- Waseem Awawdeh, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to attempted assault and criminal weapon possession and was sentenced to a year-and-a-half in prison.
- Awawdeh received a larger sentence after public outcry over a six-month plea deal offer he received from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
- Awawdeh was part of a pro-Palestinian group that 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. Read More
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