Temple Israel shooter to be sentenced in federal court

New York Man Sentenced for Firing Shotgun Outside Synagogue

Mufid Fawaz Alkhader. Photo: Screenshot. US federal law officials on Tuesday announced the sentencing of a man who fired a pump-action shotgun outside the Temple Israel synagogue in Albany, New York to express his anti-Israel views and intimidate Jewish community members. The perpetrator, 29-year-old Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, committed the offense on Dec. 7, 2023, exactly two months after the Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel, amid pr…

Man who fired shotgun outside NY synagogue gets 10 years

Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant U.S. attorney general for civil rights, stated that the department "stands firmly against antisemitism and all hate crimes."The post Man who fired shotgun outside NY synagogue gets 10 years appeared first on JNS.org.

Gunman who fired outside Albany synagogue gets decade behind bars

A man who fired a shotgun outside an Albany synagogue sentenced to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors say the act, on the eve of Hanukkah in 2023, left children and staff traumatized.

N.Y. man who fired shotgun in front of synagogue in 2023 gets 10 yrs

A New York man has been sentenced to a decade behind bars for firing a shotgun outside of an Albany synagogue and yelling "free Palestine" before the start of Hanukkah in 2023.

Man who fired shotgun outside NY synagogue with kids inside gets 10 years in prison

A man who fired a shotgun outside an upstate New York synagogue with dozens of children inside shortly after the start of the Israel-Hamas war was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 10 years in prison.

Synagogue Shooter Sentenced: A Chilling Act of Hate

Mufid Alkhader, 29, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for firing a shotgun outside Temple Israel of Albany during the Israel-Hamas war. The incident frightened the preschool's 61 children and their teachers. Alkhader expressed remorse in court, citing mental illness, but the judge upheld a severe sentence.