Hate Crimes Against Jews in Monsey, N.Y.

Police arrested four people, charged with perpetrating hate crimes, at least two suspects targeting Jews

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By Rachel Hirshfeld

Police arrested four people, charged with committing hate crimes, after a man was attacked in the Monsey area of the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York. Monsey has a large Jewish population, including sizable religious Zionist, hassidic and hareidi communities.
Two men, allegedly, approached a 19-year-old and “hit the victim in the head with a double-sided knife.” Police say the attackers ran off when the victim shouted for help, but the “victim was not hurt during the attack because the knife was sheathed,” NBC News reported.
Stanley Joseph, Jennifer Amand, Qwesi Williams were detained on Tuesday afternoon, suspected of perpetrating hate crimes. Police said that at least two of the suspects were targeting Jews.
A fourth man, Marco Landino, was detained for providing the weapon.

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