The rideshare driver allegedly asked his passenger if they were Jewish or Israeli and said he wouldn't, said he wouldn't drive someone who was, then punched them in the face.
Federal prosecutors charged a former rideshare driver in connection with an antisemitic attack on a passenger at San Francisco International Airport in 2023 that occurred weeks after the Hamas-led incursion into Israel on Oct. 7 that sparked the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.The 39-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and was in court for his initial appearance. He is charged with committing a federal hate crime and faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
He then punched the victim in the face, prosecutors alleged.SUGGESTED: The indictment did not mention whether the victim was actually Jewish or Israeli, only that the defendant perceived them to be.The defendant’s federal public defender declined to comment Wednesday.More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says.
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