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Is antisemitism always delusional? Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s penalty could hinge on answer

The government, on the other hand, is pressing for the death penalty and making the case that Bowers was animated by hate, not delusions.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
13/07/2023

Pittsburgh shooter spurred by antisemitism, white supremacism, not delusions - expert

The defense experts, Park Dietz said Monday, “simply mistook every ordinary widespread white separatist beliefs as delusions because they were not familiar with them.”

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
11/07/2023

The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter wasn't acting alone

We must be clear: These acts of mass violence are simply the tip of the iceberg.

By AMY SPITALNICK/JTA
29/06/2023

Tree of Life trial: Defense claims synagogue shooter has brain abnormalities

The brain abnormalities are a key part of the defense’s strategy to keep their client, Robert Bowers, off of death row.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
28/06/2023

Pittsburgh synagogue attacker found guilty of hate crimes

A jury has found Robert Bowers guilty of federal hate crimes for killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history.

By REUTERS
16/06/2023

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial: Defense concedes shooter’s hatred of Jews

The free exercise of religious beliefs “does not include the engagement in good works or conduct that may or may not be part of religious belief,” she said.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
16/06/2023

Defense rests in Tree of Life synagogue shooting trial without witnesses

Judge Robert Colville dismissed the jury on Wednesday and told jurors to return on Thursday to hear closing arguments, after which the jury will deliberate and deliver its verdict.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
15/06/2023

Tree of Life shooter facing death penalty in Pittsburgh federal trial

The man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting is facing dozens of federal charges.

By REUTERS
30/05/2023

Michigan GOP candidate who was raised Jewish now says she’s a Messianic Jew

Lena Epstein, who was raised Jewish, made the comments at a candidate forum at a Baptist church in Holland, Michigan.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
09/02/2023
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