US EditionAnti-Israel Activist Sentenced to 17 Months for Antisemitic Attacks Despite Massive Campaign for Leniency
Bazrouk admitted targeting Jewish protesters with violent antisemitic attacks and will serve 17 months plus three years supervised release, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Tarek Bazrouk, 20, was sentenced to 17 months in New York's federal Southern District court for attacking Jewish pro-Israel counter-protesters at three pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
- Bazrouk pleaded guilty in June to targeting victims for their Jewish or Israeli identity under a plea guideline of 12 to 18 months, and investigators found antisemitic texts on his phone.
- In the courtroom, victims and Bazrouk offered contrasting statements: two victims described a 'vicious campaign against Jews' and perceived no remorse, while Bazrouk apologized and wore the green headband typically worn by Hamas terrorists during one assault.
- U.S. District Judge Richard Berman said the decision was straightforward, imposed the prison term and three years of supervised release, and warned hate-motivated assaults lead to jail time.
- Public attention included a large online petition and organized demonstrations as over 12,000 petition signers urged Bazrouk's sentence be completed as time served, drawing advocacy from pro-Palestinian voices and pro-Israel advocates.
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NY antisemitic attacker sentenced to 17 months with hundreds on hand to support him
NY antisemitic attacker sentenced to 17 months, with hundreds on hand to support him. Federal judge’s sentence of Tarek Bazrouk is near the maximum stipulated by plea deal; victim says he’s ‘grateful,’ that decision will protect other Jews The post NY antisemitic attacker sentenced to 17 months with hundreds on hand to support him appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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The ForwardNY man who attacked Jews at 3 pro-Palestinian rallies sentenced to 17 months in prison
A New York City man who attacked Jewish pro-Israel counter-protesters at three separate pro-Palestinian demonstrations was sentenced on Tuesday to 17 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman read a letter from Tarek Bazrouk during the sentencing hearing where he said there was “no excuse for my behavior” and that he “let feelings over the suffering in Gaza get the best of me.” Bazrouk, 20, became a cause célèbre for some pro-Palestin…
Anti-Israel Activist Sentenced to 17 Months for Antisemitic Attacks Despite Massive Campaign for Leniency
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced 20-year-old Tarek Bazrouk to 17 months in prison for a string of antisemitic assaults committed during anti-Israel protests in New York City, rejecting an unprecedented campaign by his supporters that included a 250-page letter with more than 11,000 signatures urging leniency.
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