"Although we do not yet have evidence to support a hate crime enhancement, I do want to be clear that there is no question, this was a hateful act," Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George said after the arraignment.
These events come amid a surge in antisemitic and Islamophobic episodes across the U.S. since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on October 7. They follow a similar pattern to previous times in history, when war rages in the Middle East and washes up on America's shores in the form of hate crimes and violence.
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