Maryland

Florida man charged for threatening Americans with Hamas symbols

Arsham Rashidi Dizajgan had allegedly posted on social media photographs and videos of American citizens with inverted red triangles over their heads with threatening messages.

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A man walks past a graffiti reading "Oct 7, do it again”' on a retail store in Melbourne, Australia, October 7, 2025.
Ben Yehuda Pizza in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Maryland kosher pizzeria to furloughed federal workers: You can pay us back later

Ben Yehuda Pizza in Silver Spring is letting federal workers defer payments during the shutdown, inspiring others to donate meals in support.

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U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks to the media after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025.

Jewish Democrat Jamie Raskin joins lawmakers backing bill to restrict arms transfers to Israel

Raskin’s backing of the Block the Bombs Act last week comes amid a marked decline in Democratic support for Israel, as the war in Gaza wages on for its 22nd month.

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A Nazi's salute at a neo-Nazi rally in Kansas City, Missouri. (Dave Kaup/Reuters)

Neo-Nazi leader sentenced to 20 years for plot to sabotage Baltimore power grid

Prosecutors said Russell's conspiracy targeted several electrical substations around Baltimore, which is predominantly Black, and was aimed at furthering a white supremacist ideology.

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‘Yeah, do it for Kanye’: A DC-area assault victim says his attackers made antisemitic comments

The Montgomery County victim was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. Police said they had arrested a man at a nearby McDonald’s.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Kanye West attends the Cincinnati Bengals game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium earlier this year. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

Maryland governor bans use of TikTok on state devices

TikTok said the concerns prompting state bans on the Chinese owned video sharing app were largely fueled by misinformation.

DECEMBER 7, 2022ByREUTERS
TikTok logo is displayed on the smartphone while standing on the US flag in this illustration picture taken, November 8, 2019.

Antisemitic, racist, homophobic graffiti found in Virginia

This isn’t the first instance of antisemitic, homophobic and racist graffiti to appear in Maryland.

DECEMBER 4, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
WHITE NATIONALISTS give Nazi salutes during a swastika burning in the US State of Georgia in 2018.

Holon institute hosts University of Maryland's chief scientist

Pierce and Yakubov expressed a mutual interest in deepening the relationship between HIT and the University of Maryland.

NOVEMBER 25, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FROM RIGHT: Dr. Brian M. Pierce, Prof. Eduard Yakubov, Dr. Eyal Brill and Dr. Harel Menashri

Antisemitic graffiti found in Maryland for second time in a week

Antisemitic, homophobic and racist graffiti lined the walls of the College Park U of MD Metro station parking garage.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Antisemitic graffiti depicting three hanged people and the words "no mercy for Jews".

'No mercy for Jews' graffiti found in Maryland

The antisemitic message in the graffiti was accompanied by an image of three people hanging from a noose.

NOVEMBER 14, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Antisemitic graffiti depicting three hanged people and the words "no mercy for Jews".