. The Abu Nidal faction, named after its leader, is considered responsible for nearly two dozen attacks that left at least 275 people dead, including assaults on El Al Israel Airlines ticket counters at the Rome and Vienna airports in 1985 in which 18 people were killed. The notorious Abu Nidal himself was found dead in his Baghdad apartment in August 2002. Iraqi authorities said Abu Nidal, whose real name is Sabri al-Banna, died by suicide.
Washington Post
31-07-2025
- Washington Post
Six Palestinians to stand trial in a deadly 1982 attack on a Jewish deli in Paris
A terrorism court in France has ordered six suspected Palestinian militants to go on trial for an attack 43 years ago at a Jewish restaurant and deli in Paris that killed six people, a lawyer said Thursday. Attackers t hrew grenades and then sprayed machine-gun fire into the Jo Goldenberg restaurant on Aug. 9, 1982 in the deadliest antisemitic attack in France since World War II, which also injured 22 people. Two of those killed were Americans.
Associated Press
31-07-2025
- Associated Press
Six Palestinians to stand trial in a deadly 1982 attack on a Jewish deli in Paris
A terrorism court in France has ordered six suspected Palestinian militants to go on trial for an attack 43 years ago at a Jewish restaurant and deli in Paris that killed six people, a lawyer said Thursday. Attackers t hrew grenades and then sprayed machine-gun fire into the Jo Goldenberg restaurant on Aug. 9, 1982 in the deadliest antisemitic attack in France since World War II, which also injured 22 people. Two of those killed were Americans. Though four of the suspects remain abroad and likely would be tried in absentia, investigating judges have issued an order for a trial, which could begin early next year, said David Père, who represents victims. The Paris-based court does not publish its orders publicly, and generally does not respond to journalists. The suspects are believed to have been members of the Palestinian militant Abu Nidal group at the time of the attack. The alleged ringleader, Mohamed Souhair al-Abassi, also known as Amjad Atta, is in Jordan where authorities have refused to extradite him. Three other suspects are believed to be in either the Palestinian territories or in Jordan: Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra, also called Hicham Harb; Nabil Hassan Mahmoud Othmane, also known as Ibrahim Hamza, and Nizar Tawfiq Moussa Hamada, also known as Hani. One of the defendants, Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed, had emigrated with his family to Norway and was extradited to France in 2020. The sixth defendant, Hazza Taha, was detained more recently in Paris. Père, who represents dozens of relatives of the victims and one direct survivor, said the trial is 'historic' for them. 'For them, this is not about the past but the present. It's a trial they intend to follow day by day,' Père told The Associated Press. The one survivor represented by Père wasn't injured in the attack but remains traumatized by it. 'He wants to see the suspects and try to understand,' Père said. Jo Goldenberg, the owner of the Jewish restaurant and deli, recalled the horror of the lunchtime attack during an interview in 2002. 'They fired on everyone who was eating lunch - everyone,' Goldenberg said at the time. The place, which has since closed, was a centerpiece tourist attraction in the Marais neighborhood. French authorities announced in 2015 — nearly 33 years after the attack — that international arrest warrants had been issued for the suspects. The Abu Nidal faction, named after its leader, is considered responsible for nearly two dozen attacks that left at least 275 people dead, including assaults on El Al Israel Airlines ticket counters at the Rome and Vienna airports in 1985 in which 18 people were killed. The notorious Abu Nidal himself was found dead in his Baghdad apartment in August 2002. Iraqi authorities said Abu Nidal, whose real name is Sabri al-Banna, died by suicide.
Reuters
31-07-2025
- Reuters
Six to stand trial over 1982 attack on Jewish restaurant in Paris
PARIS, July 31 (Reuters) - French judges on Thursday ordered a trial for six people in a special terrorism court over an attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris 43 years ago in which six people were killed and at least 20 others were injured, a judicial source said. The bombing and shooting assault on the Jo Goldenberg restaurant in the heart of the Jewish district of the Marais quarter in August 1982 was the deadliest antisemitic attack in France at the time since World War Two. It came amid a wave of violence involving Palestinian militants. There has been no previous trial related to the case. Earlier this month, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) had requested the trial of Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed, suspected of being one of the gunmen behind the attack and detained in France since the end of 2020. Arrest warrants for the suspects have been issued, although in the case of four of them it is not known whether they are currently in France. No date has been set for the trial as the suspects have 10 days to appeal.
