{"id":132569,"date":"2026-07-29T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=132569"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:46:22","slug":"01-05-118","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=132569","title":{"rendered":"Armed Man Attacks Jewish Day Camp in Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/07\/28\/armed-man-attacks-jewish-day-camp-in-queens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Armed Man Attacks Jewish Day Camp in Queens<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Corey Walker<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2024-10-13T000000Z_1415793595_MT1NURPHO0006P8A83_RTRMADP_3_BROOKLYN-NEWYORK-NYPD-VEHICLES-2.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>New York City Police Department (NYPD) vehicles are seen in Brooklyn, New York, United States, on Oct. 13, 2024. Photo: Kyle Mazza via Reuters Connect<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"303\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A hammer-wielding man entered a Jewish day camp in Queens on Tuesday and injured an 8-year-old child, further rattling a Jewish community already on edge after a string of violent incidents and amid criticism that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has failed to confront the city\u2019s worsening climate of antisemitism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"583\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The attack occurred at a summer camp operating on the campus of the Lev Leviev School, also known as Queens Gymnasia, in Forest Hills. According to police and witnesses, the suspect entered the property carrying a hammer and shoved the child into a fence, causing a head injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"694\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The child was transported to a nearby hospital with injuries that authorities said were not life-threatening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"962\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Camp counselors and security personnel quickly confronted the suspect and tackled him before police arrived. During the struggle, officials said, the man bit one of the counselors. Officers recovered the hammer and took the suspect into custody. Charges are pending.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"1116\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Police are investigating the circumstances of the attack, including whether it was motivated by antisemitic bias, but have not yet established a motive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1341\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Queens Shmira, a volunteer Jewish public-safety organization that responded to the scene, said the suspect appeared to be emotionally disturbed and that there was no immediate evidence the incident constituted a hate crime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1579\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to law-enforcement sources, the suspect has an extensive criminal history, including dozens of prior arrests and documented mental-health incidents. Authorities said he had recently been released following an unrelated arrest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1817\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The attack prompted a large emergency response and heightened concern among parents and staff. Local officials praised the camp\u2019s security personnel and counselors, saying their swift intervention likely prevented more serious injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1819\" data-end=\"1922\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The incident comes amid a series of attacks that has left many Jewish New Yorkers increasingly fearful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"2173\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Last week, two men, one of them Jewish, were stabbed without apparent provocation on Manhattan\u2019s Upper West Side. Witnesses alleged that the attacker shouted \u201cAllahu Akbar\u201d during the assault, though police have not publicly confirmed a bias motive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2175\" data-end=\"2481\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Anti-Jewish offenses continued to dominate New York City\u2019s hate-crime statistics during the first half of 2026. The NYPD recorded 178 confirmed anti-Jewish hate crimes, accounting for 55.3 percent of all confirmed hate crimes citywide, even though Jews comprise roughly 10 percent of the city\u2019s population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2690\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">By comparison, police recorded 21 anti-Muslim hate crimes and 33 targeting people on the basis of sexual orientation, meaning anti-Jewish incidents outnumbered anti-Muslim offenses by more than eight to one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2692\" data-end=\"3008\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The violence has intensified scrutiny of Mamdani\u2019s relationship with the Jewish community. Jewish leaders have repeatedly accused the mayor of contributing to a hostile atmosphere through his rhetoric about Israel and his reluctance to forcefully condemn slogans widely regarded as threatening by Jewish New Yorkers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3187\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Moshe Spern, president of United Jewish Teachers, recently warned that \u201cinflammatory rhetoric\u201d from Mamdani could \u201cincite further hostility or targeting of Jewish institutions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Armed Man Attacks Jewish Day Camp in Queens Corey Walker New York City Police Department (NYPD) vehicles are seen in Brooklyn, New York, United States, on Oct. 13, 2024. 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