FBI arrests Mississippi man on suspicion of antisemitic threats and harassment against synagogues and Jewish delis: “All Jews should be burned and it’s a shame that Hitler didn’t finish the job”; If convicted, caller could face up to 50 years in prison. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested a 28-year-old man from Mississippi on charges of antisemitic harassment and threats against synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses in the Philadelphia area. According to the indictment filed against Donovan Parrish of Hattiesburg, he called at least three synagogues and three Jewish delis and vowed to put their owners in “labor camps.” A synagogue he called also houses a kindergarten. The calls were made in April 2022 and May 2022 and were made up to 15 times a day. Donovan Parrish is charged with making antisemitic calls to synagogues and Jewish delis in the Philadelphia area In his threatening calls, Parrish repeatedly referred to the genocide of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party against some 6 million Jewish people in Europe. According to the indictment, “the defendant repeatedly referred to the genocide of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party of some six million Jews. He explicitly stated, among other things, “Heil Hitler,” “All Jews must be burned,” “All Jews must die,” “We’ll put you in labor camps,” “Gas the Jews,” and “Hitler had to finish the job.” The indictment did not identify the businesses and synagogues targeted by the harassment.
via ynetnews: US man arrested for antisemitic threats against synagogues, Jewish delis