Jewish man stabbed after male adult yelled "Free Palestine" at scene near Brooklyn synagogue Chabad-Lubavitch
NYPD officers responded about 2 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2024 to a report of a stabbing on Kingston Avenue near the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York (770 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY). A Jewish male victim, age 33, was slashed in the torso.
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A male suspect, age 22, has been charge with attempted murder, assault, hate crime -- totaling 14 counts. The suspect allegedly yelled "Free Palestine!" before slashing the man's torso.
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I can confirm that a hate crime stabbing occurred early this morning in Crown Heights, around 2 a.m., near Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue, close to Chabad Headquarters.
The perpetrator, a Black male in his early 20s, shouted "Free Palestine" and, after an exchange of words with the victim, allegedly asked, "Do you want to die?" before stabbing him.
The victim, a young adult Jewish man, was transported to the hospital and is expected to recover due to the location of the stabbing and the quick response of paramedics.
Community residents pursued the attacker and detained him until police arrived to make an arrest.
This is an extremely serious incident. The victim could have been killed. This act of hateful violence highlights the dangerous impact of anti-Semitic incitement and hate propagated by some local politicians and leaders in New York and across the United States.
Take this incident as a warning of the potential consequences if such hateful rhetoric continues. When hate and incitement against a group are preached, it invariably leads to violence.
I know the victim, though I have not yet spoken to him directly since the incident. He has long-standing ties to the community.
-- Yaacov Behrman (Yaacov Behrman (@ChabadLubavitch) / X)
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