In 2021, a man named Waseem Awawdeh was part of a gang that attacked and violently beat a Jewish man in New York City named Joseph Borgen.
Awawdeh was released on only $10,000 bail and was treated like a hero by members of the Palestinian community, even vowing that he would do it again.
Here’s a video of Borgen talking about the assault:
The prosecution took forever, but now Awawdeh has accepted a plea deal. He got a measly 18 months.
The Jewish News Syndicate reports:
‘What kind of message does this send?’ says New York City hate-crime victimSpeaking in Manhattan Supreme Court on June 13, Joseph Borgen expressed disappointment at the sentencing of his antisemitic attacker, Waseem Awawdeh, who was sentenced to 18 months, saying he got off with a “slap on the wrist.”“What kind of message does this send to everybody, to all victims of hate crime?” said Borgen, 31, in a seven-minute victim impact statement. “I really can’t fathom why he’s getting a deal. … I wanted to go to trial. I wanted to see full justice.”Awawdeh, 24, struck Borgen four times with a crutch as part of a group attack in New York City in May 2021. Borgen heard someone say, “You dirty Jew, [expletive] Israel, go back to your country.”Awawdeh’s plea agreement with the office of District Attorney Alvin Bragg avoids a trial and potentially harsher sentence.Ari Kagan, a New York City Council member, called the deal “despicable, shameful and outrageous.” He added that “Joe Borgen was viciously attacked simply for being Jewish. Eighteen months in jail for this hate crime is not justice.”The Combat Antisemitism Movement said it is “unfathomable” that Awawdeh “was given a plea deal. When the perpetrator states a remorseless willingness to commit the crime again, justice is not served.”
Alvin Bragg is such a disgrace.
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