NY man charged with hate crimes for assaulting Jews has phone ‘littered’ with pro-Hamas material
"The recent spike in violent crime against Jewish citizens is deeply disturbing," stated Kash Patel, the FBI director.
Tarek Bazrouk, 20, of New York City, was charged with three hate crimes for “repeated assaults” on Jews in the city in 2024 and 2025, per an indictment unsealed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Bazrouk faces up to 30 years in prison for the three charges, per the Justice Department.
The department’s civil rights division “will continue to relentlessly pursue allegations of antisemitic violence and will not stop until justice is served for the victims and their families,” stated Harmeet Dhillon, the U.S. assistant attorney general for civil rights.
Kash Patel, the FBI director, stated that FBI agents and partners arrested Bazrouk on Wednesday morning. “The subject had allegedly targeted Jewish citizens during multiple protests of the Israel-Gaza war on three separate occasions over nine months,” Patel said. “Based on the allegations, the subject will be charged with hate crimes.”
https://www.jns.org/ny-man-charged-with-three-hate-crimes-for-assaulting-jews-has-phone-littered-with-pro-hamas-material/
