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Palestinian Man Sentenced for Bronx Shul Attack


(JTA/New York Jewish Week) A 22-year-old Palestinian man was sentenced to up to four years in federal prison for his role in a failed Yom Kippur Eve synagogue bombing in the Bronx. Mohammed Alfakih of Yonkers hurled two Molotov cocktails at Congregation Adath Israel in Riverdale on Oct. 8, 2000. A co-defendant, Mazin Assi, also a Palestinian, was convicted of attempted arson and weapons possession.
2003-03-13 00:00:00
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