Dearborn man charged in antisemitic incident at Michigan synagogue
A Dearborn man has been charged with two counts of ethnic intimidation in what officials said was an antisemitic attack at a historic synagogue and preschool for Jewish students in Bloomfield Township.
Hassan Yehia Chokr, 35, was arrested by police after antisemitic and racist threats were made Friday against children, adults and security personnel outside Temple Beth El, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said. He made remarks that were both anti-Jewish and anti-Black, said the temple’s leader.
The police call this de-escalation.
Adar Rubin, a Jewish community advocate in metro Detroit, posted a video on Twitter that showed an officer telling Chokr: “Do us a favor and don’t go back.” Chokr then said: “I won’t. … God bless you boys. … Get the real bad guys.”
Hi @StopAntisemites, I found the Instagram account belonging to the man who verbally threatened to kill Jews at Temple Beth-El.
Despite projecting antisemitism when he got pulled over, @TwpPolice let him go, and gave him a fist bump while Hassan says, “Get the real bad guys!” pic.twitter.com/sbFN998cCP
— Adar Rubin (@rubin_a1) December 4, 2022
