The untold story of the worst attack on Jews in NYC history: Was there a conspiracy?
30 years later, the mother of the Lubavitcher boy who was murdered is still angry, still mourning and still seeking justice — and the truth
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Protesters briefly took over the tunnel to Grand Central Station
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Fast Forward Israeli Tourist Busted For Climbing Brooklyn Bridge For A Selfie
(JTA) – Police in New York arrested an Israeli tourist who climbed the Brooklyn Bridge to take a selfie there. The tourist was an 18-year-old man whom the New York Post identified as “Shivel Dikstein.” Unlike Shoval, Shivel is not a common Israeli name. He was arrested at 7 p.m. after he allegedly jumping a…
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The Schmooze That French Dude Who Climbed Brooklyn Bridge? He’s Jewish.
“The dog ate my homework.” “I didn’t know he/she was married.” “I called, but you didn’t pick up.” All these are better excuses than: “Sorry officer, there was no sign in French saying I couldn’t climb the Brooklyn Bridge.” And yet, that’s what French tourist Yonathan Souid is trying to claim. The 23-year-old was caught…
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Opinion Bibi Blames Brussels Terror on Rage at Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu may have said more than he meant to on Saturday night when he reacted to the triple-murder that afternoon (which later became a quadruple murder) at the Jewish Museum in Brussels. “This act of murder is the result of constant incitement against Jews and their state,” Netanyahu said in a statement released by…
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News Mother of Jewish Teen Killed on Brooklyn Bridge Speaks Out About Arrest
The mother of a Jewish teenage boy that was killed near the Brooklyn Bridge 19 years ago was grateful after learning that a man suspected of playing a key role in the murder was arrested on Thursday. Muaffaq Askar, 46, of Brooklyn, was part of a group — with suspected ties to Hamas and Hezbollah…
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Fast Forward Cigarette Smugglers Tied to Notorious Jewish Murder on Brooklyn Bridge
Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multi-million-dollar cigarette smuggling ring in New York, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to Hamas and other Islamist militant groups. One of the men is suspected of supplying the gun used…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Bridge Gunman Admits Targeting Jews
The gunman who opened fire on a van filled with ultra-Orthodox Jews on the Brooklyn Bridge in 1994 has reportedly finally admitted he wanted to kill Jews. After years of spinning excuses, Rashid Baz told investigators he fired on the van, killing 16-year-old Ari Halberstam, on March 1, 1994 to avenge Israeli actions against the…
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