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Global hate crimes: London assault, Italy ramming, neo-Nazi sentenced

5/19/2026

Summary

Story summary

Police labeled the assault on a 22-year-old Jewish man in Golders Green, London, an antisemitic hate crime and sought witnesses.
Italian police arrested a 31-year-old driver in Modena after he rammed a crowd, injuring eight, on suspicion of attempted massacre.
Authorities reported a 38-year-old spearfisher died near Rottnest Island, Western Australia, and a 19-year-old neo-Nazi woman received 19 years in prison for an attempted beheading in Bristol deemed terrorism-motivated.

History

Historical Context

On 18 July 1994 a suicide van bomb destroyed the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) building in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and wounding more than 300—the deadliest attack in Argentine history. The blast followed the 1992 Israeli embassy bombing and was later linked to Hezbollah and Iran. In April 2024 an Argentine court formally held Iran responsible and designated it a terrorist state.

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Story summary

Police labeled the assault on a 22-year-old Jewish man in Golders Green, London, an antisemitic hate crime and sought witnesses.
Italian police arrested a 31-year-old driver in Modena after he rammed a crowd, injuring eight, on suspicion of attempted massacre.
Authorities reported a 38-year-old spearfisher died near Rottnest Island, Western Australia, and a 19-year-old neo-Nazi woman received 19 years in prison for an attempted beheading in Bristol deemed terrorism-motivated.

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