Two men, including at least one visibly Jewish man wearing a kippah, were stabbed outside a synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in a suspected antisemitic attack, according to Israeli media reports. The suspect shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during the assault, eyewitnesses said. The suspect was arrested after a chase, and police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
A suspected antisemitic stabbing attack outside a synagogue on Manhattan's Upper West Side late Thursday night has left two men wounded, including at least one visibly Jewish man wearing a kippah. The attacker, who was arrested by NYPD after a chase, reportedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and used a screwdriver as a weapon. The attack occurred on Tisha B'Av, the Jewish day of mourning, as the victims were leaving evening prayers. New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said the attack appears to be antisemitic. Both victims are in stable condition, according to Israeli media reports. The NYPD is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
Initial reports from Thursday evening, first flagged by the Haredi news site B'Chadrei Charedim, described an unverified stabbing of a Jewish man. By 22:50 Jerusalem time, The Zioneer confirmed the victim was seriously wounded and the suspect arrested. Subsequent updates added a second victim, a man of Asian descent stabbed in the back, and identified the weapon as a screwdriver. Witness accounts of the 'Allahu Akbar' shout emerged, and the Tisha B'Av connection was established. Later, the City Council speaker's statement and the official NYPD arrest and hate crime investigation were reported, corroborating the initial claims.
The attack adds to a pattern of antisemitic incidents across the U.S. and elsewhere that The Zioneer has been tracking. On July 2, a man entered Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn with a knife and bat. On July 5, two men were arrested in Sydney for pointing a gun at Jewish worshippers. In New Haven on June 5, a man assaulted three Jews while shouting 'baby killers'. On July 1, Toronto police arrested a suspect for an antisemitic assault. On July 21, an elderly man shouted an antisemitic slur at a pro-Israel rally in Sag Harbor, New York. And on June 9, a Jewish woman was assaulted on a New York subway with an antisemitic slur.
While the evidence strongly suggests an antisemitic hate crime, the NYPD has stated that the motive remains under investigation. No official charges have been announced beyond the arrest. The identity and background of the suspect have not been released.
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