US EditionViolent San Jose Attack in Santana Row Investigated as Antisemitic Hate Crime, Police Say
- On Sunday around 3:38 p.m., two male victims were approached by a group of three adult male suspects and a verbal altercation turned physical outside Augustine restaurant at the 300 block of Santana Row, San Jose Police Department said.
- Victims told police the suspects used antisemitic language after the two Israeli-American victims spoke Hebrew and one wore a Star of David necklace.
- Bystander video captured three men in black shirts repeatedly punching a person while another held his feet; one victim was knocked out and both were treated on site.
- Authorities confirmed the investigation by SJPD's Assaults Unit is active and ongoing, with no arrests announced as of Tuesday, and Jewish Silicon Valley urged the public to share photos or videos.
- Local Jewish organizations said rising antisemitism alarms communities, with security costs increasing 300%, Klima said, 'Antisemitism has been on the rise in the U.S., even before October 7th and it just keeps going up and up and up.
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Insert the usual disclaimer her about everyone being innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. But facial recognition tools like the Sherlock app have publicly identified the alleged perpetrators as Bruneil "Neil" Chamaki, Roma Akoyans, and Ramon Akoyans The brutal assault on two Israeli-American men in broad daylight at Santana Row in San Jose has shocked the Bay Area community,...
Violent Assault at Santana Row Investigated as Antisemitic Hate Crime
The San Jose Police Department is investigating a violent altercation at a popular shopping district as a possible antisemitic hate crime after a video circulated online showing multiple individuals attacking two victims in broad daylight. Authorities said the incident occurred on the afternoon of 8 March in the upscale Santana Row shopping and dining district in San Jose, California. Officers responded to reports of a fight at around 3:38 p.m. …
Police probing assault of Israeli Americans speaking Hebrew in San Jose
California's San Jose police are investigating a possible hate crime, after two Israeli-Americans were assaulted in broad daylight on Sunday, amid heightened security threats for Jewish communities worldwide
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