Attackers get off with no prison time and anti-bias training.
In May 2021, Joseph Borgen was violently assaulted by a Muslim mob while walking down the street in midtown Manhattan in the vicinity of an anti-Israel rally. The Jewish man was kicked, punched, pepper sprayed, beaten with a metal object, and ended up in the hospital.
Borgen was taunted as a “dirty Jew” and the assault was caught on video. “They were kicking me in my ribs, my stomach,” he described.
Waseem Awawdeh, the best known of the attackers, was out two days later. Even after Awawdeh reportedly told prison guards, “If I could do it again, I would do it again”, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg offered him a plea deal of only six months in prison. After public outrage, including protests and condemnations by elected officials, it was raised to eighteen months.
Faisal Elezzi, another of the attackers, got off with probation and an obligation to complete “anti-bias programming”.
That same month in Los Angeles, a pro-terrorist Muslim convoy was driving down the street near the Jewish neighborhood of Fairfax, and began harassing outdoor diners at a sushi place. Members of the Muslim mob waved a PLO terror flag, demanded to know who at the restaurant was Jewish, and witnesses said chanted, “death to the Jews” and “free Palestine”.
The Muslim attackers reportedly punched, kicked, threw bottles and pepper sprayed their targets who were members of the Persian Jewish community who had fled Islamic violence in Iran.
Samer Jayylusi and Xavier Pabon were arrested and immediately released on bail. They have since been sentenced to probation and ordered to visit a Holocaust museum.
The assaults in Manhattan and Los Angeles went viral. Videos of Muslim mobs attacking Jews made their way around the country and the world. They ended up appearing in national news stories. And yet most of those suspects got off with a slap on the wrist and diversity training.
“We take these cases extraordinarily seriously. That sort of hate has no place in Manhattan,” Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg had claimed.
“A hate crime is a crime against all of us,” Los Angeles DA George Gascon had promised, referring to the case. “My office is committed to doing all we can to make Los Angeles County a place where our diversity is embraced and protected.”
Both district attorneys have been linked to the pro-crime progressive prosecutor networks championed by George Soros as well as other leftist billionaires. And their promises of justice evaporated into consequences that could barely qualify as a slap on the wrist.
Of the four defendants sentenced so far in these four cases, whose sentences are known, three received probation and anti-bias classes. 75% of the perpetrators in these Muslim mobs may have spent only a few days in prison and have walked away with nothing except some classes.
The message that has been sent by DA Alvin Bragg, DA George Gascon and Judge Laura F Priver of the California Superior Court is that Muslim attacks on Jews will go unpunished. According to reports, Judge Priver thought that “counseling and Museum of Tolerance program was a better solution than sending the two to state prison as the prosecution had requested.”
While these two Muslim mob attacks on Jews caught the attention of the world, there have been individual assaults that have gone unnoticed and mostly unpunished.
Also in 2021, Suleiman Othman accosted Blake Zavadsky in a Brooklyn neighborhood with a sizable Jewish and Muslim presence and demanded, “Why do you support those dirty Jews? What are you doing in my neighborhood?” Othman then assaulted the Jewish man.
“The hateful and unprovoked assault this defendant admitted to today left one victim hurt, but also shook an entire community,” District Attorney Eric Gonzalez declared. “His conviction, jail time and probation should send a message that this kind of intolerance has serious consequences.”
In reality, Othman was offered a six month plea deal and when he turned that down, got only 60 days in prison and probation.
DA Gonzalez, like Bragg and Gascon, is a pro-crime prosecutor who ran on a platform of reducing incarceration. He’s a member of pro-crime organizations like the Soros-funded Fair and Just Prosecution alliance of prosecutors who commit to giving criminals a pass.
Gonzalez’s office had previously resisted filling hate crime charges against Farrukh Afzal, a Muslim cab driver who tried to run over a Jewish man, then after failing to hit him, got out and assaulted a second Jewish man, Rabbi Lipa Schwartz, 62, while shouting, “Allah, Allah” and declaring that he wanted to “kill all Jews”.
The Pakistani Muslim severely beat the rabbi who had been on the way to synagogue for morning prayers. He shoved him to the ground and repeatedly hit him in the head. When another Jewish man attempted to intervene, Afzal attacked him too, until he was finally restrained.
The DA’s office had attempted to dismiss it as a road rage incident with no hate crime element to it even though Afzal had eight prior arrests. Eventually he was convicted, but not of hate crimes, and while he was supposed to have been sentenced, there is no word on the outcome. No records appear for anyone by that name in the city system while the state system shows a man by that name who committed assault had a parole interview date last year.
Antisemitic attacks are routinely greeted by promises that they are being taken very seriously followed by the offenders quietly getting a slap on the wrist. Millions watched videos or read news stories about the violent Muslim mob attacks in New York City and Los Angeles. Only thousands are aware that most of the perpetrators walked away with anti-bias classes.
Pro-crime DAs like Bragg, Gonzalez and Gascon claim to take ‘hate’ very seriously, while remaining committed to a criminal justice reform movement that rewards criminals.
It is difficult to know to what extent the slaps on the wrist for Muslim mob attacks on Jews are due to sympathy for the ideological antisemitic motives of the perpetrators or a general belief that violent criminals should be coddled rather than being locked up. But to the victims it really doesn’t make much of a difference. The targets of Muslim antisemitic violence may be collateral damage in a pro-crime movement or leftist solidarity with terror supporters.
But the message to both Muslim mobs and the Jewish community is abundantly clear.
In the two cities with some of the largest Jewish populations in the country, Jews are fair game. Muslim thugs have little to fear from the legal system when they attack Jews except a few days in prison and a visit to a Holocaust museum.
Wellington says
Islam, the entire damn religion, is egregious and stupid (strike me dead tonight, Allah, if I’m wrong here), but even more egregious and stupid are all non-Muslims who keep exculpating the deluded followers of Mo.
One of many negative results since Western Civilization went into full-fledged foolish mode, starting in the 1960s, is the continual excuse-making for your standard bad Muslim behavior, as exampled by this article.
It takes a lot of ignorance and a lot of self-hate to “accomplish” this idiocy but the modern West, with its moronic elites leading the way, has managed to do so. The descent of the greatest civilization of all time, i.e., Western Civilization, continues to self-immolate. It’s a waste so enormous that descriptives would even challenge Shakespeare, were he still here, to accurately assess.
Jumpmaster173 says
+1 million
Ken Olson says
So well said. Thank you.
Bexarkat says
The Nazis and Fascists of the 1930s have been replaced by Blacks and Muslims in the 21st century. There is no space between their ideologies and fanatic hatred of the Jews. In some forums, criticism of democratic politicians is defended. Members of the “squad” continually profess the lie that Israel is an apartheid and racist state. When they are challenged on that lie, they are defended as mere critics of Israel policies.
Larry Estavan says
CAIR and Solidarity with Jews –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJLHjLkQ2Ck
gravenimage says
CAIR lies.
notoislam says
Ever since I have HAD to read about CARE I was savy to their lies and MORE LIES so that I would NEVER EVER TRUST THEM- !!!! When will any and all non- moslems start to act upon them and kill if necessary any of them that are a THREAT???
i do believe that they concocted the word hate and they (MOSLEMS) have driven themselves insane living our the word HATE and thus kill and torture for it.
Shema says
Regardless of belief. The idea from the bible that you are not to favor the rich when administering judgement is pretty profound. Just because someone is rich or known or powerful a judge is not to show favoritism or pervert/bend justice for them.
What is even more profound is that you are also instructed not to favor or bend justice for the poor. Judge to the law.
I guess since your Muslim and attacking Jews it is completely understandable for them to do that given, you know, all the horrible things Jews do to Muslims all the time.
What a perversion.
somehistory says
Yes. It is a perversion and so is the entire islam set-up: a perversion of all and anything good.
And this allowing the perps to go free is also.
somehistory says
Some people have the mistaken idea that all, or most, criminals will feel regret, remorse, shame, or other negative emotions if they see what their crimes have done to others.
When certain serial killers were being sentenced, and the victims’ family members gave an impact statement, they would say how they wanted the murderer to “think about” what he had done, and “how much” he had hurt them by “taking their loved one.”
However, the serial killer **already** thinks about those things….with a wicked gleam in his eye, a sneer on his lips and a cackle in his evil heart. He enjoys thinking about the pain he caused as he remembers every thing he did to his victims.
Sending these mozlum scum to Holocaust museums doesn’t make them feel regret, remorse or sympathy for their victims. They look at the evidence of hatred, torture, and slaughter done to people they hate, and it fills them with evil glee. If they actually attend, they will go home and pass out candy.
The slime who are hired to prosecute these scum, should have to pay a heavy price for allowing them to go free. And they will. They will reap what they are sowing.
Shema says
I somehow doubt that the Muslims who perpetrate these crimes feel relieved they were basically not punished as they should have been. They look at it as if that’s what should happen regardless since they are of the best of peoples.
No gratitude, no thought of remorse, nothing, except that they wish they could have done much worse to many more infidels.
Unfortunately, now they will have that chance.
gravenimage says
All too true in almost all cases, Somehistory.
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
To your point, a true psychopath has no conscience – and will never develop one.
Pray Hard says
I have a question for Jews. I’ve been asking this question for many years. When are you going to learn to protect yourselves, prevail and stop being victims? For God’s sake, you have your very own martial art (Krav Maga) and some of the best weapons in the world are made in Israel. When are you going to stand up for yourselves?!
marc says
NYC and LA no-one can protect themselves, me,I don’t live there and have a pump action and a large calibre hunting rifle, my kids all learnt krav maga.
Edward A.Brandwein says
I’m Jewish, live in Israel and am well trained in martial arts and shooting.
I don’t see myself as “a victim” since I’m not one and many of my countryfolk think the same.
Deodata says
They are defending themselves, they do not go on the offensive. Apart from when it is a necessity and no option left. If they attack the rest of the world driven by Islamic countries would rise up and the west has abandoned them. All they ever wanted was to live in their homeland in peace. It’s the fault of other factions that don’t allow that.
By the way. History of PALESTINIAN STATE:
1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state
2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.
8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the United Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
18. Before the United Kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
19. Before the theocracy of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.
Shema says
I think 75 years of medinat yisrael has showed the world how to stand up and protect oneself.
Almost weekly, a terrorist is shot dead by a Israeli citizen who takes it upon themselves to stop a mass stabbing,shooting, bomb, etc.
I assume this question is directed more to American Jews. Unfortunately, it will have to get much much worse for Jews all over the us. Just my opinion of course.
If you go to any events in south Florida at synagogues or community centers they take their security very seriously.
gravenimage says
Israel is defending herself. But expecting every Jewish person to be proficient in Krav Maga is not realistic, especially given how often Muslims attack the elderly and vulnerable, and how often they attack in in mobs. Also, these Jihadist thugs were armed with pepper spray.
And I know you have said this several times–but just blaming Jewish people when they are targeted by Jihadists seems odd.
Walter Sieruk says
Once that despicable Manthan DA Alvin Bragg is protecting another evil doers.
This time along with DA George Gascon and Judge Laura Priver. Shame on them on all three of them,
This time is that vicious and savage jihad-minded ant-Jewish Muslim,Farrukh Afzal, who is completely unrepented or sorry. For he said about his anti-Jewish malice-filled violence “If I could do it again , I would do it again.”
For Afzal, and even more so for those three evil characters, in positions of power in New York with their anti-Semitism , meaning Bragg, Gascon, Priver. The wisdom of the words the former US President ,William Howard Taft, who in a speech ,rightly , declared “Anti- Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in America.”
Likewise , there should be no place, at all, in any US government office for Bragg, Gacon, Priver,
Therefore , that malicious Muslim , Afzal , and those horrible villains , Bragg, Gascon and Priver ,they are in essence, very American in spirit and action.
As the other former US President , Theodore Roosevelt, had ,so wisely , proclaimed in a speech “There can be no fifty- fifty Americanism in this country. There is room here for only one hundred percent Americanism , only for those who are Americans and nothing else.”
FYI says
Yet even allah in his koran is OK with the Jews being in Israel.
“and WE said unto the Children of Israel after him:dwell in the Land {of Israel}”
koran 17:104
“O my People!Go into the Holy Land that allah hath ordained for you”
koran 5 :21
The Jews are koranically{and Biblically}sanctioned to dwell in the Holy Land.
so in a curious way,allah supports Israel’s right to dwell in the land.
Palestinians are not.
gravenimage says
Yeah–of course, this was only true when Jews were (supposedly) Muslim. After they “incurred Allah’s wrath” that pretty much went out the window.
This stuff generally dates to the period when the Muhammed was hoping to get Jews to follow him as a prophet.
FYI says
Yes.The whole Biblical narrative was ripped off by the muslims.I once read somewhere that the Israelites were muslims which is ridiculous as islam didn’t exist at the time.The people referred to in koran 5:21 HAVE to be the Jews!
And of course ‘Abraham was not a Jew” the koran insists
gravenimage says
So true, FYI.
FYI says
Something that might interest people in Israel.This might explain the deep hostility to Israel
allah comes from the kaaba whose official good is hubaal.
allah is NOT the Biblical God.
hu baal is surely connected to the moabite baal, the god of the cult that Elijah dealt with.
allah…..hubaal…baal
“If the Lord is God worship Him
but if baal is god worship him”
I kings 18 v21
Given allah’s claim he gave the TORAH to Moses{koran 2:87} yet whose teachings violate the Laws of Moses in the TORAH,allah is clearly impersonating the Biblical God.
the religion of baal ends up being a cult of the kaaba{under hubaal} and from the kaaba allah emerges.
In the Gospel there is a reference to the ‘evil god of this world'{2 Corinthians 4 v 4}
Gary Fouse says
Living in Orange County, it is depressing to hear constantly of the lenient policies of George Gascon, the DA. He is a disgrace, but he survives any attempts to recall him. I was born and raised in LA, but the city and county have become unlivable. If I were young and single I would get out of the whole state, but our families are here, our kids, grandkids, and our house is paid off. Where am I gonna go? What a sad state of affairs.
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gravenimage says
Yes, he is pretty bad, Gary. We have an even worse DA here in Alameda County, Pamela Price. There have long been permissive defense attorneys, but the phenomenon of the lenient, “woke” DA is relatively new, and much more dangerous.
gravenimage says
Muslim Mobs Get a Pass for Assaulting Jews in NYC and LA
Attackers get off with no prison time and anti-bias training.
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This is insanity. If these were fools unthinkingly repeating some anti-Jewish tropes, then “anti-bias training” might be useful. But for violent assault? This is just madness.