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attack on a rabbi’s residence

The attack took place at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, about 50 kilometers from New York. On Saturday evening, December 28, several dozen people gathered for the celebration of Hanukkah, one of the most important Jewish holidays, when a man entered the residence, armed with a machete, according to witnesses. “He walked towards the main room. We tried to scare him away, but he injured people, including a person in the neck and hand. Me, I ran to save my life“Says Aron Kohn, who witnessed the attack. Five people were stabbed and two of them are in critical condition, according to a Jewish association.

The assailant fled before being arrested, police said. The anti-Semitic motive is not in doubt for the governor of New York. “New York State has zero tolerance for anti-Semitism and attacker will face the law“, tweeted Andrew Cuomo. Anti-Semitic attacks have increased in the United States in recent years. Three weeks ago, a shooting in a kosher grocery store killed four people in New Jersey, across from New Jersey City. York.

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