Three New York men were charged with hate crimes after allegedly committing a series of crimes targeting members of the Jewish community.
Haider Anjam, 20, and Ashan Azad, 19, both of Brooklyn, were arrested Wednesday on harassment charges after allegedly yelling antisemitic statements to four people outside of a synagogue, damaging a car, and assaulting two Jewish teenagers with a bat. Anjam also faces a charge of menacing as a hate crime.
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Danial Shaukat, 20, also of Brooklyn, was arrested on a charge of aggravated harassment as a hate crime, the New York Police Department announced Tuesday.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed state police to increase patrols at downstate synagogues, schools, and other Jewish community facilities, he said Wednesday.
“I am sickened by the series of anti-Semitism acts in New York City and across the state,” Cuomo said in a statement. “This behavior does not represent who we are as New Yorkers, and the cowards responsible for these despicable acts are only seeking to divide and intimidate us — but we will never let hate win.”
Another man in connection to an alleged beating of a Jewish man in Times Square in broad daylight was charged Tuesday with assault as a hate crime.
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There has been an apparent uptick in antisemitic vandalism and incidents nationwide following tension between Israel and Hamas. After an exchange of 4,000 rockets over 11 days, a ceasefire in the region was announced on May 21.
