Comments on: News Roundup for June 23, 2011 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/06/23/news-roundup-for-june-23-2011/ Hatewatch is a blog of the Southern Poverty Law Center Fri, 17 May 2013 21:41:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tom Shelley http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/06/23/news-roundup-for-june-23-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-302280 Tom Shelley Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:52:38 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6993#comment-302280 In response to the first comment, Israel's behavior probably is part of their motivation, but it doesn't justify planning to attack a synagogue. That's not just WRONG, it also does nothing to help the Palestinian cause and actually harms that cause. Tom In response to the first comment, Israel’s behavior probably is part of their motivation, but it doesn’t justify planning to attack a synagogue. That’s not just WRONG, it also does nothing to help the Palestinian cause and actually harms that cause.

Tom

]]> By: B.B. http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/06/23/news-roundup-for-june-23-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-302102 B.B. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:56:42 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=6993#comment-302102 <I>Two New York men pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to blow up a Manhattan synagogue. The two men, both immigrants from North Africa, are accused of attempting to purchase weapons from undercover NYPD detectives and planned to carry out a bomb attack on an unnamed synagogue. The men are suspected of being lone wolves, with no connection to international terrorist groups.</I> Why would two North African immigrants want to blow up a synagogue? Are there any salient facts missing that could possibly help explain their motive? Two New York men pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to blow up a Manhattan synagogue. The two men, both immigrants from North Africa, are accused of attempting to purchase weapons from undercover NYPD detectives and planned to carry out a bomb attack on an unnamed synagogue. The men are suspected of being lone wolves, with no connection to international terrorist groups.

Why would two North African immigrants want to blow up a synagogue? Are there any salient facts missing that could possibly help explain their motive?

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