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Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Louis Farrakhan and the Democrat Party of Jew hatred have blood on their hands. The Left has made New York dangerous for Jews. Democrat authorities are complicit to these antisemitic assaults, since they are being perpetrated by their supporters and constituents. President Trump must intervene in this crisis before someone is killed.
WATCH: Monsey stabbing suspect arrested in Harlem
United With Israel, December 29, 2019
After a two-hour cross county search, the suspect in the Monsey stabbing attack was arrested in Harlem, CBS reports.
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Five people were stabbed Saturday night at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, and a suspect was later arrested in New York City, police said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the attack an act of “domestic terrorism.”
Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel said a man armed with a blade attacked around 10 p.m., on the seventh night of Hanukkah. The attacker, identified as 37-year-old Thomas Grafton, was arrested by the New York City police department nearly two hours later in the Harlem section of Manhattan, NBC New York reported.
Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel said a man armed with a blade attacked around 10 p.m., on the seventh night of Hanukkah. The attacker was arrested by the New York City police department nearly two hours later in the Harlem section of Manhattan, NBC New York reported. Monsey is an enclave of ultra-Orthodox Jews about 35 miles from New York City.
Weidel said the victims were taken to two hospitals in the area. Their conditions were not released.
The suspect was caught in a car after license plate readers in Harlem and the George Washington Bridge were able to locate him, a senior law enforcement official told NBC News. Investigators requested a search warrant for the vehicle in an effort to determine whether the weapon was inside.
The suspect faces five counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary, authorities said Sunday.
Authorities have not provided a motive for the attack, but Cuomo said it was an example of larger problems.
“This is an intolerant time in our country,” he said to reporters outside the rabbi’s home on Sunday morning. “We see anger, we see hatred exploding.”
AP reporting:
He added: “It is an American cancer on the body politic.”
He said he thought the crime was an act of domestic terrorism and expected it to be prosecuted that way.
Police said the stabbings happened at around 10 p.m. A witness saw the suspect fleeing in car and alerted police to license plate number, Weidel, the police chief in Ramapo, which covers Monsey, said. That allowed police to find his vehicle as he entered New York City, where police apprehended.
“It was critical to the case,” said Weidel.
The Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council for the Hudson Valley region tweeted reports that the stabbings took place at the house of a Hasidic rabbi during a Hanukkah celebration.
Here’ what we know about the (thanks to Heavy):
1. The NYPD Located Grafton Thomas in a 2015 Nissan Sentra With ‘Blood All Over Him’
The suspect, identified as Grafton Thomas, lives in Greenwood Lake. Public records show that Thomas lives in a house on Lake Drive that has been owned by a relative since 2001. He previously lived in Brooklyn, New York, records show.
The suspect fled the stabbing scene in a vehicle, but it didn’t take long for police to locate it. Police revealed that the NYPD had located the suspect in the 32nd Precinct. Authorities said a witness wrote down the suspect’s license plate at the scene and it was uploaded into a police database. License plate readers helped alert the NYPD that the suspect had driven his Nissan Sentra into New York City, where he was apprehended.
According to CNN, Thomas was found with “blood all over him.” He was arrested just after midnight on Sunday. The stabbings occurred about 10 p.m. Saturday.
Last night, a keen eye & quick response by @NYPD32Pct cops led to the apprehension of a suspect wanted in connection with the horrific attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey.
Outstanding work by Officers Radziwon & Mattera. pic.twitter.com/yyZ6sZEOsS
— Edward A. Caban (@NYPDPC) December 29, 2019
CBS New York reported that the man entered the Shul and stabbed people with a machete during a Chanukah celebration. According to the television station, the suspect chased people out of the home before fleeing in a car.
Governor Cuomo called the incident “frightening” and “inexplicable.” He said the suspect did not make any statements before stabbing people. “Nothing said, just hate. Hate and violence, that’s all it was,” Cuomo said Sunday.
The car of the suspect from the tonights stabbing in Monsey new York after being stopped by police in NYC. pic.twitter.com/Fyd6vjJUKG
— Yanky 🇺🇲 (@Yanky_Pollak) December 29, 2019
The Orthodox Jews Public Affairs Council located in the area wrote on Twitter: “At 9:50 this eve, a call came in about a mass stabbing at 47 Forshay Road in Monsey (Rockland County; 30 miles North of NYC). It’s the house of a Hasidic Rabbi. 5 patients with stab wounds, all Hasidic, were transported to local hospitals.”
Our @bernstein_evan is on the scene of reported stabbings in #Monsey with first responders and law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/Um9sl2XqTc
— ADL New York / New Jersey (@ADL_NYNJ) December 29, 2019
The Council added: “2 of the victims of the attack were taken into hospital as critical. The perp’s face was partially covered with a scarf but skin showed him to be an African American. One of the victims was stabbed at least 6 times. The fifth/least severe case had a cut in his hand. Perp left in a vehicle…a Gray Nissan Sentra.” The New York Times reported that the knife attack occurred in the home of an “ultra-Orthodox rabbi.”
2. Grafton Thomas Has a Criminal History, Including Being Accused of Punching a Police Horse, Reports Say
Scenes from the stabbing that just took place in the synagogue in Forshay Rockland County #Antisemitism pic.twitter.com/Yt9STsikCd
— MikesOffice (@office_mikes) December 29, 2019
Grafton Thomas has a criminal history. According to Daily Beast, it includes once punching a police horse and that’s just one of several past arrests on his record. Daily Beast gave his name as Grafton Thomas. However, The New York Daily News says Grafton has only one sealed prior arrest.
He is now facing five counts of attempted murder.
The Jewish community has been through a lot, and the videos from Monsey were distressing.
“On this sixth night of Hanukkah, five people were stabbed during a menorah lighting at a synagogue in Monsey, Rockland County. A man walked in and started stabbing people with a machete,” wrote Mack Rosenberg of WCBS 880.
The disturbing videos posted to Twitter showed victims on stretchers and chaos at the scene. ABC 7 reported that the rabbi’s home is located next door “to his congregation.” The attack occurred on the evening of December 28, 2019.
ADL New York/New Jersey wrote, “Aware of reports of a stabbing in Monsey, NY at a synagogue. We are on the way to the scene to gather more information and coordinate with law enforcement.”
3. One Witness Said Grafton Thomas Pulled Out a Knife & Started to ‘Run at People’
https://twitter.com/AlwaysActions/status/1211138804360323074
One witness described the horrific stabbing attack to The New York Post, saying, “He just took it (the knife) out and started to run at people.” The witness said he threw furniture at Thomas.
Rockland County Executive responds to mass stabbing in #Monsey. @News12HV pic.twitter.com/mzhHbDvWXm
— Blaise Gomez (@BlaiseGomez12) December 29, 2019
Mark D. Levine, New York City Councilman, wrote, “There have been NINE anti-Semitic attacks in NYC in the past week. And now this horror tonight just outside the city, in Monsey. This is a full blown crisis. None of what we are doing is good enough.”
4. Unconfirmed Reports Say a Suspect Pulled Out a Machete With a Cover Before Stabbing People
Multiple stabbing incident in Monsey, NY synagogue. https://t.co/ce6hFpWPec
— Chabad Security Center Florida (@ChabadSecurity) December 29, 2019
The suspect “entered Rabbi Rottenburg’s Shul, located in the Forshay neighborhood in Monsey, and pulled out a machete. He pulled off the cover and stabbed at least 3 people. One of the victims was stabbed in the chest,” reported Vos Iz Neias.com.
A man wrote on Twitter, “A man with machete just went into a synagogue not far from my house and started stabbing people. Prayers to those wounded. Reports are that the suspect is still on the loose.”
https://twitter.com/AlwaysActions/status/1211130209937870848
Motti Seligson, director of media for Chabad, reported that people at the synagogue “were gathered for a Hanukkah celebration.” He also wrote, “I’m hearing two men walked into Rabbi Rottenberg’s home where a menorah lighting ceremony was taking place and stabbed five people. They tried moving to the ajoining synagogue but the people there barricaded the door. They fled in a silver car.”
Reports of multiple people stabbed at a Jewish house of worship in Monsey, New York. Here's what we know: https://t.co/zvBzZ0KqhR pic.twitter.com/4QNqRbaYhV
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 29, 2019
Monsey is a hamlet and census-designated place that is located in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County.
5. The Area Has the Largest Jewish Population in New York State & the String of Anti-Semitic Attacks Is Raising Great AlarmVideo from the scene of the stabbings at a synagogue in Monsey where Chassidim were gathered for a Hanukkah celebration. pic.twitter.com/wQhWp9SrdA
— Motti Seligson (@mottiseligson) December 29, 2019
According to The New York Times, Rockland County’s roughly 320,000 residents are about 31 percent Jewish, which is the largest Jewish population per capita of any New York county.
Previously, an Orthodox Jewish man was stabbed as he walked to a Monsey synagogue, The Times reported in November 2019.
Police block Forshay Rd. In #Monsey Sunday night after a man caring a machete burst into a synagogue and attacked worshipers. @lohud @DebraWaldeyer pic.twitter.com/OT5IC7lUw4
— Seth Harrison (@SethEHarrison) December 29, 2019
Earlier in the day on December 28, Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted about a different attack, writing, “I am disgusted to learn of the attack on three members of our Jewish community in Brooklyn on Friday—the 6th anti-Semitic incident in NYC just this week. The cowards responsible are trying to spread fear, but they will always fail. NY stands united against anti-Semitism & hate.” The Jersey City mass shooting at a Kosher supermarket has also left the Jewish community shaken.
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27 Comments4 years agoWhich address is safe for Jewish people in today’s America if that part of NY state is subject to that disgraceful attack?
The fact that there have now been nine anti Semitic incidents in a week according to the local police must mean something, but I wonder if it means that America or NY are lost, finished or going down the toilet as a result of anti Semitic violence as so many other places in the west have been so colourfully described recently.
Somehow I think not.
Onwards and upwards and a Happy and Peaceful New Year to all.
4 years agoReply to PoppeyHappy New Year to you and yours Poppey; I hope you had a Happy Christmas, I say so with care and caution. At least, the UK’s future looks brighter than here after Boris’ winning the election. Best wishes to your family.
4 years agoReply to Ziggy46Thankyou Ziggy. You’re right, I really believe that things are going to be looking up for the UK now and for America too because DJT is going to trounce them in November no problem. We had only Ellie to stay for one night, and boy oh boy, is she the answer to a quiet pensioners yuletide.
Take plenty of water with yours won’t you ? Can’t have you and the missus knocking off policeman’s hats while drunk and under the influence can we.4 years agoReply to PoppeyChris and I were on tenterhooks until the results were in. I’m sure many people were and in most part, pleasantly surprised with the result. I agree regarding Trump but am somewhat wary of the treasonous Democrats and Deep-State. It sounds like you had a quiet yuletide with Ellie, we did as well, with our cat. I head to bed early as I didn’t want to shock Santa, Father Christmas and get nothing but a choice piece of coal. I did get coal anyway, although it wasn’t wrapped. We wish you the best, you and yours, for the coming New Year. Let’s pray it thus for everyone. I am desperately trying to be optimistic saying everyone. Cheers to all!
4 years agoReply to PoppeyHave a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
http://www.glitters123.com/glitter_graphics/Festivals/Happy_New_Year/Happy-New-Year-Glitters-8.gif4 years agoAnother Abeed and Obuma will be proud to have him as a son.
4 years agoIs this guy another devoted Louis Farrakhan and his Nation of Islam follower?
4 years agoReply to WildWelshWomanWell if he is, the important thing is to be on guard against islamophobia, dontcha think?
4 years agoReply to WildWelshWomanWell if he is, the important thing is to be on guard against islamophobia, dontcha think?
4 years agoMachete the ‘Size of a Broomstick’: Eye Witness to Latest NY Anti-Semitic Attack
Published December 29, 2019
By Clarion ProjectA machete described as the “size of a broomstick” was used to stab at least five Orthodox Jews in the latest NY anti-Semitic attack, leaving two in critical condition. The attack was the tenth recorded NY anti-Semitic attack since the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah began a week ago on December 22.
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The attacks have targeted Orthodox Jews, men and women, both of whom are easily recognizable due to their style of dress.
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https://clarionproject.org/machete-the-size-of-a-broomstick-eye-witness-to-latest-ny-anti-semitic-attack/?utm_source=Clarion+Project+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3d70407787-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_29_02_34&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_60abb35148-3d70407787-6624593&mc_cid=3d70407787&mc_eid=f8e8f85c88ISIS Sends Message to Christians on Christmas Day
4 years agoJew-hatred, anti-Israel has become the cornerstone of Western politics and society. Upon hearing this heinous act, the insincere banalities from Cuomo, de Blasio, the latter who aligns himself with the anti-Semite, Linda Sarsour and others of her hateful ilk. Not to overlook the Democratic Party, its Jihad Squad, and others within this Party of hate-mongering who hold deep-seated contempt for Jews. This attack is not an anomaly in the US, any Western nation, or the world. The rise of anti-Semitism is a manifestation, a warning that Western society is in rampant decline.
Moreover, Leftists, political parties, and politicians advocate and propagate anti-Semitism while uttering insincere regret for its aftermath. The West is rotting from within and without; these procurers of intolerance, be it Jews, Christians, or one of a diverse politics.
My prayers go out to not only these victims but all victims of Jew-hatred, and those who fall victim because of one’s faith or politics.
4 years agoReply to Ziggy46Unless I am missing/overlooking something, Ziggy, there has to be more to this than simply a black-against-Jew assault to do bodily harm to innocent Jewish citizens.
Media of course says nothing. Inspired by Islam?
4 years agoReply to Mark SteinerI agree, Mark, determining the truth is more than a task in this day and age. As you mentioned, the media remains mute, unless, it is some extremist right-wing zealot. Whatever it is or isn’t, it is heinous, barbaric hatred.
4 years agoReply to Ziggy46de Blasio the hypocritical virtue-signaling MARXIST LOUT is blaming it all on WHITE supremacy. If the fools who vote in NYC elect him again they will be responsible for what else he and his leftard cronies have loosed on their city growing even worse.
4 years agoReply to oceanfloor1The fools in NYC can’t wait to give DeBlasio another term. Totally reprobate.
3 years agoReply to oceanfloor1It is unbelievable that a people looked after by a Giuliani could even consider a Marxist that’s typically an idiot and total liar as well…!
4 years agoI’ll bet “The attacker, identified as 37-year-old Thomas Grafton” has a much more islamic name now — not that corrupt law enforcement or the enemedia would report that fact.
4 years agoHis full picture shows him wearing typical muslim garb that matches his muslim behavior.
4 years agoThe saddest part of this is that not one member of the community had access to a weapon or any means of stopping this rodent. American Jews long ago bought into the big lie that weapons are evil and lead to bad outcomes.
The opposite is true. American communities where the population is legally armed (and predominately white) have the lowest rates of violent crime. Towns and cities that have effectively banned citizens from arming themselves (and have black populations of 25% or more) have the highest rates of violent crime.
It’s a fact. Where guns are banned, only the criminals have weapons. If you were a criminal or violent predator would you go after a heavily armed target or the weakest unarmed target?
To monsters like Grafton Thomas, unarmed defenseless Jews are hate prey.
Conclusion: Over-education destroys common sense and erodes the survival instinct.
4 years agoIn another post, one this subject, I talked about my niece who was married in Monsey; however, I didn’t mention that a black fellow tried to carve me up with his knife when I was a teenager. I was playing piano in a rented room (Chopin etude # 4 in C# minor) and I foolishly opened the door and this black fellow tried to slice me to ribbons. Not wishing to get my hands all cut up, I used kicks to hold him off until he ran away, probably looking for easier pickings. This was about 41 years ago and I can’t perform such a stunt today. I hope the Jews of New York somehow manage to get guns.
4 years agoReply to felix1999Thank you. That was one freaky night. It was even freakier because when the police and myself went to look for my mugger, we ran across a caucasian couple werwho foght of their African American muggers, so they joined us in the police car to look for our respective muggers. Neither me nor the couple found our muggers to arrest them. The wooman’s hair was disheveled and from her descriptions, she fought like a tigress.
4 years agoIf the real motive is inconvenient, they’ll make up one. That’s why it’s taking so long.
4 years agoARMED CITIZENS SAVED LIES AGAIN!
Texas gunman opens fire during church service,
shoots 2 people before being fatally shot by ‘heroic’ parishioners, police say
By Travis Fedschun, Bradford Betz | Fox News 12/29/19
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A witness to the shooting told KTVT the gunman walked up to a server with a shotgun during communion and opened fire before parishioners inside the church took him down
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-church-shooting-texas-injured-activeNo name or description of the shooter has been released so far…..
4 years agoThere is NO WAY, Grafton E. Thomas is NOT a MUSLIM convert.
What’s his MUSLIM NAME? I also question his origin.
He looks like he is from Africa or perhaps the middle east and not a native American black.Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel identified the suspect as Grafton E. Thomas, 37, of Greenwood Lake, New York.
