An Orthodox Jew walks past a 'Crown Heights Shmira Patrol' security vehicle in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights on February 27, 2019 in New York. - Crown Heights has experienced a surge in antisemitic attacks over the last months, all aimed at members of the Hasidic community. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Waseem Awawdeh, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y. received a six-month plea deal offer from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. 
  • Awawdeh was part of a pro-Palestinian group who attacked an individual who was wearing a yarmulke as he walked to a pro-Israel rally. The group allegedly called the victim a “dirty Jew” and yelled “F–k Israel, Hamas is going to kill all of you” as they viciously beat him and showered him with pepper spray.
  • At his arraignment, prosecutors said Awawdeh told jailers he had no regrets and would do it again if he could. 
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