09 Jan, 2025

Palestinian American boy, 6, killed and his mother wounded in Illinois hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, police say

National News “Detectives were able to determine that both victims in this brutal attack were targeted by the suspect due to them being Muslim and the on-going Middle Eastern conflict involving Hamas and the Israelis.” By SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press updated on October 16, 2023 | 9:12 AM CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois landlord accused […]

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CAIR-MA calls for hate crime investigation after ‘Nazis’ painted on sign for Palestinian center

Crime “This is a despicable act that goes beyond simple vandalism,” District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement. Boston police are investigating the recent vandalization of a sign for Palestinian and Islamic organizations in Boston. Someone reportedly spray-painted the word “Nazis” on a sign for the Islamic Seminary of Boston and the Palestinian Cultural […]

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Watertown police investigate ‘hate’ note left on Armenian church’s bulletin board

Local News The note, left at St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church, reads “Artsakh is dead, Karabakh is Azerbaijan.” St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church Watertown police said Monday they are investigating a note left on the bulletin board of an Armenian church that the church characterized as hateful.  Police were called to St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic […]

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Beverly man faces hate crime charges over anti-LGBTQ graffiti in Salem

Local News Mohammed Saeed Rajab, 25, allegedly defaced multiple Pride-themed displays throughout the city, including the rainbow doors at Tabernacle Congregational Church. A Beverly man is facing hate crime charges in connection to a series of anti-LGBTQIA+ graffiti and vandalism in Salem earlier this month. Salem police arrested Mohammed Saeed Rajab, 25, after an investigation […]

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