Lubavitcher Rebbe, Orthodox rabbi and leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement
Protests linked to real-estate events promoting Israeli and West Bank settlements have flared outside Manhattan synagogues, drawing counter-protests. Police have kept groups apart amid reports of scuffles and arrests in some demonstrations led by Pal-Awda NY/NJ and related groups.
Dan Sohail has pleaded guilty to intentionally damaging religious property after plowing his car into the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn. No one was injured. Federal sentencing guidelines apply; a sentencing date has not been set.
Dan Sohail, 36, has been sentenced in a Brooklyn federal court after pleading guilty to damaging religious property at the Chabad-Lubavitch center in January. The judge has ordered restitution and mental health treatment, while the DOJ’s push for a harsher sentence is described as misguided.