The Department of Justice is charging a 20-year-old with hate crimes after he allegedly assaulted Jewish people with connections to Columbia University during protests both this year and in 2024 against the war between Israel and Hamas.

Tarek Bazrouk was arrested and charged with three counts of hate crimes Wednesday after the government says he assaulted Jewish individuals, two of which were Columbia students, in three separate incidents.

“As alleged, on three separate occasions, Tarek Bazrouk deliberately targeted and assaulted Jewish victims at protests........

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