Manhattan DA Declines to Prosecute Anti-Semitic Attack as Hate Crime
Decision angers legal advocates, Jewish community officials
By Washington Free Beacon, January 2, 2020:
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has declined to prosecute a recent anti-Semitic attack on a Jewish subway passenger as a hate crime, according to lawyers representing the victim.
Lihi Aharon, an Israeli student riding the New York City subway in December, was attacked by another passenger who cursed at her and yelled “Allahu akbar!†While the attack on Aharon seemed to be motivated by anti-Semitic animus, the Manhattan DA informed lawyers representing Aharon on Thursday that it would not prosecute the case as a hate crime.
https://gellerreport.com/2020/01/nyc-da-not-prosecuting-hate-crme-against-jews.html/